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EF0 tornado in Rutherford County, Tennessee

Tornado July 29, 2024 · Rutherford County, Tennessee

EF0
Rating
3.3 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
$750K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A small, weak EF-0 tornado moved through Murfreesboro, also impacting Middle Tennessee State University. Main damage was large tree branches down with some trees uprooted. Minor structural damage was noted at the stadium, including some siding material off of one of the buildings and some gate and fencing damage. The tornado began just east of Memorial Boulevard, continued east-southeast towards Middle Tennessee State University, and ended southeast of campus on Copper Hollow Drive. Maximum winds were estimated to be 75 mph. Damages are a rough estimate.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee on July 29, 2024. The most impactful thunderstorm of the day was located in the Murfreesboro area. A microburst with estimated 80 mph winds caused tree and structural damage in the area. Meanwhile, an EF-0 tornado touched down on Middle Tennessee State University's campus.

Began near Murfreesboro (35.8550, -86.3899).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1189324. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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