More Info on Olive Branch Tornado

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
854 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

…PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY REPORT FOR OLIVE BRANCH MISSISSIPPI TORNADO…

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM FOUND TORNADO DAMAGE
IN THE VICINITY OF OLIVE BRANCH MISSISSIPPI NEAR THE INTERSECTIONS
OF BETHEL ROAD AND U.S. HIGHWAY 78. THE TEAM FOUND NUMEROUS HOMES
DAMAGED WITH SOME HOMES WITHOUT ROOFS AND PORTIONS OF THEIR SECOND
STORIES IN THE BETHEL PARK SUBDIVISION.

THE TEAM PRELIMINARILY RATED THIS TORNADO AS EF-1 DAMAGE WITH
ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 105 MPH. THE PRELIMINARY WIDTH WAS 300
YARDS AND PRELIMINARY LENGTH WAS FOUR MILES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WILL UPDATE THIS SURVEY REPORT AS NEEDED ON FRIDAY.

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