Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
350 NOUS44 KOHX 102019 PNSOHX TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-110830- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Nashville TN 319 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 05/08/24 Tornado Event Update 1... .Update... Added Cedar Hill/Springfield EF-1 Tornado, and the Prospect EF-2 Tornado. Also added additional details to the Columbia EF-3 Tornado and the Christiana EF-0 Tornado. .Cedar Hill/Springfield EF1 Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.88 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/08/2024 Start Time: 02:40 PM CDT Start Location: 8 SSW Adams / Montgomery County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 36.4837 / -87.1442 End Date: 05/08/2024 End Time: 02:51 PM CDT End Location: 6 SSW Cedar Hill / Robertson County / TN End Lat/Lon: 36.4661 / -87.0629 Survey Summary: A very weak tornado touched down just east of I 24 at the end of Mayo Rd in a wooded area. There was evidence of topping and twisting of a few trees. Along Stroudville Rd at Tony Darden Rd, there were 3 trees down that had been cleaned up by highway department. Witnesses said they saw a much great funnel aloft and only one small part was touching the trees. When the tornado got to Highway 256 and Ridge Rd it increased in speed and width and turned south southeastward. A barn had panels and sheeting torn off and 2 trees were uprooted off 256. Along Ridge road, 3 homes had shingle and roofing material loss, along with gutter and soffit damage. One home had 14 trees snapped or uprooted, and one fell on their home. Along Ridge Rd, drone photography showed dozens and dozens of trees topped, twisted, uprooted and snapped. An older 20 by 40 barn was picked up and thrown off to a northeasterly direction, with metal sheeting thrown well up into the trees and wrapped around the tree. The tornado took a hard turn back to the east at the very end of the track. The tornado topped twisted and uprooting trees. It also damaged metal sheeting on a barn near Ridge Road. .Columbia EF-3 Tornado... Rating: EF-3 Estimated Peak Wind: 140 mph Path Length /statute/: 12.94 miles Path Width /maximum/: 900 yards Fatalities: 1 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 05/08/2024 Start Time: 05:37 PM CDT Start Location: 3 ESE Columbia / Maury County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.6091 / -87.0004 End Date: 05/08/2024 End Time: 06:07 PM CDT End Location: 6 WNW Chapel Hill / Marshall County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.672 / -86.789 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down along the Duck River east of Columbia and moved northeast causing tree damage and minor structure damage on Mount Olivet Rd. Multiple homes received damage along Cothran Rd and Cranford Hollow Rd before the tornado moved north of Highway 412. More intense damage began to occur on Old Highway 99 and Blackburn Lane where large sections of roofs were removed and hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado reached its maximum strength along Blackburn Rd and Lasea Rd where large transmission power trusses were collapsed, a house was destroyed with only small interior walls still standing, and a mobile home was swept away. The tornado continued northeast damaging additional homes before crossing I-65 near mile marker 47. More homes were damaged along Rally Hill Cutoff Rd and Kedron Rd. The tornado crossed Highway 431 near Kedron Rd before lifting just past the Maury/Marshall County line. .Prospect EF-2 Tornado... Rating: EF-2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.58 miles Path Width /maximum/: 600 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 05/08/2024 Start Time: 07:50 PM CDT Start Location: 6 ENE Lester / Giles County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 35.0223 / -87.0382 End Date: 05/08/2024 End Time: 08:00 PM CDT End Location: 3 SSW Elkton / Giles County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.0211 / -86.9222 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down along case road southwest of Prospect where some trees were damaged. As the tornado continued east, two homes sustained roof damage, and a manufactured home was completely removed from its base and destroyed. Additional structures were damaged along Case road as the tornado headed east, then damaged some metal outbuildings off of Bethel Prospect Road south of the town of Prospect. Additional trees and minor roof damage was found off of Circle Drive and Veto Road southeast of Prospect. Some larger tree damage was found along El Reed Road, and further east along the Elk River before dissipating. .Christiana EF-0 Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.11 miles Path Width /maximum/: 125 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/08/2024 Start Time: 06:31 PM CDT Start Location: 9 ESE Eagleville / Rutherford County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.6942 / -86.5031 End Date: 05/08/2024 End Time: 06:36 PM CDT End Location: 9 NW Bell Buckle / Rutherford County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.6975 / -86.4491 Survey Summary: An EF-0 tornado touched down near the intersection of Threet Rd and New Zion Rd. The tornado moved east along New Zion Rd snapping large branches off from hardwood trees. Trees were uprooted near the intersection of Midland Rd and Jones Rd. The tornado continued east along Jones Rd snapping large limbs and uprooting a few trees before the tornado transitioned to straight line winds near the Gray Fox neighborhood. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>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. $$ Barnwell/Hurley/Mueller