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CHRISTIANA, Tenn. - The National Weather Service says a low level EF0 tornado touched down in Christiana Monday afternoon. Storm damage is spread over 2.5 miles, mainly along Sledge and Plain View roads. Several homes and barns suffered roof damage, and lots of trees were twisted and snapped. That twisting motion is something that helps to distinguish a tornado from straight line winds.
"You're certainly looking at wind speeds going to be above 65 or 70mph that you would have in a typical thunderstorm," says NWS's Trevor Boucher. "This is obviously associated with tornadic activity. It's not so much the wind speeds. It's the way the damage fell and the convergent nature of it that would lead us to believe it was a tornado."
Officials estimate the tornado packed wind speeds of around 85mph. While there was quite a bit of damage across the area, no injuries were reported.
"You're certainly looking at wind speeds going to be above 65 or 70mph that you would have in a typical thunderstorm," says NWS's Trevor Boucher. "This is obviously associated with tornadic activity. It's not so much the wind speeds. It's the way the damage fell and the convergent nature of it that would lead us to believe it was a tornado."
Officials estimate the tornado packed wind speeds of around 85mph. While there was quite a bit of damage across the area, no injuries were reported.
Tuesday, March 19 2013, 05:50 AM CDT
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