Tornado Hits Sequatchie Valley April 27

...EF2 TORNADO DAMAGE CONFIRMED IN SEQUATCHIE COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN HAS COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT
OF THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN SEQUATCHIE COUNTY TENNESSEE THIS
AFTERNOON. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT AN EF2 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM
WIND SPEEDS OF 120 MILES AN HOUR...OCCURRED AROUND TWO MILES
SOUTH OF DUNLAP TENNESSEE.

THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG FRANK TATE ROAD WITH A
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 90 MPH (EF-1) AND A WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED IN A NORTHEAST PATH AND INCREASED IN SIZE AND
INTENSITY TO AN EF-2 WITH A MAXIMUM WIND SPEED AT 120 MPH AND A
WIDTH OF 175 YARDS. SEVERAL LARGE HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF
NEAR THE TRUNK BASE...WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OCCURRING IN A
CONCENTRATED PATH.

THE TORNADO CONTINUED ITS NORTHEAST MOVEMENT AND FINALLY WEAKENED
TO AN EF-1 WITH A MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 100 MPH...AS IT DISSIPATED
AT THE FOOTHILL OF SIGNAL MOUNTAIN. SEVERAL HOMES SUFFERED MINOR TO
MODERATE WIND DAMAGE ALONG THE NEARLY FIVE MILE PATH OF THE TORNADO.


STORM SURVEY COMPLETED BY: TIM TROUTMAN...WARNING
COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST