
Three Tornadoes Touch Down in our Area!
Submitted by Brian Smith on October 12, 2009 - 3:31am. WeatherComments Below: 0
According to the NWS out of Morristown, TN, a survery has concluded that 3 tornadoes touched down in Marion, McMinn and Monroe counties Friday night. Thankfully, no significant damage was reported.
Here is the report:
...RESULTS FROM STORM SURVEYS...
...EFO TORNADO DAMAGE CONFIRMED IN MARION...MCMINN AND MONROE
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST AND EAST TENNESSEE...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN HAS COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT
OF THE STORM DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN MARION...MCMINN AND MONROE
COUNTIES.
IN MARION COUNTY TENNESSEE...AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR JASPER
TENNESSEE AND HAD A CONTINUOUS TWO MILE PATH BEFORE DISSIPATING. THE
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF THE TORNADO WAS AT 80 MPH...WITH A 30 YARD
PATH WIDTH. A SECOND EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HALETOWN
TENNESSEE...WITH A TENTH OF A MILE PATH LENGTH AND 20 YARD WIDTH.
IN MCMINN COUNTY TENNESSEE...AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT TWO
MILES EAST OF ENGLEWOOD TENNESSEE. THE MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF THIS
TORNADO WAS 80 MPH. PATH LENGTH OF THE TORNADO WAS TWO TENTHS OF A
MILE...AND PATH WIDTH WAS AT 30 YARDS.
IN MONROE COUNTY TENNESSEE...AN EFO TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN
ALONG INTERSTATE 75...ABOUT SEVEN MILES NORTH OF NIOTA TENNESSEE.
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED WITH THIS TORNADO WAS AT 70 MPH...WITH A PATH
LENGTH OF A HALF OF A MILE AND PATH WIDTH OF 20 YARDS.
Here is a radar loop of the line of storms...
See you soon,
Brian
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