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201 NOUS44 KMRX 020308 CCB PNSMRX COR: EF STRENGTH RATING PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1007 PM EST THU MARCH 1 2012 ...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN WESTERN BLOUNT COUNTY TENNESSEE... A STORM SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT OF TORNADO DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED FEBRUARY 29TH IN BLOUNT COUNTY TENNESSEE. THE TORNADO THAT PRODUCED DAMAGE IN BLOUNT COUNTY...OCCURRED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENBACK ON MAPLE LN. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF-0 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS AT 85 MILES AN HOUR. THE PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS AND A PATH LENGTH OF 3/4 OF A MILE. DAMAGE WAS MAINLY LIMITED TO TREES...AS WELL AS A LIGHT AWNING THAT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE FRONT OF A HOUSE. THE STORM SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY: GEORGE MATHEWS...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE...WITH THE MORRISTOWN TENNESSEE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. $$