PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN1101 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009...
EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED IN CHEATHAM COUNTY...
AN ASSESSMENT TEAM CONSISTING OF NWS PERSONNEL SURVEYED DAMAGE TODAY IN CENTRAL CHEATHAM COUNTY. THE TEAM DETERMINED THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR 100 MPH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE.THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 249, 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF ASHLAND CITY, AND CONTINUED FOR 5 MILES ALONG HIGHWAY 249 TO JUST NORTH OF MOUNT ZION. THE INITIAL DAMAGE PATH WAS 50 YARDS WIDE AND INCREASED TO AROUND 100 YARDS WIDE.NUMEROUS HARDWOOD TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OFF OR WERE COMPLETELY UPROOTED. 1 MODULAR HOME WAS DESTROYED AND 3 OTHER HOMES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED.
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