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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
215 AM CST Sat Mar 7 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/3/2020 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE #3...

Corrected end time and starting point for Benton/Humphreys
tornado.

7 tornadoes were determined to have touched down across Middle
Tennessee during the early morning hours on March 3rd.
Information on these tornadoes has been renumbered below based on
time of occurrence from west to east. Note that the Cumberland
County tornado will require additional information to determine
the exact path and whether it extended into Morgan County.

.Tornado #1 - Benton/Humphreys County EF-2 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    125 mph
Path Length /statute/:  18.91 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250.0 yards
Fatalities:             1
Injuries:               2

Start Date:             03/02/2020
Start Time:             11:05 PM CST
Start Location:         2 NNW Camden / Benton County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.0923 / -88.1189

End Date:               03/02/2020
End Time:               11:31 PM CST
End Location:           1 N Waverly / Humphreys County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.1067 / -87.7842

Survey Summary:
The tornado started in Benton County northwest of Camden and
caused a substantial amount of tree damage along the path that
extended to the Tennessee River. Several homes and mobile homes
were damaged along the path in Benton County resulting in 1 death
and 2 injuries. The most damage was in the Ballard Road area.

The tornado continued across the Tennessee River into Humphreys
County and damaged hundreds of trees along the river on Crystal
Springs Road. It then progressed east, and damaged/uprooted
several dozen trees along Lucas Ridge Road, Hemby Branch Road,
and Clydeton Road. There were also some roof panels damaged and
removed from a small outbuilding on Clydeton Road. Additional
trees were uprooted along Brazzle Road and Stephenson Road just
off Highway 13 before dissipating around Highway 13.

.Tornado #2 - Eastern Humphreys County EF-0 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/02/2020
Start Time:             11:39 PM CST
Start Location:         1 NW McEwen / Humphreys County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.1142 / -87.6465

End Date:               03/02/2020
End Time:               11:45 PM CST
End Location:           4 ENE McEwen / Humphreys County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.1228 / -87.5632

Survey Summary:
This tornado touched down along Curtis Chapel Road just northwest
of McEwen, where it damaged a small barn. It continued eastward
and damaged/uprooted some trees along CCC Road as well as caused
some minor roof damage to a home. Additional damage was found on
Tummins Road where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado appeared
to dissipate shortly after that location.

.Tornado #3 - Davidson/Wilson/Smith County EF-3 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    165 mph
Path Length /statute/:  60.13 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   800.0 yards
Fatalities:             5
Injuries:               220

Start Date:             03/03/2020
Start Time:             12:32 AM CST
Start Location:         7 NE Pegram / Davidson County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.1735 / -86.958

End Date:               03/03/2020
End Time:               01:32 AM CST
End Location:           3 SE Gordonsville / Smith County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.1536 / -85.8905

Survey Summary:
A strong long-track tornado tracked across Davidson and Wilson
Counties and into Smith County early on March 3 resulting in 5
fatalities and 220 injuries. The tornado began in far western
Davidson County and rapidly intensified into EF-2 intensity as it
tracked across John C. Tune Airport and into the North Nashville
and Germantown areas. The tornado intensified further to EF-3
intensity as it tracked into East Nashville, with the most
significant damage occuring in and around the Five Points
neighborhood, where two fatalities occurred. EF-1 and EF-2 damage
continued across the Cumberland River before the tornado
strengthened again to EF-3 intensity in the Stanford Estates
subdivision in Donelson. EF-2 damage was observed across Hermitage
and the remainder of Davidson County.

The tornado strengthened to EF-3 intensity for a third time upon
entering Wilson County, with a 6-mile swath of EF-3 damage
observed near the Mt. Juliet area, where three more fatalities
occurred. EF-1 and EF-2 damage continued along a path that
paralleled and occasionally crossed Interstate 40 south-southeast
of Lebanon. Once the tornado moved into Smith County, it weakened
some but was still causing significant tree and powerline damage,
as well as damage to homes. Just south of Gordonsville, the
tornado caused a mobile home to flip, along with destroying
several barns and outbuildings. The tornado finally lifted just
south of I-40 near Highway 141/Lancaster Highway.

