Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
624 NOUS44 KOHX 130920 PNSOHX TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-131800- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Nashville TN 420 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 05/08/24 Tornado Event - Update 2... .Update...Added additional details and updated info for the Columbia, Christiana, and Prospect tornadoes. .Cedar Hill/Springfield EF-1 Tornado... Rating: EF1 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: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 140 mph Path Length /statute/: 12.16 miles Path Width /maximum/: 900 yards Fatalities: 1 Injuries: 12 Start Date: 05/08/2024 Start Time: 05:37 PM CDT Start Location: 3 ESE Columbia / Maury County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.6095 / -87.0007 End Date: 05/08/2024 End Time: 06:07 PM CDT End Location: 6 WNW Chapel Hill / Marshall County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.6622 / -86.8063 Survey Summary: This EF-3 tornado touched down along the Duck River east of Columbia and moved northeast causing tree damage and minor structure damage on Iron Bridge Rd Mount Olivet Rd. Multiple homes received substantial damage along Cothran Rd and Cranford Hollow Rd before the tornado crossed Highway 412. More intense damage began to occur on Old Highway 99 and Blackburn Lane where large sections of roofs were removed from houses and hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado reached its maximum strength along Blackburn Rd and Lasea Rd where a large transmission power truss collapsed, a house was destroyed with only a small interior room left standing, and a doublewide mobile home was swept away. The tornado continued northeast damaging additional homes and blowing down trees before crossing I-65 near mile marker 47. More homes were heavily damaged and a wide swath of trees was blown down along Rally Hill Cutoff Rd and Kedron Rd. The tornado crossed Highway 431 near Kedron Rd and continued to blown down trees as it took a sharp southeastward jog before lifting east of Moses Road in far western Marshall County. .Christiana EF-0 Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.02 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 05/08/2024 Start Time: 06:32 PM CDT Start Location: 9 ESE Eagleville / Rutherford County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.6936 / -86.5033 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 / -86.4508 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 in all directions 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. .Prospect EF-2 Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.91 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: 35.0232 / -87.0405 End Date: 05/08/2024 End Time: 08:00 PM CDT End Location: 3 SSW Elkton / Giles County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.0183 / -86.9367 Survey Summary: This EF-2 tornado touched down along Case Road southwest of Prospect where some trees were damaged. As the tornado continued east, a home sustained roof damage, and a tied-down manufactured home was completely removed from its base and destroyed. One person was critically injured in the manufactured home. As the tornado continued east, major tree damage occurred along Bethel Prospect Road, a metal shop building was destroyed, and another tied-down mobile was completely lifted off its base and wrapped around a tree, with the remaining debris blown down a hillside. More trees continued to be blown down with roof damage to some homes and outbuildings as the tornado passed across the south edge of the town of Prospect and crossed Veto Road. The tornado continued to snap and uproot hundreds of trees as it moved up and down hills along El Reed Road before crossing the Elk River and dissipating. && 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/Shamburger