April 10, 2009 Good Friday Tornado Outbreak

Murfreesboro EF4 Tornado RUTHERFORD COUNTY Date 04/10/2009 Time (Local) 12:19 PM CDT EF Rating EF4 Est. Peak Winds 170 MPH Path Length 23.25 MI Max Width 1/2 MI Injuries/Deaths 58/2 Track Map  Summary: (From April 2009 Storm Data) An EF4 Tornado with maximum estimated wind speed around 170 mph, was reached in the Highland Park Drive Neighborhood as well as the Tomahawk Trace Area. Several well constructed homes were destroyed in those areas, hardwood trees were debarked, and vehicles were tossed considerable distances. There were two fatalities, a 30 year old women and her 9 week old daughter, and 58 injuries per newspaper reports, of which at least 7 were serious. Path length was 23.25 miles and maximum width was 750 yards.Ground surveys of the Murfreesboro tornado indicate that the actual initial touchdown was just north of the Eagleville Community in far Southwestern Rutherford County. Intermittent tree and roof damage was noted beginning at a residence near the intersection of Kelly Road and Highway 41A. Intermittent tree damage continued northeast, with the path becoming continuous along Rocky Grove Road between the Cedar Grove and Pleasant Hill Communities. The survey team then inspected continuous damage from Rocky Grove Road northeast to a residence on Newman Road approximately 2 miles north of the Windrow Community. Extensive tree damage was noted along the path...along with multiple instances of roof damage to homes. The most significant damage was on Patterson Road 1/2 mile west of Windrow. A brick home was completely destroyed and thrown almost completely off its foundation. Additional areas between Stones River Battlefield and Medical Center Parkway in Murfreesboro were surveyed. Two homes on Wilkinson Pike and two homes on Highland Park Drive were completely destroyed. One of the homes did appear to be properly anchored to it's foundation while three were not. Per a newspaper report, at Stones River Battlefield, a quarter mile swath of fallen and damaged trees stretched one mile across the battlefield, along with numerous fences being destroyed, closing parts of the park to tourists. One particular fallen tree damaged a 60 foot section of the national cemetery wall and a cannon display. Additional information about the tornado included it tracked due northeast for the first 9 miles then began a steady turn to the right. By the time the tornado lifted it was moving to the east-southeast. Videos of the tornado indicated a multiple vortex appearance to the tornado and the aerial survey was able to detect focused areas of damage within the larger path. The aerial survey revealed 12 to 15 homes which were completely destroyed and dozens others which suffered significant damage. A 2-story office building had the complete upper floor removed. Numerous large vehicles were picked up and tossed, including several semi trailers which wound up piled together near the intersection of Thompson Lane and Broad Street. Significant roof damage and some wall collapse on homes were also noted. Several well built homes suffered significant exterior and interior wall failure. Three other areas received significant damage. The first area was along Bushnell Drive just north of Compton Road. A well built 2-story brick home was almost completely destroyed with just part of the kitchen wall remaining standing. The second area was near the intersection of Haynes Drive and Sulphur Springs Road. Three homes on Cornwall Court were completely destroyed and thrown clear of their slab foundations, however it did not appear any of the homes was properly anchored. The third area of enhanced damage was along Battleground Drive between D`Ann Drive and Tomahawk Trace. The National Weather Service Assessment team was joined by a Murfreesboro Code who assisted with assessing construction quality at this location. Three homes were completely blown clear of their foundations and destroyed. One home was not anchored/fastened to the foundation, however, the other 2 were very well constructed. Several trees were also debarked at this location. Additional information provided by the Rutherford County EMA through a newspaper report stated that over 845 homes were damaged, of these 117 were destroyed, 298 had major damage, 175 had minor damage, and another 255 were affected in some way. 519 Structures were also affected, including 77 destroyed, with an additional 300 plus homes and structures impacted in some way just outside of the city limits. Newspaper also reported an overturned truck caused traffic backup on Interstate 24 and multiple power lines down across the entire city. Power lines being down resulted in as many as 18,000 homes being without power after the storm. Newspaper also reported that two people were seriously injured and multiple homes were destroyed when the tornado passed through the Wilkinson Pike/Thompson Lane Areas. Large trees were also uprooted and utility poles were blown over. Multiple businesses in the Thompson Lane/Broad Street area were significantly damaged, including a Shell convenience store and Huddleston-Steele Engineering. Newspaper also reported continuous damage, detail of damage not provided, between Esquire Court and Wigan Drive and Tomahawk Trace to Highway 231 and then into the Compton Road area. Newspaper also reported that Murfreesboro Waste Department had gathered in excess of more the 2.7 million pounds of debris. And that total tonnage associated with the storm gathered at the Rutherford County Landfill was 5,071 tons.

