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Public Information Statement...UPDATED
National Weather Service Nashville TN
322 PM CDT Sat Aug 29 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/28/20 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #1...

Tropical Depression Laura moved across Middle Tennessee bringing
numerous showers and thunderstorms on Friday August 28. A few
storms became severe and produced several reports of wind damage
along with 2 brief tornadoes. 

.Warren County EF-0 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    65 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.60 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   25 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Aug 28 2020
Start Time:             528 PM CDT
Start Location:         2.7 WNW of Viola TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.553355 / -85.903080

End Date:               Aug 28 2020
End Time:               531 PM CDT
End Location:           2.2 NW of Viola TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.565358 / -85.878759

A damage survey by Warren County Emergency Management along with 
video by nearby residents indicate a brief and weak EF-0 tornado 
intermittently touched down in extreme southwest Warren County 
between Morrison and Viola. One barn sustained significant damage
on Cecil Laxson Road and several trees were blown down along the 
roadway and in adjacent orchards. Another small barn was destroyed
on Fred Hoover Road with a damage path noted through adjacent 
corn fields. This is the first tornado in the month of August to 
occur in Warren County on record. 

.Putnam County EF-0 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.38 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Aug 28 2020
Start Time:             724 PM CDT
Start Location:         5.4 S of Baxter TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.075333 / -85.640493

End Date:               Aug 28 2020
End Time:               728 PM CDT
End Location:           3.9 SSE of Baxter TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.101816 / -85.613705

A damage survey by Putnam County Emergency Management along with 
radar data indicate a brief EF-0 tornado touched down south of 
Baxter in southern Putnam County. One home on Palmer Lane
suffered garage door damage near the start of the path, and a 
mobile home lost part of its roof on Thomas Twin Oak Road at 
Palmer Lane. Further to the northeast, a barn was damaged on Moss
Road north of Alton Boyd Road. Several trees were snapped and 
uprooted along the intermittent damage path. This is the first 
tornado in the month of August to occur in Putnam County on 
record. 

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.

Special thanks to Putnam County Emergency Management and Warren
County Emergency Management for their assistance with these
damage surveys.

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