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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1226 PM CDT Wed May 21 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/20/25 Tornado Event...

.SW Jackson, TN...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.29 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/20/2025
Start Time:             03:15 PM CDT
Start Location:         6 W Bemis / Madison County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.5905 / -88.941

End Date:               05/20/2025
End Time:               03:17 PM CDT
End Location:           5 W Bemis / Madison County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.596 / -88.9192

Survey Summary:
A brief tornado touched down in a wooded area just south of James
Lawrence Road, to the west of Smith Lane in far southwest
Jackson, TN. As the tornado moved northeast, damage to a warehouse
building occurred on Smith Lane. Multiple videos showed some roof
debris being lofted into the air from the warehouse. The tornado
lifted as it moved onto McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, with
some of the debris from the warehouse deposited onto the airfield.

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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