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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
559 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR OBION COUNTY TN ALONG WITH FULTON AND 
HICKMAN COUNTIES IN KY FOR APRIL 28 2014...

TORNADO #1...OBION COUNTY TN INTO FULTON COUNTY KY

RATING:                 EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    130 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  10.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   150 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               1 VERY MINOR

START DATE:             APR 28 2014 
START TIME:             518 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         5 MILES WEST OF UNION CITY TN

END DATE:               APR 28 2014
END TIME:               528 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           7 MILES WEST OF FULTON KY

NUMEROUS WITNESSES SAW THE TORNADO. THE TORNADO DAMAGED 16 STRUCTURES
IN TN AND 2 MORE IN KY. THE TORNADO WAS MUCH STRONGER IN TN. MANY 
STRUCTURES IN TN HAD ROOFS REMOVED AND SEVERAL BARNS DESTROYED. MINOR 
INJURY WAS TO AN OCCUPANT OF ONE OF THE HOMES. WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL 
AND RELEASED. OTHER OCCUPANT OF THE HOUSE WAS IN GARAGE AND SAW TORNADO 
COMING. SUCTION WAS SO STRONG HE COULD NOT ENTER THE HOUSE UNTIL PART 
OF THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO LARGE MACHINE SHEDS/
BARN IN TN. TORNADO MOVED A 700 LB WEIGHT ABOUT 15 FT AND THREW A 40LB
JACK ABOUT 50 YARDS. A STEEL TRAILER WAS BENT. ONE OF THE BARNS WAS 
TOTALLY DESTROYED WHILE THE OTHER LOST MOST OF THE ROOF.

THE TORNADO ENTERED KENTUCKY AROUND 525 PM AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST. ONE
BARN WAS DESTROYED AND A CHURCH LOST PART OF THE ROOF WITH DEBRIS BLOWN 
INTO A FIELD. A NEARBY HOME HAD MINOR DAMAGE...BUT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT
TREE DAMAGE. 

TORNADO #2...HICKMAN COUNTY KY

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  1 MILE
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   25 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             APR 28 2014 
START TIME:             546 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         7 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CLINTON KY

END DATE:               APR 28 2014
END TIME:               547 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           7.5 MILES EAST OF CLINTON KY

LARGE LIMBS DOWN ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES
TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA. 

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