2020 Nashville tornado outbreak
A small but deadly tornado outbreak affected West and Middle Tennessee on the night of March 2 and into the morning of March 3, 2020, including a high-end EF3 tornado that hit Nashville and Mount Juliet, becoming the 6th costliest tornado in United States history, and a violent EF4 tornado that impacted areas in and just west of Cookeville. A total of 25 people were killed by the tornadoes, with an additional 309 being injured, and more than 70,000 lost electricity. The path of the Nashville tornado was very similar to the one that hit East Nashville in 1998. A few additional tornadoes were also confirmed in Alabama, southeastern Missouri, and western Kentucky. Total damage from the event reached $1.607 billion according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
Confirmed tornadoes received by the Storm Prediction Center as well as all the tornado warnings issued. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 10 hours, 38 minutes |
| Tornado outbreak | |
| Tornadoes | 15 |
| Maximum rating | EF4 tornado |
| Highest winds | 175 mph (282 km/h) tornadic (Cookeville, TN EF4) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 25 fatalities (+1 indirect), 309 injuries |
| Damage | $1.607 billion (2020 USD) |
| Areas affected | Tennessee, Alabama, Southern Kentucky, Southeastern Missouri |
| Power outages | 73,000 |
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2020 | |