3/2-3/3 Damage Assessment Thread

[Hoosier]

Post storm survey results here.

  

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  

601 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012  

...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS  

EAST CENTRAL LIMESTONE AND NORTHWEST MADISON COUNTIES...  

A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF DAMAGE INCURRED FROM A TORNADO THAT  

AFFECTED PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL LIMESTONE AND NORTHWEST MADISON  

COUNTIES FRIDAY MORNING /MARCH 2/...HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL  

WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:  

* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO  

* EVENT DATE: 03/02/2012  

* EVENT TIME: 9:12 TO 9:31 AM CST  

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH **  

* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-2 **  

* PATH LENGTH: 13.75 MILES **  

* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 150 YARDS **  

* BEGINNING POINT: 34.7642 / -86.9311  

* ENDING POINT: 34.8443 / -86.7100 **  

** THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FURTHER STORM  

SURVEYS THAT THE NWS WILL CONDUCT FIRST THING SATURDAY.  

* INJURIES: SEVERAL MINOR (EXACT NUMBER UNKNOWN)  

* SUMMARY: THE NWS SURVEY TEAM FIRST PICKED UP DAMAGE ALONG LINDSAY  

  LANE ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 72 IN EAST CENTRAL LIMESTONE  

  COUNTY. IN THE CANEBRAKE NEIGHBORHOOD...NUMEROUS HOMES SUSTAINED  

SIGNIFICANT ROOF LOSS WITH GARAGE DOORS BLOWN OUT AND SOME EXTERIOR  

  WALL DAMAGE. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED IN THE INDIAN  

  TRACE COMMUNITY OFF WOODLAND ROAD. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED HIGHWAY  

  72 NEAR PINEY CREEK AND CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTHEAST. AT  

  MOORESVILLE ROAD AND PEPPER ROAD...NUMEROUS HOMES SUSTAINED  

  SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE...INCLUDING MAJOR ROOF LOSS. A BRICK GARAGE WAS  

  COLLAPSED AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. AS THE  

  TORNADO CONTINUED TRACKING NORTHEAST ACROSS MCCULLEY MILL  

  ROAD...ADDITIONAL HOMES WERE DAMAGED...AGAIN SUSTAINING MAJOR ROOF  

  LOSS AND SOME EXTERIOR WALL COLLAPSE. SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE  

  TO HOMES OCCURRED ALONG NICK DAVIS ROAD NEAR EAST LIMESTONE ROAD.  

  DAMAGE CONTINUED TO HOMES ALONG EAGLE POINT DRIVE AND FREEDOM DRIVE  

  WHERE A HOME LOST ITS ROOF COMPLETELY AND OTHER HOMES RECEIVED  

  MAJOR ROOF LOSS...BROKEN WINDOWS AND COLLAPSED GARAGES.  

  THE TORNADO CROSSED INTO MADISON COUNTY JUST NORTH OF ORVILLE SMITH  

  ROAD WHERE A SINGLE WIDE MODULAR HOME LOST MUCH OF ITS ROOF AND  

  TREES WERE SNAPPED AROUND IT. MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS SEEN AGAIN  

  AT THE INTERSECTION ON YARBROUGH ROAD AND OLD RAILROAD BED ROAD.  

  THIS WAS ONE OF THE WORST HIT AREAS AROUND THE HARVEST COMMUNITY.  

  DAMAGE TO HOMES...MOSTLY COLLAPSED ROOFS AND SOME EXTERIOR WALL  

  DAMAGE CONTINUED EAST ALONG YARBROUGH ROAD ACROSS BRIDGES DRIVE  

  AND BEDFORD LANE...JUST BEFORE WALL TRIANA BLVD. ALSO IN THIS  

  AREA...POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE. DAMAGE CONTINUED  

  NORTHEAST TOWARD HIGHWAY 53 JUST SOUTH OF JEFF ROAD WHERE THE  

  SURVEY TODAY ENDED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.  

  REPORTS OF DAMAGE FROM THIS TORNADO EXTENDED FARTHER NORTHEAST  

  ACROSS MADISON COUNTY...BUT DUE TO WEATHER AND DARKNESS...NWS  

  PERSONNEL WERE UNABLE TO GET TO THESE AREAS. THE REMAINDER OF THE  

  STORM DAMAGE TRACK WILL BE COMPLETED THIS WEEKEND.  

