Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF4 tornado, Putnam County, Tennessee, March 3, 2020
RatingEF4
Deaths19
Injuries87
Length8.39 mi
Width900 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.17, -85.66) to the end point (36.17, -85.51), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 3, 2020, 1:48 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF4
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Putnam County
- Near the path
- Cookeville, Baxter (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 8.39 miles long, up to 900 yards wide
- Casualties
- 19 deaths, 87 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 3, 2020
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF3 | Tennessee | 60.13 mi | 1,600 yd | 5 | 220 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF2 | Kentucky | 2.7 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF2 | Tennessee | 10.07 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF1 | Alabama | 6.21 mi | 525 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF0 | Tennessee | 3.32 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF0 | Tennessee | 0.23 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF0 | Tennessee | 3.68 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF0 | Alabama | 4.34 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.