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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
539 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/08/2024 Tornado Event Update #4...

.Poorhouse Hollow Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.22 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   160 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/08/2024
Start Time:             08:15 PM CDT
Start Location:         6 NE Ardmore / Lincoln County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.0728 / -86.7742

End Date:               05/08/2024
End Time:               08:33 PM CDT
End Location:           8 SW Fayetteville / Lincoln County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.0648 / -86.6665

Survey Summary:
A National Weather Service Huntsville, AL and Lincoln Co. EMA
damage assessment team determined the damage in southwest Lincoln
Co. was consistent with an EF-1 tornado with max winds of
105 mph.

Damage indicators across the tornado path were mostly a
combination of hardwood trees and sporadic, minor structure
damage. The tornado likely touched down near the Blanche Rd area
between Philpot Rd and Cheatham Rd.  Hardwood numerous trees were
observed to be uprooted or trunks snapped with one tree on a
house. The tornado continued across Randolph Hill Rd then caused
more hardwood tree damage across Sanders Rd. The tornado then
followed Dry Creek, south of Poorhouse Rd, where numerous
hardwood trees were snapped through Clay Jones Rd. More
significant damage, including minor roof damage to a single-
family house and more dense areas of tree snaps, occurred east of
Clay Jones Rd. This is the location where the max winds were
recorded by the survey team. The tornado likely lifted east of
this residence in a valley west of Drennon Rd.

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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 event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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Barron/Weber