Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 3.32 Miles
-- Width 50 Yards
State TENNESSEE
County/Area PUTNAM
WFO OHX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2020-03-03 01:38 CST-6
Begin Location 2WNW DENNY SEMINARY
Begin Lat/Lon 36.1603/-85.8056
End Date 2020-03-03 01:42 CST-6
End Location 1S GENTRY
End Lat/Lon 36.1711/-85.7479
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 15.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative From the late evening hours on March 2 into the early morning hours on March 3, supercell thunderstorms developed and spawned tornadoes across southeast Missouri, southern Kentucky, Tennessee, and central Alabama. One of these supercells formed near the Mississippi River in west Tennessee, then tracked eastward across the entire length of the state just north of the Interstate 40 corridor, spawning 10 tornadoes and dropping large hail bigger than the size of baseballs. Seven of these tornadoes touched down across Middle Tennessee, resulting in widespread damage, 307 injuries and 24 fatalities. An additional fatality and 2 more injuries occurred in Benton County in west Tennessee. These tornadoes were the worst seen in Tennessee since the devastating tornadoes of April 27, 2011 across east Tennessee, as well as the Super Tuesday tornadoes of February 5-6, 2008. Total damage estimates from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency across Middle Tennessee reached $1.6 billion.
Event Narrative An EF-0 tornado touched down near the Smith/Putnam County line northwest of Buffalo Valley and then moved east-northeast across very hilly terrain, taking down several trees in the process. Several homes suffered roof damage and some outbuildings were damaged on St. Marys Road, and numerous trees were blown down. The tornado continued across Highway 96 to Rock Springs Road with continued tree damage and minor damage to outbuildings, before lifting just west of Stanton Road.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 24 307 1.604B 825.00K
DENVER HUMPHREYS CO. TN 03/02/2020 23:20 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 100.00K 300.00K
MC EWEN HUMPHREYS CO. TN 03/02/2020 23:42 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 25.00K 25.00K
SYLVIA DICKSON CO. TN 03/02/2020 23:52 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CHARLOTTE DICKSON CO. TN 03/03/2020 00:04 CST-6 Hail 3.00 in. 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
VANLEER DICKSON CO. TN 03/03/2020 00:07 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SCOTTSBORO DAVIDSON CO. TN 03/03/2020 00:32 CST-6 Tornado EF3 2 170 1.090B 0.00K
MT JULIET WILSON CO. TN 03/03/2020 00:54 CST-6 Tornado EF3 3 50 409.000M 0.00K
GRANT SMITH CO. TN 03/03/2020 01:19 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 5.000M 0.00K
THE HERMITAGE WILSON CO. TN 03/03/2020 01:19 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LANCASTER HILL SMITH CO. TN 03/03/2020 01:35 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
DENNY SEMINARY PUTNAM CO. TN 03/03/2020 01:38 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
ENSOR PUTNAM CO. TN 03/03/2020 01:48 CST-6 Tornado EF4 19 87 100.000M 0.00K
CANEY FORK PUTNAM CO. TN 03/03/2020 02:05 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
RINNIE CUMBERLAND CO. TN 03/03/2020 02:25 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RINNIE CUMBERLAND CO. TN 03/03/2020 02:25 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 50.00K 500.00K
Totals: 24 307 1.604B 825.00K