Murfreesboro Tornado (EF4) Ground Photos                                                                      

 

Murfreesboro Tornado (EF4) Aerial Photos

                           

Google Earth Satellite Imagery showing Murfreesboro Tornado Damage Path	TBNA Base Velocity Radar Loop of Murfeesboro Tornado

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Other Tornadoes:

Tornado BENTON/HUMPHREYS/HOUSTON COUNTIES Date 04/10/2009 Time (Local) 10:40 AM CDT EF Rating EF1 Est. Peak Winds 100 MPH Path Length 25.00 MI  Max Width 300 YARDS Injuries/Deaths 0/0   Summary: (From April 2009 Storm Data in Benton County) Tornado touchdown about 6 miles northeast of Camden at 1041 AM CDT. A newspaper reported that the damage began at the Prospect Church and Cemetery, damaging the trim of the church and uprooting trees in the cemetery. It traveled northeast and ended at the Tennessee River at about 1048 AM CDT. Damage width was 75 yards wide. Much of the damage was along and near Grapevine and Harmon Dock Roads. Many hundreds of large hardwood trees and pine trees were snapped or uprooted along the 4 mile damage path. Twelve homes suffered roof and structural damage and several outbuildings, including two barns, were destroyed, two mobile homes were damaged, and at least two cars were damaged per NWS Storm Survey and newspaper reports. Based on this damage, maximum estimated winds at 100 mph which corresponds to and EF1 Tornado. Also...one trailer was destroyed on Harmon Creek Road. Numerous trees were reported down in northern portions of the county. (From April 2009 Storm Data in Houston County) A brief EF0 Tornado, with winds of maximum estimated wind speed of 70 mph, occurred in the Highlands on Kentucky Lake Subdivision. This tornado snapped a few trees and had a length of one mile and a width of 25 yards. (From April 2009 Storm Data in Humphreys/Houston Counties) - An EF-1 Tornado, with maximum estimated wind speed around 100 mph, did extensive tree damage along Gander Branch Road and destroyed a barn and damaged a nearby house on Tennessee Ridge Road near Concord in Humphreys County. The tornado also damaged a barn and downed trees near Woolworth on Route 13, then lifted northeast of Silvertop in Houston County. The tornado had a path length of 12 miles and a maximum width of 300 yards. Newspaper reported that emergency management officials stated that three homes and a mobile home received minor damage and hundereds of trees were rooted in Houston County. In Humphreys County, one house appeared to have major damage, one had significant damage, and a double wide mobile home was destroyed. SHAMBURGER (2024) - Radar data and high resolution satellite imagery clearly indicate that these three separate tornadoes in Benton, Humphreys, and Houston Counties as described in Storm Data are actually one single long track tornado, with a total path length around 25 miles and path width up to 300 yards. Much of the damage for the first half of the track was EF-0, but the tornado produced strong EF1 damage in northern Humphreys into southern Houston Counties where hundreds of trees were uprooted along with the building damage as described in Storm Data. Benton/Houston County Photos       Humphreys/Houston County Photos

Tornado DICKSON COUNTY Date 04/10/2009 Time (Local) 11:16 AM CDT EF Rating EF1 Est. Peak Winds 95 MPH Path Length 9.15 MI Max Width 100 YARDS Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: (From April 2009 Storm Data in Dickson County) Just off of Parrot Cemetery Road in Slayden, a home had a portion of its roof ripped off and its garage walls caved in. SHAMBURGER (2017) - This damage, which was listed in official Storm Data records as thunderstorm wind damage, was not surveyed by NWS Nashville personnel. However, radar data along with high resolution satellite imagery clearly indicate this damage was caused by an EF1 tornado. The tornado actually began in Houston County near Hughes Road, then tracked east-northeast blowing down trees as it moved across Bailey Hollow Road, Highway 49, Blake Lane, and Boaz Branch Road. Crossing into Dickson County, the tornado tracked across Norris Hollow Road and Slaydenwood Road continuing to blow down trees in all directions. The tornado then struck a home on Parrot Cemetery Road causing the damage described in Storm Data, and the home was torn down and not rebuilt per satellite imagery. The tornado continued northeast blowing down trees before lifting near Little Bartons Creek Road.

