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631 NOUS44 KMRX 031605 PNSMRX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1055 AM EST SAT MARCH 3 2012 ...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN EASTERN KNOX COUNTY TENNESSEE... A STORM SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT OF TORNADO DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED MARCH 2ND IN KNOX COUNTY TENNESSEE. THE TORNADO THAT PRODUCED DAMAGE IN KNOX COUNTY...OCCURRED 3 MILES SOUTH OF MASCOT. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF-0 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS AT 80 MILES AN HOUR. THE PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS AND A PATH LENGTH OF 2.1 MILES. DAMAGE INCLUDED SPORADIC TREES DOWN...WITH ONE TRAILER ROLLED. THE STORM SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY: GEORGE MATHEWS...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE...AND DOUG SCHNEIDER...SENIOR FORECASTER...WITH THE MORRISTOWN TENNESSEE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. $$