Two key differences: the Lee County tornado developed on a Sunday afternoon as opposed to the middle of a Monday night, and it struck well outside of a major metropolitan area.Īs noted by ’s Chris Dolce, these are the deadliest tornadoes in Tennessee since at least the Super Outbreak of April 27, 2011, when 31 Tennesseeans were killed. In both the 20 events, a somewhat unremarkable severe set-up ramped up quickly, as a compact low intensified along a preexisting frontal zone, a pocket of unstable air moved toward it, and a long-lived tornadic supercell formed.

See the overview of this event posted here in Cat 6 last week by guest author Lee Grenci. It’s worth comparing and contrasting this event to the deadly tornado that occurred one year ago today-March 3, 2019-in Lee County, Alabama. Studies have shown that even modest amounts of instability can be enough to produce intense supercells and tornadoes if the shear is adequately strong. Last night’s tornadic supercell appears to have developed in a classic environment for late-winter and early-spring tornadoes across the South, with moderate instability but very strong vertical wind shear. (The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday afternoon that 25 people had been killed statewide, but that number was later revised to 24 after one of the fatalities was determined to be not storm-related.)Ĭity authorities in Nashville reported about 40 collapsed buildings. The toll includes 18 people in Putnam County, 3 in Wilson County, 2 in Davidson County (which includes Nashville) and 1 in Benton County. Local and breaking news for Tennessee from WKRN News 2, covering places like Memphis in West TN, Nashville in Middle TN, and Knoxville and the Tri-Cities in East TN. Influential Nashville music producer Jerry Bradley, who signed Alabama and Ronnie Milsap, has died. breaking) outlets has a new contest that is creating a lot of excitement. The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent. Update: At least 24 fatalities and more than 200 injuries had been reported by early Wednesday, according to . now four different 'West Side Story' albums on the chart.

Parts of Putnam County, just to the east, were also hit hard. Major damage occurred in the Nashville area, where a tornado tracked just north of downtown between 12:30 and 1:00 am. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)Ī long-track tornadic supercell ripped across central parts of Tennessee in the overnight hours early Tuesday. A tornado passed through Nashville just after midnight. Above: A resident makes her way down Underwood Street in Nashville, Tennessee, amidst downed trees and heavy debris in the early morning hours of March 3, 2020.

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