  ANOTHER NWS SURVEY TEAM LOOKED AT DAMAGE FROM A SEPARATE TORNADO  

  IN MADISON COUNTY...BETWEEN MERIDIANVILLE AND BUCKHORN HIGH SCHOOL.  

  A SEPARATE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED ON THIS  

  TORNADO.

[Hoosier]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

617 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

..PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM MADISON COUNTY

A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS MADISON

COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. INITIAL

FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO

* EVENT DATE: 03/02/2012

* EVENT TIME: PRELIMINARY 1007 AM - 1015 AM

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105.0 MPH

* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1

* PATH LENGTH: 6.3 MILES

* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 150 YARDS

* BEGINNING POINT: 34.850368 / -86552959

* ENDING POINT: 34.871602 / -86.444764

* SUMMARY:

A TORNADO OF UP TO EF-1 INTENSITY WITH A PEAK WIND SPEED OF 105 MPH

CROSSED PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST MADISON COUNTY. THE

BEGINNING OF THIS PATH IS STILL BEING DETERMINED WITH FUTURE SURVEYS

PLANNED. FOR THIS SURVEY...THE TORNADO CONTINUED IT'S PATH FROM JUST

SOUTH OF THE MADISON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT EASTWARD TO BUCKHORN

HIGH SCHOOL...LIFTING AT A FARM FIELD ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE

SCHOOL.

THE TORNADO DROPPED POWER POLES AND LINES ALONG MOORES MILL ROAD JUST

NORTH OF DARWIN ROAD. THE TORNADO THEN DESTROYED A SILO JUST EAST OF

THAT LOCATION BEFORE SNAPPING TREES AND COLLAPSING A BARN ON MACON

LANE. THE TORNADO INTENSIFIED TO A HIGH END EF-1 TORNADO WITH PEAK

WINDS OF 105 MPH AT RESIDENCES ALONG RUBE ROBINSON ROAD AND MORNING

MIST DRIVE. SEVERAL RESIDENCES EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT TO SEVERE

DAMAGE. ONE HOME ON MORNING MIST DRIVE COMPLETELY COLLAPSED AND WAS

TORN OFF ITS FOUNDATION. THE DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERED IN THE

DETERMINATION OF A HIGH END EF-1 RATING. THE TORNADO WAS AT ITS PEAK

WIDTH OF ABOUT 150 YARDS AT THIS POINT BEFORE NARROWING TO 50 TO 100

YARDS AS IT RE-CROSSED RUBE ROBINSON ROAD. THE TORNADO COLLAPSED A

ROOF AND BARN IN THIS AREA, THEN CROSSED FIELDS FOR ABOUT 1 MILE

BEFORE REACHING RESIDENTS ADJACENT TO BUCKHORN HIGH SCHOOL ON SHADY

OAK LANE AND MAYSVILLE LANE. A POWER POLE AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE

DOWN OR SNAPPED ALONG MAYSVILLE LANE. A RESIDENCE EXPERIENCED

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE...WITH BRICK WALLS BUCKLED AND A LARGE PORTION OF

THE ROOF TORN OFF. A NEARBY CINDER BLOCK WALL OF A GARAGE COLLAPSED.

THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED THROUGH THE BUCKHORN HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS WITH

A WIDTH OF 50 TO 100 YARDS. A BLOCK BUILDING USED BY THE ROTC

STUDENTS ADJACENT TO THE STADIUM COLLAPSED. SEVERAL PORTIONS OF THE

ROOF OF THE HIGH SCHOOL WERE TORN OFF. SEVERAL CARS IN THE PARKING LOT

WERE MOVED...TWISTED AND DAMAGED WITH SOME WINDOWS BEING BLOWN OUT.

THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED WINCHESTER ROAD AND SEVERELY COLLAPSED A

HOME...SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES AND STREWN DEBRIS DOWNWIND ACROSS

AN ADJACENT COTTON FIELD WHERE THE TORNADO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE

LIFTED.