Tornado SUMNER COUNTY Date 04/10/2009 Time (Local) 12:49 PM CDT EF Rating EF1 Est. Peak Winds 100 MPH Path Length 1.5 MI  Max Width 50 YARDS Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: (From April 2009 Storm Data) Damage occurred near the intersection of Highways 25 and 76. Four frame homes, per newspaper report, and a mobile home suffered significant roof damage along Creekmore Road. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Per newspaper report, numerous power lines were downed. The path length of the tornado was 0.6 mile with a maximum path width of 50 yards. The damage was rated EF-1 in intensity, with maximum wind speeds around 100 mph. SHAMBURGER (2024) - Based on radar data and high resolution satellite imagery, this tornado had a slightly longer track than listed in Storm Data at around 1.5 miles. The tornado began along Creekmore Road and tracked northeast across Halltown Road and Thompson Lane before lifting.

Tornado RUTHERFORD COUNTY Date 04/10/2009 Time (Local) 12:58 PM CDT EF Rating EF0 Est. Peak Winds 70 MPH Path Length 0.20 MI Max Width 25 YARDS Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: (From April 2009 Storm Data) An EF0 Tornado, with estimated maximum wind speeds of 70 mph, pushed several oak trees down. Path length was 0.2 miles and it had a maximum width of 25 yards. SHAMBURGER (2024) - There is no information in Storm Data on where this tornado touchdown occurred. Based on radar data, the estimated location is near Rucker Road west of I-24 with the same supercell that produced the next tornado along Bradyville Pike.

Tornado RUTHERFORD COUNTY Date 04/10/2009 Time (Local) 1:03 PM CDT EF Rating EF1 Est. Peak Winds 100 MPH Path Length 2.85 MI Max Width 100 YARDS Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: (From April 2009 Storm Data) The damage was limited to an area along Bradyville Pike, just south of Manus Road. In this area, 4 homes were damaged along with a barn, and several trees were snapped or uprooted. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind speed was around 100 mph, which corresponds to an EF-1 rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Path length was 3.7 miles and width was 100 yards. Also, minor damage occurred to a house at intersection of John Bragg Highway and Double Springs Road. Trees were pushed down at this location also. SHAMBURGER (2024) - Radar data and high resolution satellite imagery both indicate this tornado actually began near Couch Road, and moved northeast across Bradyville Pike where all of the home damage occurred. The tornado continued northeast up and down a hill and blowing down trees before lifting west of Murray Kittrell Road. Based on this, the path length was shortened to 2.85 miles from the 3.7 miles mentioned in Storm Data. The home damage described in Storm Data on Double Springs Road is 5 miles northwest of the tornado track, and was clearly caused by thunderstorm wind damage.         Photos

Tornado CANNON COUNTY Date 04/10/2009 Time (Local) 1:17 PM CDT EF Rating EF0 Est. Peak Winds 70 MPH Path Length 1.35 MI  Max Width 75 YARDS Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: (From April 2009 Storm Data) This tornado touched down one half mile north of the intersection of Murfreesboro Road and Locke Creek Road. The tornado then traveled northeast. The tornado damage path was 0.8 miles long and 75 yards wide. The start of the damage was found at the top of the ridge off of Locke Creek Road. Numerous trees were uprooted and twisted. One power pole was snapped. Based on the damage found, winds were estimated at 70 mph which corresponds to an EF-0 Tornado. SHAMBURGER (2024) - Based on radar data and high resolution satellite imagery, this tornado had a slightly longer path than listed in Storm Data at around 1.35 miles.               Photos

Tornado COFFEE COUNTY Date 04/10/2009 Time (Local) 2:18 PM CDT EF Rating EF0 Est. Peak Winds UNK Path Length 0.25 Max Width 25 YARDS Injuries/Deaths 0/0   Summary: (From April 2009 Storm Data) Storm Chaser video showed brief touchdown in a field just east of Interstate 24. SHAMBURGER (2024) - Radar data shows no mesocyclones passed near Exit 117 on I-24, so this report was either incorrect or at another exit. Strong rotation did pass near Exit 125 in southern Coffee County, where this brief touch down may have actually occurred. For now, will leave this reported location as is pending further research.Storm Chaser video showed brief touchdown in a field just east of Interstate 24.

Tornado PUTNAM/CUMBERLAND COUNTIES Date 04/10/2009 Time (Local) 2:25 PM CDT EF Rating EF1 Est. Peak Winds 100 MPH Path Length 6.25 Max Width 100 YARDS Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: (From April 2009 Storm Data) An EF-1 Tornado, with a maximum estimated wind speed of around 100 mph, touchdown near the intersection of Highway 84 and Long Hollow Road in Putnam County. It then traveled northeast and ended one quarter of a mile north of Dipping Springs Road and I-40 in Cumberland County. The start of the damage was found at Bethel Church off of Highway 84. Northeast from the church considerable trees were twisted or snapped or uprooted along the damage path along Cliff Park Road, near the intersection of Icy Cove Trail and Arrow Trail and East Cove Road. Tornado path length was 12 miles with a maximum width of 100 yards. Newspaper reported that other areas near the Monterey sustained considerable damage, including roofs blown off barns and sheds, trees uprooted, and fences demolished. In particular, the roof of the tractor shed, damage to a cattle corral, and miles of fences were demolished, along with a rental house that had its windows shattered, at Senator Charlotte Burks Farm near Monterey. SHAMBURGER (2017) - Despite the NWS storm survey stating this tornado ended in Cumberland County, official NCDC and Storm Data records do not list the Cumberland County portion of this tornado, which is included here. Storm Data also has conflicted information on the path length, listing it as both 6 miles and 12 miles long. However, radar data and satellite imagery indicate the path is closer to 6 miles long and 6.25 mile is used here.

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Good Friday Tornado Outbreak -- 04/10/09
Damage Surveys

Rutherford County Tornado:

Location / Time of event: Rutherford County, 04/10/09 12:19 PM
Beginning Point: Kelley Road and Hwy 41A - SW of Murfreesboro
Ending Point: Eight (8) Miles NE of Murfreesboro
Rating: EF4 - Maximum estimated wind speed around 170 MPH
Path Length: 23.25 Miles
Maximum Width: Almost 1/2 Mile
Fatalities: 2
Injuries: 42

Summary of Damages:

...MONDAY UPDATE...
...APRIL 10TH TORNADO IN MURFREESBORO REACHED EF-4 INTENSITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORNADO WHICH STRUCK MURFREESBORO ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON REACHED EF-4 IN INTENSITY. EF-4 INTENSITY...WITH WINDS NEAR 170 MPH...WAS REACHED IN THE HIGHLAND PARK DRIVE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS THE TOMAHAWK TRACE AREA. SEVERAL WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WERE DESTROYED IN THESE AREAS...HARDWOOD TREES WERE DEBARKED...AND VEHICLES WERE TOSSED CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE.

THE TORNADO WHICH STRUCK FRIDAY WAS THE 28TH TORNADO TO HIT RUTHERFORD COUNTY SINCE 1950. IT WAS THE FIRST KILLER TORNADO DURING THAT PERIOD.

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY CREW IS CURRENTLY SURVEYING DAMAGE IN HUMPHREYS AND HOUSTON COUNTIES. ANOTHER TEAM IS EN-ROUTE TO LOOK AT DAMAGE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY...AND POSSIBLY CANNON COUNTY IF TIME ALLOWS. A SURVEY OF MARSHALL AND NORTHERN GILES COUNTY IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY.

PICTURES AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE

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FINAL SUMMARY (TIMES BASED ON RADAR)...

STRENGTH...EF-4
MAXIMUM WINDS...170 MPH
PATH LENGTH...23.25 MILES
WIDTH...MAXIMUM 750 YARDS
TOUCHDOWN TIME...1219 PM
TORNADO END TIME...1255 PM
BEGIN LAT/LON...35.7597 -86.8480
END LAT/LON...35.9145 -86.2789

TOM JOHNSTONE
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST

...ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF MURFREESBORO TORNADO SURVEY...
...TORNADO LENGTH NOW OVER 23 MILES...
...FINAL SUMMARY WILL BE RELEASED MONDAY MORNING...

