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632 NOUS44 KOHX 040505 PNSOHX TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-041800- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Nashville TN 1205 AM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023 ...Updated NWS Nashville Damage Surveys for March 31 - April 1, 2023 Tornadoes... Updated to list all 4 confirmed tornadoes across NWS Nashville counties. Combined NWS Memphis survey information for long track EF3 tornado into Wayne/Lewis tornado information, and tweaked path length for Trousdale/Macon County EF1 tornado. Also increased injuries to 2 in Wayne County and 2 in Cannon County per news reports. .Hardeman/McNairy/Hardin/Wayne/Lewis EF3 Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: TBD Path Length /statute/: 86.43 miles (estimated) Path Width /maximum/: 1/2 mile (estimated) Fatalities: 9 in McNairy County Injuries: TBD (2 in Wayne County) Start Date: 03/31/2023 Start Time: 11:02 PM CDT Start Location: 5 S Hornsby / Hardeman County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.154 / -88.8274 End Date: 04/01/2023 End Time: 12:37 AM CDT End Location: 10 WSW Mount Pleasant / Lewis County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.5278 / -87.3681 Survey Summary: This major, long track EF3 tornado began in Hardeman County and moved across McNairy and Hardin Counties before entering Wayne County southwest of Clifton. Please refer to NWS Memphis damage surveys for more information on the Hardeman, McNairy and Hardin County portions of this tornado path. Note that although the entire tornado track is rated EF3, only EF2 damage occurred in Wayne and Lewis counties. The tornado entered Wayne County around 2 miles south of Clifton and continued northeast, passing across Highway 641 near Tom Holt Road where several homes and outbuildings were heavily damaged and dozens of trees blown down. Further northeast, the tornado struck the Leatherwood community along Beech Creek Road, where a few poorly constructed homes were leveled and others heavily damaged. One person was critically injured in this area and airlifted to the hospital, and another person was also injured. The tornado then crossed Highway 13 about 6 miles north of Waynesboro before moving through the Topsy and Ashland communities, snapping and uprooting hundreds of more trees. The tornado entered Lewis County along Cothran Road and continued northeast across Seiber Ridge Road, Rockhouse Road, Howard Switch Road, Buffalo Road, and the Natchez Trace Parkway at Summertown Highway, blowing down hundreds of more trees and damaging several homes and outbuildings. The last damage was noted on Tiger Bennett Road before the tornado finally lifted. The tornado path length and width will be refined over the coming days as newly available satellite and drone imagery becomes available. .Trousdale/Macon County EF1 Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.22 miles Path Width /maximum/: 125 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/01/2023 Start Time: 12:53 AM CDT Start Location: 6 ENE Hartsville / Trousdale County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 36.4204 / -86.0464 End Date: 04/01/2023 End Time: 12:58 AM CDT End Location: 6 SE Lafayette / Macon County / TN End Lat/Lon: 36.4592 / -85.9461 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down about 100 yards southwest of Pumpkin Branch Road in Trousdale County. Damages found as it traveled northeast into Macon County were primarily snapped and uprooted trees. Property damage was found as the tornado tracked over Rose Lane in Macon County with minor roofing and shingle damage along with a flipped propane tank as well as an outbuilding set on cinder blocks that was moved about 50 feet. The family that lives at the residence with the flipped propane tank had to temporarily evacuate due to a gas leak. The tornado strengthened as it approached Dixon Creek Road, and this is where the most significant damage was found. A residence here lost about 60 percent of their roof, six outbuildings on the property were completely destroyed, and multiple trees were uprooted. The tornado weakened after crossing Dixon Creek Road, causing minor roofing damage to barns and other outbuildings before it lifted at Sycamore Valley Road. .Marshall/Bedford/Rutherford County EF1 Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 12.98 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/01/2023 Start Time: 01:16 AM CDT Start Location: 4 WNW Chapel Hill / Marshall County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.6642 / -86.753 End Date: 04/01/2023 End Time: 01:31 AM CDT End Location: 6 E Eagleville / Rutherford County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.7222 / -86.5343 Survey Summary: This EF1 tornado touched down 4 miles northwest of Chapel Hill near Moss Road in northern Marshall County. Moving northeast, the tornado blew down severe trees and caused minor to moderate damage to homes on Thick Road, Egypt Road, Smiley Road, and Blackwell Road. The tornado intensified as it continued northeast, blowing 5 train cars off a track along Highway 31A and heavily damaging homes on Beasley Road and TN Central Road. The tornado clipped the extreme northwest edge of Bedford County where an outbuilding was heavily damaged, then moved into Rutherford County were several trees were blown down on Highway 41A. More trees were knocked down and a few homes were damaged along Bunker Hill Road and Hant Hollow Road before the tornado lifted south of Versailles Road. .Rutherford/Cannon County EF2 Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 130 mph Path Length /statute/: 16.2 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1/4 mile Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 2 Start Date: 04/01/2023 Start Time: 01:41 AM CDT Start Location: 6 SSE Murfreesboro / Rutherford County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.7554 / -86.3814 End Date: 04/01/2023 End Time: 01:58 AM CDT End Location: 3 WNW Woodbury / Cannon County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.8426 / -86.1157 Survey Summary: This strong EF2 tornado touched down 6 miles south of downtown Murfreesboro near County Farm Road, then moved northeast along Elam Road where several trees and fences were blown down and a few homes suffered minor damage. Trees continued to be blown down as the tornado crossed Lyle Creek Road, Bradyville Pike, Floraton Road and McElory Road. The tornado strengthened to EF1 as it crossed Highway 70 west of Old Woodbury Pike, significantly damaging one home and several nearby outbuildings. Intensifying even futher to a strong EF2, the tornado moved into the Readyville community on Murfreesboro Road at the Rutherford/Cannon County line, heavily damaging or destroying numerous homes and businesses. Several historic properties dating to the early 1800s such as the Readyville Mill and The Corners on Stones River were also heavily damaged. The tornado weakened as it continued northeast but still blew down numerous trees and caused minor damage to homes on Porterfield Road and Locke Creek Road before lifting. && 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. $$ Reagan/Barnwell/Herron/Unger/Clements/Shamburger