EF-0 tornado damage in Cordova, TN near Wolfchase Mall

NOTE: This information has been superceded, upgrading the intensity to EF-1. See the report here.

DAMAGE SURVEY TEMPLATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
659 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009


...PRELIMINARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY DETERMINES EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN THIS AFTERNOON IN CORDOVA...


AROUND 450 PM THURSDAY /JULY 30/ A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN CORDOVA... TENNESSEE... AREA JUST SOUTH OF THE WOLFCHASE MALL. THE TORNADO HAS A PRELIMINARY PATH OF 5 MILES LONG AND WIDTH OF 250 YARDS. THE PRELIMINARY SURVEY SETS THE TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 80 TO 90 MPH... AND IS AN EF-0.