PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
338 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS EF2 TORNADO OCCURRED IN STEWART 
COUNTY MONDAY EVENING...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DAMAGE
THAT OCCURRED IN THE BIG ROCK AREA IN NORTHEAST STEWART COUNTY 
YESTERDAY EVENING WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO. WITH MAX WINDS OF 120 MPH 
THIS CLASSIFIES AS AN EF2 TORNADO THAT TRAVELED AT LEAST 7 MILES 
INTO FORT CAMPBELL.  MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 150 YARDS.  THERE WERE 2 
INJURIES AND NO FATALITIES.

DAMAGE BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BUMPUS MILLS AND BRAZZIE DOCK 
ROADS AND WAS CONTINUOUS AT LEAST 7 MILES NORTHEAST INTO 
INACCESSIBLE AREAS OF FT. CAMPBELL.  THE LAST VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF 
DAMAGE WAS 1/2 MILE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 20 AND BIG ROCK 
RD.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE...EF-2 WITH WINDS NEAR 120 MPH...WAS 
ALONG CHERRY HOLLOW RD JUST NORTHEAST OF THE BIG ROCK COMMUNITY.  
SEVERAL HOMES SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE INCLUDING ONE WITH 
COMPLETE ROOF LOSS.  AN OCCUPIED MOBILE HOME WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED 
WITH DEBRIS SCATTERED AT LEAST 100 YARDS INTO A FIELD.  

IT IS VERY LIKELY THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH EXTENDED ALL THE WAY 
ACROSS FT. CAMPBELL IN STEWART AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY 
COUNTY BEFORE ENTERING KENTUCKY.  WE WILL MAKE ADDITIONAL PATH 
LENGTH INFORMATION AVAILABLE AFTER FURTHER COORDINATION WITH THE NWS 
OFFICE IN PADUCAH KY.

SUMMARY  
DATE...5/23/2011 
ESTIMATED TIME...6:56 PM 
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH LENGTH...AT LEAST 7 MILES
YARDS PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS 
INJURIES...2
FATALITIES...0

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT 
WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE.

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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