[TheWeatherPimp]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

316 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

..TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA

LOCATION...HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA

DATE...MARCH 2 2012

ESTIMATED TIME...353 PM EST

MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF3

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...140 MPH

MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...NOT AVAILABLE

PATH LENGTH...NOT AVAILABLE

BEGINNING LAT/LON...NOT AVAILABLE

ENDING LAT/LON...NOT AVAILABLE

* FATALITIES...2

* INJURIES...6

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO

CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS

STORM DATA.

..SUMMARY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED AN EF3

TORNADO NEAR HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA ON MARCH 2 2012.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT

WEATHER.GOV/ILN.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO

THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.

EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.

EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.

EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.

EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.

EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

[Hoosier]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

244 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN JACKSON COUNTY SPANNING INTO NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY AND SOUTHERN OVERTON COUNTY...

LOCATION...TORNADO BEGAN IN THE DODSON BRANCH COMMUNITY IN SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY AND SPANNED INTO NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY. THE TEAM HAS NOT YET DETERMINED A PATH END YET BUT HAS CONFIRMED THAT DAMAGE WAS ALSO SEEN IN PARTS OF OVERTON COUNTY.

DATE...MARCH 2, 2012

MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2, WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED 125 MPH.

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.

..SUMMARY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE TN HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO BEGINNING IN THE DODSON BRANCH COMMUNITY IN SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY TENNESSEE ON MARCH 2, 2012. SURVEY TEAMS ARE STILL ASSESSING DAMAGE SPANNING INTO SOUTHERN OVERTON COUNTY AND A DAMAGE PATH END HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.

[Hoosier]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED TEXT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

212 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012

...TORNADO CONFIRMED JUST SOUTH OF KINGSTON SPRINGS IN CHEATHAM COUNTY TENNESSEE...

LOCATION...JUST SOUTH OF KINGSTON SPRINGS IN CHEATHAM COUNTY TENNESSEE

DATE...MARCH 2, 2012

MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1, WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED 90 MPH.

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.

..SUMMARY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE TN HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO JUST SOUTH OF KINGSTON SPRINGS IN CHEATHAM COUNTY TENNESSEE ON MARCH 2, 2012.

[Hoosier]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1055 AM EST SAT MARCH 3 2012

..EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN EASTERN KNOX COUNTY TENNESSEE

A STORM SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT OF TORNADO DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED MARCH 2ND IN KNOX COUNTY TENNESSEE.

THE TORNADO THAT PRODUCED DAMAGE IN KNOX COUNTY...OCCURRED 3 MILES SOUTH OF MASCOT. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF-0 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS AT 80 MILES AN HOUR. THE PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS AND A PATH LENGTH OF 2.1 MILES. DAMAGE INCLUDED SPORADIC TREES DOWN...WITH ONE TRAILER ROLLED.

[AcworthWx]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

410 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR 9 ENE CHARLOTTE IN MECKLENBURG AND

CABARRUS COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...9 ENE CHARLOTTE IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA

DATE...MARCH 3 2012

ESTIMATED TIME...234 AM EST

MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...130 TO 135 MPH

MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 TO 200 YARDS

PATH LENGTH...3.8 MILES

BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.26N / 80.68W

ENDING LAT/LON...35.27N / 80.64W

* FATALITIES...0

* INJURIES...3

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO

CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN

NWS STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS

CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR 9 ENE CHARLOTTE IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA ON MARCH 3 2012.

THIS EF2 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS UP TO 135 MPH TOUCHED DOWN

NEAR FAIRES ROAD IN EASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY AROUND 234 AM EST.

THE TORNADO TRACKED 3.8 MILES TO THE EAST NORTHEAST INTO CABARRUS

COUNTY BEFORE LIFTING NEAR ROBINSON CHURCH AND PEACH ORCHARD ROADS

NEAR HARRISBURG.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT

WEATHER.GOV/GSP.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES

INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.

EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.

EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.

EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.

EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.

EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

$$

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[tornadotony]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

1145 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012

..SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE TORNADO DAMAGE IN VERBENA

ON FRIDAY, MARCH 2, TORNADIC SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED

ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA CAUSING DAMAGE IN MULTIPLE AREAS. TODAY, NWS

METEOROLOGISTS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SURVEYING THE PATH OF A

LONG-LIVED SUPERCELL THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE FROM MARENGO COUNTY

THROUGH CHAMBERS.