ADDITIONAL GROUND SURVEYS OF THE MURFREESBORO TORNADO INDICATE THAT THE ACTUAL INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS JUST NORTH OF THE EAGLEVILLE COMMUNITY IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY. INTERMITTENT TREE AND ROOF DAMAGE WAS NOTED BEGINNING AT A RESIDENCE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF KELLEY ROAD AND HIGHWAY 41A. INTERMITTENT TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED NORTHEAST...WITH THE PATH BECOMING CONTINUOUS ALONG ROCKY GROVE ROAD BETWEEN THE CEDAR GROVE AND PLEASANT HILL COMMUNITIES. THIS NEW DAMAGE EXTENDS THE TORNADO PATH LENGTH MORE THAN 8 MILES TO OVER 23 MILES.

THE SURVEY TEAM INSPECTED CONTINUOUS DAMAGE FROM ROCKY GROVE ROAD NORTHEAST TO A RESIDENCE ON NEWMAN ROAD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF THE WINDROW COMMUNITY. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG THE PATH...ALONG WITH MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES. SEVERAL INSTANCES OF MULTI-VORTEX DAMAGE WERE NOTED. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS ON PATTERSON ROAD 1/2 MILE WEST OF WINDROW. A BRICK HOME WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THROWN ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF ITS FOUNDATION. THIS DAMAGE WAS AT LEAST EF3 IN INTENSITY.

ADDITIONAL AREAS BETWEEN STONES RIVER BATTLEFIELD AND MEDICAL CENTER PARKWAY IN MURFREESBORO WHICH WERE UNREACHABLE ON SATURDAY WERE SURVEYED TODAY. 2 HOMES ON WILKINSON PIKE AND 2 HOMES ON HIGHLAND PARK DRIVE WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ONE OF THE HOMES DID APPEAR TO BE PROPERLY ANCHORED TO IT`S FOUNDATION WHILE THREE WERE NOT. THE DAMAGE HERE WAS HIGH END EF3 IN INTENSITY...AND MAY GO HIGHER IN THE FINAL SURVEY RESULTS.

DUE TO AN OVER 8 MILE EXTENSION IN THE TORNADO PATH LENGTH WE WERE NOT ABLE TO FINALIZE OUR SURVEY RESULTS TODAY. THE FINAL SURVEY FINDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE MONDAY MORNING.

PICTURES AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE

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SUMMARY (TIMES BASED ON RADAR)...

STRENGTH...AT LEAST EF3
PATH LENGTH...23.25 MILES
WIDTH...MAXIMUM ALMOST 1/2 MILE
TOUCHDOWN TIME...1219 PM
TORNADO END TIME...1255 PM
BEGIN LAT/LON...35.7597 -86.8480
END LAT/LON...35.9145 -86.2789

TOM JOHNSTONE
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE

MICHAEL DAVIS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE

...ADDITIONAL RESULTS OF MURFREESBORO TORNADO SURVEY...
...SURVEY WILL BE COMPLETED SUNDAY...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM COMPLETED AN AERIAL SURVEY OF DAMAGE TODAY FROM THE FRIDAY, APRIL 10 TORNADO IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY. THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE END OF BRET HAYNES ROAD OR APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MURFREESBORO. THE LAST EVIDENCE OF TORNADO DAMAGE WAS NEAR LOFTON ROAD JUST SOUTH OF LANCASSAS PIKE...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MURFREESBORO. THE MAXIMUM DAMAGE PATH WIDTH OF NEARLY 1/2 MILE WAS NOTED JUST EAST OF I-24.

THE TORNADO TRACKED DUE NORTHEAST FOR THE FIRST 9 MILES THEN BEGAN A STEADY TURN TO THE RIGHT. BY THE TIME THE TORNADO LIFTED IT WAS MOVING TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST. ADDITIONALLY...VIDEOS OF THE TORNADO INDICATED A MULTIPLE VORTEX APPEARANCE TO THE TORNADO AND THE AERIAL SURVEY WAS ABLE TO DETECT FOCUSED AREAS OF DAMAGE WITHIN THE LARGER PATH.