.Tornado #4 - Smith/Putnam County EF-0 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.88 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/03/2020
Start Time:             01:37 AM CST
Start Location:         4 ESE Gordonsville / Smith County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.1543 / -85.856

End Date:               03/03/2020
End Time:               01:42 AM CST
End Location:           6 W Baxter / Putnam County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.1725 / -85.7559

Survey Summary:
An EF-0 tornado touched down near Club Springs Road just north of
the Caney Fork River, and then moved east-northeast across very
hilly terrain, taking down several trees in the process. Once
this tornado crossed into Putnam County, several homes were
impacted. Damage mainly occurred to the roofs, as well as several
outbuildings on St. Marys Road. The tornado continued to Rock
Springs Road with minor damage occurring to outbuildings, as well
as tree damage, before lifting just west of Stanton Road.

.Tornado #5 - Putnam County EF-4 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF4
Estimated Peak Wind:    175 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.21 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   500.0 yards
Fatalities:             18
Injuries:               88

Start Date:             03/03/2020
Start Time:             01:49 AM CST
Start Location:         2 NW Baxter / Putnam County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.1716 / -85.6618

End Date:               03/03/2020
End Time:               01:57 AM CST
End Location:           1 NW Cookeville / Putnam County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.1713 / -85.5156

Survey Summary:
A violent tornado tracked across western and central Putman
County, resulting in numerous destroyed homes, 30-35 of which were
destroyed completely, and caused 88 injuries and 18 fatalities.
The tornado began 2.5 miles NW of Baxter where it produced EF-0
damage for 2.7 miles as it crossed Gainesboro Highway. The tornado
intensified to EF-1 and EF-2 intensity in the Prosperity Pointe
subdivision just north of US 70N/Nashville Highway and further
intensified to EF-3 as it crossed Bloomington Road and Clemmons
Road, severely damaging several homes. The tornado then became
violent for 0.8 miles as it entered the area around McBroom Chapel
Road, where it reached EF-4 intensity, completely destroyed over
a dozen homes, and caused numerous fatalities with the heaviest
damage concentrated on Hensley Drive. EF-4 damage continued
eastward to Echo Valley Drive, where an apartment complex was
completely destroyed. EF-2 and EF-3 damage continued eastward for
2.0 miles, affecting homes along US 70N/W Broad Street, before
rapidly coming to an end near N Franklin Avenue just west of
Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

.Tornado #6 - South Putnam County EF-0 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.23 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   25.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/03/2020
Start Time:             02:05 AM CST
Start Location:         4 SE Cookeville / Putnam County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.1075 / -85.4461

End Date:               03/03/2020
End Time:               02:06 AM CST
End Location:           5 SE Cookeville / Putnam County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.1068 / -85.442

Survey Summary:
A very brief and weak EF-0 tornado touched down just off of
Highway 70 and Overstreet Drive southeast of Cookeville in the Dry
Valley and Goffton area. Damage was mostly to the roof of one
house, metal garage, and an outbuilding. There were also several
trees with large branches broken off.

.Tornado #7 - Cumberland County EF-0 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  TBD
Path Width /maximum/:   150.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/03/2020
Start Time:             2:25 AM CST
Start Location:         3 SSW Clarkrange / Cumberland County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.140228 / -85.04016

End Date:               03/03/2020
End Time:               TBD
End Location:           TBD
End Lat/Lon:            TBD

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 127 and
Atkins Road where trees were uprooted and one single wide mobile
home sustained roof damage. The tornado moved northeast where it
crossed Smith Road. Two outbuildings were destroyed, two houses
sustained shingle damage, one power pole was pushed over, and
approximately 20 trees were uprooted. The tornado then took an
eastward track just south of Beaty Road where more trees were
uprooted. Two more outbuildings were destroyed at the end of
Beaty Road. The tornado continued ESE where trees were uprooted on
Cool Springs Road. The tornado continued eastward into the
Catoosa Wildlife Management Area. More details on the remainder of
the track are still being gathered at this time.

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

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