TO THIS POINT, SURVEY TEAMS HAVE CONFIRMED EF-2 TORNADO DAMAGE IN

VERBENA IN CHILTON COUNTY...WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 120 TO 125 MPH.

MULTIPLE WELL-BUILT HOMES SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE, AT LEAST ONE

MANUFACTURED HOME WAS CRUSHED BY TREES AND HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE

EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. FORTUNATELY...DUE TO THE USE OF NOAA

WEATHER RADIOS...NO ONE WAS INJURED.

SURVEY TEAMS CONTINUE SURVEY DAMAGE ALONG THIS PATH. MORE

INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. FOR MEDIA

INQUIRIES...CONTACT WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST JOHN DE BLOCK

AT 205-287-1652.

A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEVERE WEATHER WARNING

PROGRAM IS THE RECEIPT OF STORM REPORTS FROM ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND

PARTNERS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. IF YOU WITNESSED OR ARE AWARE OF

ANY STORM DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES...PLEASE CONTACT

YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE...OR CALL OUR STORM REPORTING

HOTLINE AT 1-800-856-0758.

[AcworthWx]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

258 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...PRELIMINARY TORNADO REPORT FOR MARCH 2 2012...

LOCATION: HARALSON COUNTY

COUNTY RATING: EF-3

MAX WIND SPEED: 165 MPH

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION IS THAT AN EF3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN

HARALSON COUNTY WITH EF3 DAMAGE ALONG BETHLEHEM CHURCH ROAD WHERE A

REPAIR SHOP WAS DESTROYED AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWNED. OTHER

DAMAGE IN HARALSON COUNTY INCLUDED A METAL ROOF BLOWN OFF A MOBILE

HOME...A CHURCH STEEPLE BLOWN OFF ON MOUNT ZION EAST ROAD...A MOBILE

HOME PUSHED OF ITS FOUNDATION ALONG BETHLEHEM CHURCH ROAD...AND IN

THE VICINITY OF HIGHWAY 27 AND HARPERS CREEK ROAD NUMEROUS TREES

AND TELEPHONE POLES WERE SNAPPED.

THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES

AVAILABLE.

[CoastalWx]

Looks like Henryville was lower EF4.

[thewxmann]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

515 PM EST SAT MARCH 3 2012

...EF-2 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MURPHY...NORTH CAROLINA IN CHEROKEE

COUNTY...

A STORM SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS COMPLETED

AN ASSESSMENT OF TORNADO DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED MARCH 2ND IN CHEROKEE

COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA.

THE TORNADO THAT PRODUCED DAMAGE IN CHEROKEE COUNTY...OCCURRED IN

THE CITY OF MURPHY. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF-2 WITH MAXIMUM

WINDS AT 120 MILES AN HOUR. THE TORNADO PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR

DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUSINESS AND DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES.

THE STORM SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY: GEORGE MATHEWS...METEOROLOGIST IN

CHARGE...AND DOUG SCHNEIDER...SENIOR FORECASTER...WITH THE

MORRISTOWN TENNESSEE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

[TheWeatherPimp]

Sounds like the NWS believes two possible tornadoes hit Henryville. The first tornado is the one that has been rated an EF4. I would tend to think if there was a second one from the second supercell, it would have been weaker based on radar velocities.

[Hoosier]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

520 PM EST SAT MARCH 3 2012

..EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED AT EWING...VIRGINIA IN LEE COUNTY

A STORM SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT OF TORNADO DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED MARCH 2ND IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA.

THE TORNADO THAT PRODUCED DAMAGE IN LEE COUNTY...OCCURRED IN THE EWING COMMUNITY. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF-1 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS AT 110 MILES AN HOUR. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A HOME AND UP-ROOTED SEVERAL TREES.

THE STORM SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY: ERIC HOLWEG AND ALLEN ATKINS FROM THE MORRISTOWN TENNESSEE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

[Hoosier]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

525 PM EST SAT MARCH 3 2012

..EF-2 TORNADO CONFIRMED AT HARROGATE TENNESSEE IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY...

A STORM SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT OF TORNADO DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED MARCH 2ND IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY TENNESSEE.