THE AERIAL SURVEY REVEALED 12 TO 15 HOMES WHICH WERE COMPLETED DESTROYED AND DOZENS OTHERS WHICH SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. A 2-STORY OFFICE BUILDING HAD THE COMPLETE UPPER FLOOR REMOVED. NUMEROUS LARGE VEHICLES WERE PICKED UP AND TOSSED...INCLUDING SEVERAL SEMI TRAILERS WHICH WOUND UP PILED TOGETHER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THOMPSON LANE AND BROAD STREET.

A GROUND SURVEY WAS THEN BEGUN TO DETERMINE TORNADO INTENSITY. DAMAGE ALONG THE TORNADO PATH WAS PRIMARILY EF2 WITH SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE AND SOME WALL COLLAPSE ON HOMES. THERE WERE POCKETS OF EF3 DAMAGE WHERE WELL BUILT HOMES SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR WALL FAILURE.

THERE WERE 3 AREAS SURVEYED TODAY WHICH HAD THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE FIRST AREA WAS ALONG BUSHNELL DRIVE JUST NORTH OF COMPTON ROAD. A WELL BUILT 2-STORY BRICK HOME WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH JUST PART OF A KITCHEN WALL REMAINING STANDING. THE 2ND AREA WAS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HAYNES DRIVE AND SULPHUR SPRINGS ROAD. THREE HOMES ON CORNWALL COURT WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THROWN CLEAR OF THEIR SLAB FOUNDATIONS...HOWEVER IT DID NOT APPEAR ANY OF THE HOMES WAS PROPERLY ANCHORED.

THE THIRD AREA OF ENHANCED DAMAGE WAS ALONG BATTLEGROUND DRIVE BETWEEN D'ANN DRIVE AND TOMAHAWK TRACE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSESSMENT TEAM WAS JOINED BY A MURFREESBORO CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO ASSISTED WITH ASSESSING CONSTRUCTION QUALITY AT THIS LOCATION. THREE HOMES WERE COMPLETELY BLOWN CLEAR OF THEIR FOUNDATIONS AND DESTROYED. ONE HOME WAS NOT PROPERLY ANCHORED/FASTENED TO THE FOUNDATION...HOWEVER THE OTHER 2 WERE VERY WELL CONSTRUCTED. SEVERAL TREES WERE ALSO DEBARKED AT THIS LOCATION. THIS DAMAGE MAY EXCEED EF-3 INTENSITY ONCE THE SURVEY IS COMPLETE.

THE SURVEY WAS SUSPENDED AS THE REST OF THE DAMAGE PATH WAS INACCESSIBLE ON THE GROUND. THE SURVEY WILL BE COMPLETED ON SUNDAY AND A FINAL REPORT AND DAMAGE RATING RELEASED.

PICTURES AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE

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SUMMARY (TIMES BASED ON RADAR)...

STRENGTH...AT LEAST EF3
PATH LENGTH...15 MILES
WIDTH...MAXIMUM ALMOST 1/2 MILE
TOUCHDOWN TIME...1233 PM
TORNADO END TIME...1255 PM
BEGIN LAT/LON...35.8167 -86.5277
END LAT/LON...35.9145 -86.2789

TOM JOHNSTONE/MICHAEL DAVIS

...PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF MURFREESBORO TORNADO SURVEY...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSESSMENT TEAM IS SURVEYING DAMAGE IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY TODAY. THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM AN AERIAL SURVEY INDICATE THE TORNADO THAT IMPACTED MURFREESBORO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 15 MILES...BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES SOUTHWEST AND ENDING 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MURFREESBORO. THE MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF THE TORNADO WAS A HALF MILE. THE PRELIMINARY STRENGTH OF THE TORNADO IS BEING RATED AS EF3...WITH WINDS OF 136 MPH TO 165 MPH. ADDITIONAL SURVEYING ON THE GROUND WILL BE DONE THIS AFTERNOON AND FINAL RESULTS WILL BE MADE AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

ADDITIONAL DATA ABOUT THIS STORM IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE...

WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE

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JAMES LAROSA - HYDROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE

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Sumner County Tornado

Location / Time of event: Sumner County, 04/10/09
Beginning Point: 2000 Feet from the Intersection of Hwy 25 and 76
Ending Point: North of the Creekmore Rd and Halltown Rd Intersection
Rating: EF1 - Maximum estimated wind speed around 100 MPH
Path Length: 0.6 Miles
Maximum Width: 50yds
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Summary of Damages:

...EF1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED IN SUMNER COUNTY...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSESSMENT TEAM SURVEYED DAMAGE IN NORTHWEST SUMNER COUNTY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 25 AND 76 THIS AFTERNOON. IT WAS DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO.

THREE FRAME HOMES AND A MOBILE HOME SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE ALONG CREEKMORE ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. THE PATH LENGTH OF THE TORNADO WAS 0.6 MILE WITH A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 50 YARDS. THE DAMAGE WAS RATED EF-1 IN INTENSITY...WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS AROUND 100 MPH.

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Benton County Tornado

Location / Time of event: Benton County, 04/10/09
Beginning Point: Six (6) Miles NE of Camden
Ending Point: Ten and one half (10.5) Miles NE of Camden
Rating: EF1 - Maximum estimated wind speed around 100 MPH
Path Length: 4 Miles
Maximum Width: 75 yds
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Summary of Damages:

...NWS CONFIRMS EF-1 TORNADO DAMAGE IN BENTON COUNTY FROM APRIL 10 STORM...

NWS NASHVILLE PERSONNEL SURVEYED TORNADO DAMAGE IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF BENTON COUNTY ON SATURDAY. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAMDEN AT ABOUT 1040 A.M. CDT. IT TRAVELED NORTHEAST AND ENDED AT THE TENNESSEE RIVER 10 AND ONE HALF MILES NORTHEAST OF CAMDEN AT ABOUT 1047 A.M. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A PATH THAT WAS 4 AND ONE HALF MILES LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS WIDE.

MUCH OF THE DAMAGE WAS ALONG AND NEAR GRAPEVINE AND HARMON DOCK ROADS. MANY HUNDREDS OF LARGE HARDWOOD TREES AND PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH. TEN HOMES SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE AND SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED. BASED ON THIS DAMAGE...WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH WHICH CORRESPONDS TO EF-1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE.

NWS NASHVILLE THANKS BENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY DIRECTOR JOHN SMOOT...THE BENTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE...AND THE BENTON COUNTY ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE DURING THIS SURVEY.

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VANNOZZI

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Second Rutherford County Tornado

Location / Time of event: Rutherford County, 04/10/09
Beginning Point: Pending
Ending Point: Pending
Rating: EF1 - Maximum estimated wind speed around 100 MPH
Path Length: Pending
Maximum Width: Pending
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Summary of Damages:

...PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM A SECOND TORNADO IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL SURVEYED TORNADO DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY THIS MORNING AND CONFIRMED ANOTHER TORNADO OCCURRED DURING LAST FRIDAY'S STORM EVENT. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO AN AREA ALONG BRADYVILLE PIKE...JUST SOUTH OF MANUS ROAD. IN THIS AREA...4 HOMES WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH A BARN...AND SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. BASED ON THIS DAMAGE...THE SURVEY ASSESSMENT TEAM ESTIMATED THE WINDS TO BE NEAR 100 MPH WHICH CORRESPONDS TO EF-1 RATING ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. INFORMATION ON THE PATH LENGTH AND WIDTH OF THE TORNADO ARE PENDING AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THIS AFTERNOON.

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LAROSA

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Humphreys/Houston County Tornadoes

Location / Time of event: Humphreys/Houston Counties, 04/10/09
Tornado Number 1:
Beginning Point: 9 Miles NW Waverly
Ending Point: 9 Miles NW Waverly
Rating: EF0 - Maximum estimated wind speed around 70 MPH
Path Length: 1 Mile
Maximum Width: 25 yds
Fatalities: 0
Injuries:0

Tornado Number 2:
Beginning Point: 8 Miles NNW of Waverly - Humphreys County
Ending Point: 6 Miles SE of Erin - Houston County
Rating: EF1 - Maximum estimated wind speed around 100 MPH
Path Length: 12 Miles
Maximum Width: 300-400 yds
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Summary of Damages:

