May 28, 2021 Upper Cumberland Tornadoes

Tornadoes:

Tornado #1 - Cookeville, TN Putnam County Date 5/28/2021 Time (Local) 12:57 PM CDT EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 85 mph Path Length 12.82 miles Max Width 150 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: A weak tornado touched down near South Willow Avenue and Winston Drive in Cookeville, causing minor damage to the Willow Avenue Church of Christ and moderate damage to two church outbuildings. Several trees were blown down at the Hampton Creek Apartments just off to the east, and one apartment building suffered minor roof damage. The tornado continued northeast across Jefferson Avenue and Highway 111, but only minimal damage was noted with just a few small trees and signs damaged. More significant damage occurred in east Cookeville on Watauga Road, Linda Avenue, Spring Street, and Dry Valley Road where numerous trees were blown down. Trees continued to be snapped and uprooted as the tornado crossed Mountain Top Lane and Mount Pleasant Road, and one home was severely damaged by fallen trees on Falling Water Road. More trees were blown down on Brotherton Mountain Road and Stamps Shady Grove Road before the tornado lifted. Track Map

Tornado #2 - Livingston, TN Overton County Date 5/28/2021 Time (Local) 1:13 PM CDT EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 80 mph Path Length 1.0 miles Max Width 50 yards Injuries/Deaths 2/0 Summary: A brief EF-0 tornado touched down south of Livingston to the west of Bilbrey Road. Security camera video from Clydesdale Farms on Dale Gunnels Lane showed the tornado heavily damaging a barn and blowing down numerous trees. 2 people in the barn suffered minor injuries. Further to the east, more trees were blown down on Difficult Lane before the tornado lifted near Monterey Highway. Track Map

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

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos:

Putnam County

Willow Avenue Church of Christ in Cookeville (Putnam County EMA)	Hampton Creek Apartments in Cookeville (Putnam County EMA)	Falling Water Road east of Cookeville (Putnam County EMA)

Overton County

Clydesdale Farms south of Livingston (Overton County EMA)	Clydesdale Farms south of Livingston (Overton County EMA)

Radar:

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
959 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1257 PM     TORNADO          2 SW COOKEVILLE         36.13N  85.53W
05/28/2021                   PUTNAM             TN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR SOUTH WILLOW AVENUE 
            AND WINSTON DRIVE IN COOKEVILLE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO 
            A CHURCH...MODERATE DAMAGE TO AN OUTBUILDING AND SNAPPED 
            LARGE BRANCHES FROM NEARBY TREES. IT CONTINUED TO THE 
            EAST CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS ON HWY 111 AND 
            DOWNING MULTIPLE TREES IN EAST COOKEVILLE WITH WATAUGA 
            DRIVE BEING THE HARDEST HIT. MORE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN 
            TO THE NORTHEAST ON FALLING WATER ROAD AND BUCK MOUNTAIN 
            ROAD. 

0103 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E COOKEVILLE          36.16N  85.49W
05/28/2021                   PUTNAM             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            TREES DOWN ON WATAUGA DRIVE IN EAST COOKEVILLE. 

0113 PM     TORNADO          4 S LIVINGSTON          36.33N  85.33W
05/28/2021                   OVERTON            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            *** 2 INJ *** A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTH 
            OF LIVINGSTON TO THE WEST OF BILBREY ROAD. SECURITY 
            CAMERA VIDEO FROM CLYDESDALE FARMS ON DALE GUNNELS LANE 
            SHOWED THE TORNADO HEAVILY DAMAGING A BARN AND BLOWING 
            DOWN NUMEROUS TREES. 2 PEOPLE IN THE BARN SUFFERED MINOR 
            INJURIES. FURTHER TO THE EAST, MORE TREES WERE BLOWN 
            DOWN ON DIFFICULT LANE BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED NEAR 
            MONTEREY HIGHWAY. 


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EVENT NUMBER OHX2100526 OHX2100525 OHX2100527  


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Damage Surveys

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
902 AM CDT Sun May 30 2021

...NWS Damage Survey for May 28, 2021 Tornado Event - Update #1...

.Update...

Two EF-0 tornadoes are now confirmed to have touched down in 
Middle Tennessee on Friday, May 28, 2021 in Putnam and Overton
Counties. 

.Overton County EF-0 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.0008 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               2

Start Date:             05/28/2021
Start Time:             01:13 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 S Livingston / Overton County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.3346 / -85.3294

End Date:               05/28/2021
End Time:               01:14 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SSE Livingston / Overton County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.3378 / -85.3118

Survey Summary:
A brief EF-0 tornado touched down south of Livingston to the west
of Bilbrey Road. Security camera video from Clydesdale Farms on
Dale Gunnels Lane showed the tornado heavily damaging a barn and
blowing down numerous trees. 2 people in the barn suffered minor
injuries. Further to the east, more trees were blown down on
Difficult Lane before the tornado lifted near Monterey Highway.

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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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