The National Weather Service has concluded it's survey this afternoon in northern Hamilton County. The damage was indeed that of a, EF-1 Tornado that struck Friday afternoon with winds of 90mph. Below is the survey:
...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...
...EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE CONFIRMED IN NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY, TN...
THE MORRISTOWN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS COMPLETED AN
ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY
ON FRIDAY. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM
WIND SPEEDS OF 90 MILES AN HOUR...OCCURRED NEAR THE SALE CREEK
COMMUNITY.
HERE IS THE BASIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TORNADO...
TORNADO SCALE...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS...90 MPH
START LOCATION... 1.0 ENE SALE CREEK, TN
END LOCATION... 1.5 ENE SALE CREEK, TN
START TIME... 423 PM EDT
END TIME... 424 PM EDT
PATH LENGTH... 0.5 MILE
PATH WIDTH... 30 YARDS
DAMAGE...ABOUT 40 TREES DAMAGED IN NARROW PATH. NO MAN-MADE
STRUCTURES WERE HIT.
STORM SURVEY COMPLETED BY: TIM TROUTMAN...WARNING COORDINATION
METEOROLOGIST
I look for the survey out of McMinn County very soon,
See you soon,
Brian
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