...SURVEY RESULTS FROM HUMPHREYS AND HOUSTON COUNTIES...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM FOUND TWO TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN HUMPHREYS AND HOUSTON COUNTIES. THE FIRST WAS A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 70 MPH IN THE HIGHLANDS ON KENTUCKY LAKE SUBDIVISION. THIS TORNADO SNAPPED A FEW TREES...AND HAD A LENGTH OF 1 MILE AND A WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. THE SECOND TORNADO WAS RATED AT EF-1 WITH WINDS OF 90 TO 100 MPH AND STRUCK BOTH HUMPHREYS AND HOUSTON COUNTIES. THIS TORNADO CAUSED EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE ALONG GANDER BRANCH ROAD...AND DESTROYED A BARN AND DAMAGED A NEARBY HOUSE ON TENNESSEE RIDGE ROAD NEAR CONCORD IN HUMPHREYS COUNTY. THE TORNADO ALSO DAMAGED A BARN AND DOWNED TREES NEAR WOOLWORTH ON ROUTE 13...THEN LIFTED NORTHEAST OF SILVERTOP IN HOUSTON COUNTY. THE TORNADO HAD A LENGTH OF 12 MILES AND A MAX WIDTH OF 300 TO 400 YARDS.

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DAVIS/LAROSA

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Putnam/Cumberland County Tornado

Location / Time of event: Putnam and Cumberland Counties, 04/10/09
Beginning Point: Near the intersection of Hwy 84 and Long Hollow Road - Putnam County
Ending Point: One Quarter mile north of Dipping Springs Road - Cumberland County
Rating: EF1 - Maximum estimated wind speed around 100 MPH
Path Length: 6 Miles
Maximum Width: 100 yds
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Summary of Damages:

...NWS CONFIRMS EF-1 TORNADO DAMAGE IN PUTNAM AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES FROM THE GOOD FRIDAY TORNADO OUTBREAK APRIL 10...

NWS NASHVILLE PERSONNEL SURVEYED TORNADO DAMAGE IN PUTNAM AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES ON MONDAY. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 84 AND LONG HOLLOW ROAD IN PUTNAM COUNTY. IT THEN TRAVELED NORTHEAST AND ENDED ONE QUARTER MILE NORTH OF DIPPING SPRINGS ROAD AND I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A PATH THAT WAS SIX MILES LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS WIDE.

THE START OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT BETHEL CHURCH OFF OF HWY 84. NORTHEAST FROM THE CHURCH CONSIDERABLE TREES WERE TWISTED OR SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH ALONG CLIFF PARK ROAD...NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ICY COVE TRAIL AND ARROW TRAIL AND EAST COVE ROAD. BASED ON THE DAMAGE FOUND...WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH WHICH CORRESPONDS TO EF-1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE.

NWS NASHVILLE THANKS PUTNAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND DIRECTOR TYLER SMITH FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE DURING THIS SURVEY.

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MICHAEL DAVIS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE

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Cannon County Tornado

Location / Time of event: Cannon County, 04/10/09
Beginning Point: Ond half mile north of intersection of Murfreesboro Rd and Locke Creek Road
Ending Point: One half mile NE of Locke Creek Road
Rating: EF0 - Maximum estimated wind speed around 70 MPH
Path Length: 3/4 Miles
Maximum Width: 50 yds
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Summary of Damages:

...NWS CONFIRMS EF-0 TORNADO DAMAGE IN CANNON COUNTY FROM THE GOOD FRIDAY TORNADO OUTBREAK APRIL 10...

NWS NASHVILLE PERSONNEL SURVEYED TORNADO DAMAGE IN CANNON COUNTY ON TUESDAY. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF MURFREESBORO ROAD AND LOCKE CREEK ROAD. THE TORNADO THEN TRAVELED NORTHEAST AND ENDED ONE HALF MILE. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A PATH THAT WAS THREE QUARTER MILE LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS WIDE.

THE START OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT THE TOP OF THE RIDGE OFF OF LOCKE CREEK ROAD. THERE WAS NO NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE TWO HOMES IN THE DAMAGE PATH BUT NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED AND TWISTED. ONE POWER POLE WAS SNAPPED. BASED ON THE DAMAGE FOUND...WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH WHICH CORRESPONDS TO EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE.

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MICHAEL DAVIS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE

 

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