Tornado in Gibson County

EF-0 tornado surveyed by a Memphis National Weather Service survey
team in southern Gibson County Tennessee…

* location of event: 3 miles northeast of Humboldt in southern
Gibson County Tennessee.

* Time of event: approximately 2:30 PM CST…Thursday…November
25…2010.

* Beginning point: latitude: 35 degrees…50 minutes…47 seconds
longitude: -88 degrees…52 minutes…1.3 second.

* Ending point: latitude: 35 degrees…50 minutes…53 seconds
longitude: -88 degrees…51 minutes…22.7 second.

* Rating: EF-0.

* Estimated peak wind: 70 to 80 mph.

* Path length: approximately one half mile long.

* Maximum width: about 200 yards wide.

* Fatalities: none.

* Injuries: none.

* Summary of damages: the tornado briefly touched down along jim
bob Scruggs Road and traveled east crossing dollar Road and then
lifting just east of dollar Road. The tornado resulted in damage
to a dozen homes…with widespread roof damage. In
addition…there were multiple sheds destroyed and several snapped
trees.

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