THE TORNADO THAT PRODUCED DAMAGE IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY...OCCURRED IN THE CITH OF HARROGATE. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF-2 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS AT 120 MILES AN HOUR. THE TORNADO HAD A PATH WIDTH OF 250 YARDS. THE TORNADO BLOWN OFF SEVERAL ROOFS OF HOMES IN THE HARROGATE AREA.

[Hoosier]

Sounds like the NWS believes two possible tornadoes hit Henryville. The first tornado is the one that has been rated an EF4. I would tend to think if there was a second one from the second supercell, it would have been weaker based on radar velocities.

Where are you getting the Henryville info from? I don't see any updated statements.

[David Reimer]

Where are you getting the Henryville info from? I don't see any updated statements.

I'm seeing it on Twitter as well.

[TheWeatherPimp]

Where are you getting the Henryville info from? I don't see any updated statements.

Press conference. The official PNS doesn't look like it's been released yet.

[OceanStWx]

Press conference. The official PNS doesn't look like it's been released yet.

Seems like bad cell reception in complicating getting the information back to the WFO. But it is mentioned in NWSChat now as well.

[TheWeatherPimp]

Seems like bad cell reception in complicating getting the information back to the WFO. But it is mentioned in NWSChat now as well.

Yeah we were there yesterday evening. Bad cell reception isn't quite the problem, at least as of last evening, there was no cell reception, at least on Verizon and Sprint.

[OceanStWx]

Via JKL web story...

3/3/2012 550 PM EST Preliminary findings from National Weather Service Survey Teams:

Confirmed EF3 Tornado in Menifee and Morgan Counties. The tornado in West Liberty was was rated as EF3.

Confirmed EF3 Tornado in Salyersville in Magoffing County.

Confirmed EF2 Tornado in Laurel County.

[andyhb]

3/3/2012 550 PM EST Preliminary findings from National Weather Service Survey Teams:

Confirmed EF3 Tornado in Menifee and Morgan Counties. The tornado in West Liberty was was rated as EF3.

Confirmed EF3 Tornado in Salyersville in Magoffing County.

Confirmed EF2 Tornado in Laurel County.

Wondering if that is going to rise.

[Hoosier]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  

316 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012  

  

..TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA  

  

LOCATION...HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA  

DATE...MARCH 2 2012  

ESTIMATED TIME...353 PM EST  

MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF3  

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...140 MPH  

MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...NOT AVAILABLE  

PATH LENGTH...NOT AVAILABLE  

BEGINNING LAT/LON...NOT AVAILABLE  

ENDING LAT/LON...NOT AVAILABLE  

* FATALITIES...2  

* INJURIES...6  

  

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO  

CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS  

STORM DATA.  

  

..SUMMARY  

  

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON OH HAS CONFIRMED AN EF3  

TORNADO NEAR HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA ON MARCH 2 2012.  

  

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT  

WEATHER.GOV/ILN.  

  

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO  

THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:  

  

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.  

EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.  

EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.  

EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.  

EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.  

EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

updated info:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

542 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012    

..TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA    

LOCATION...HOLTON IN RIPLEY COUNTY INDIANA  

DATE...3/2/2012

ESTIMATED TIME...4:00 PM EST  

MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF3  

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...145 MPH  

MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...350 YARDS  

PATH LENGTH...10-11 MILES  

BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.0827/-85.3497  

ENDING LAT/LON...39.1126/-85.2570  

* FATALITIES...2  

* INJURIES...UNKNOWN    

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO  CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS  STORM DATA.

[OceanStWx]

Wondering if that is going to rise.

They are waiting for more detailed information from the survey teams once they arrive back in the office, but it sounds like they are done with the surveys. The main street West Liberty picture from yesterday looked about EF3 damage, so there must not have been any more significantly damaged structures that they could find.

[*IndyMeso*]

Yeah we were there yesterday evening. Bad cell reception isn't quite the problem, at least as of last evening, there was no cell reception, at least on Verizon and Sprint.

Yeah our IMAT has been here since last night. Cell service is still spotty at best. Verizon has been working to 're-signal" areas towards Henryville and they have already gotten positive feedback about more coverage. Where I am at in Henryville however, has not seen much.

[wxsmwhrms]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS

438 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012

...EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN LAMAR/FORREST COUNTIES...

TORNADO BEGIN LOCATION: 5.5 ENE BAXTERVILLE

TORNADO END LOCATION: 6 S HATTIESBURG

TORNADO BEGIN TIME: 623 PM 3/2/12

TORNADO END TIME: 646 PM 3/2/12

RATING: EF1 MAX WINDS 100 MPH

PATH LENGTH: 12 MILES

PATH WIDTH: 300 YARDS

DESCRIPTION: THIS TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG BEACH ROAD,

WHERE IT OVERTURNED TWO TRAILERS, TOOK PART OF THE ROOF OFF A HOME,

DESTROYED A SHED AND CAUSED SOME TREE DAMAGE. FROM THERE THE

TORNADO WEAKENED AND SEEMED TO SKIP ALONG FOR SEVERAL MILES AS IT

CROSSED BOGGY HOLLOW ROAD AND COALTOWN ROAD. THE TORNADO

STRENGTHENED AGAIN AS IT CROSSED PURVIS TO COLUMBIA ROAD. THERE THE

TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND SIDING OF A HOME AND SNAPPED

SEVERAL TREES. THE TORNADO THEM WEAKENED AGAIN AS IT MOVED THROUGH

THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF PURVIS WITH ONLY SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE.

THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED AGAIN AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 11 AND SHERLOCK

HERRINGTON ROAD. THERE NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED, THE ROOF AND

SIDING OF A HOME WERE DAMAGED, A LARGE STORAGE SHED WAS HEAVILY

DAMAGED, AND 3 MOBILE HOME SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE. THE TORNADO THEN

REACHED ITS PEAK INTENSITY AS IT CROSSED HAROLD TUCKER ROAD. A

STRAPPED DOWN MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND HEAVILY

DAMAGED, TWO OTHER MOBILE HOMES WERE DAMAGED, AND A SINGLE FAMILY

HOME HAD PART OF THE ROOF BLOWN OFF. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AT

THIS LOCATION AS WELL. THIS LOCATION HAD BOTH THE MAXIMUM WINDS OF

100 MPH AND THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 300 YARDS. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED

WHITE CHAPEL ROAD CAUSING EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE. IT THEN MOVED INTO

FORREST COUNTY AND CROSSED OVER INTERSTATE 59 KNOCKING OVER SEVERAL

TREES AT A REST STOP. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED BROWNS BRIDGE ROAD

AND FRYE ROAD SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES, ONE OF WHICH FELL ON A HOUSE.

THE TORNADO LIFTED SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING FRYE ROAD.

$$

SW/BK

[Hoosier]

Seems like bad cell reception in complicating getting the information back to the WFO. But it is mentioned in NWSChat now as well.

Is there any chatter about where the EF4 damage occurred? Again, without knowing the integrity of buildings, some of the worst damage actually looked like it was farther northeast toward Marysville/Chelsea.

[OceanStWx]

Is there any chatter about where the EF4 damage occurred? Again, without knowing the integrity of buildings, some of the worst damage actually looked like it was farther northeast toward Marysville/Chelsea.

I have not seen any mention of where the specific damage occurred, but I agree that Marysville looked comparatively worse to my eye.

[andyhb]

I have not seen any mention of where the specific damage occurred, but I agree that Marysville looked comparatively worse to my eye.

Assuming those homes were relatively well built, some of those damage pictures out of Marysville looked easily EF4, possibly higher.

[on_wx]

Looks like Henryville was lower EF4.

175mph according to Indianapolis News

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/indiana/ef-4-tornado-struck-henryville

[OceanStWx]

Assuming those homes were relatively well built, some of those damage pictures out of Marysville looked easily EF4, possibly higher.

I think most "telling" photo is the one of the tree stump with what appears to be someone's concrete porch and front steps with no houses behind it, just a field strewn with debris. So even assuming a well built home, the expected wind speed for slab swept clean is 200 mph. This is the upper limit of EF4. My assumption is that they would need to find better than well built, and more than just one lot that featured this kind of damage.

Regardless, there are more than a few houses with all walls collapsed, which falls comfortably within EF4 range.