Overview
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After an unusually wet January, another strong storm system brought more heavy rainfall, flooding, and severe storms to parts of Middle Tennessee on February 5th. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms known as a QLCS (Quasi-linear Convective System) developed in northern Mississippi and moved across southern and eastern Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours. These storms spawned 6 weak tornadoes and widespread straight-line wind damage. In addition, heavy rainfall affected much of Middle Tennessee throughout the day, causing significant flooding in many areas. |
 SPC Storm Reports from February 5, 2020 |
Tornadoes:
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Tornado #1 - Loretto, TN
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Tornado #2 - Lawrenceburg, TN
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Tornado #3 - Shelbyville Airport, TN
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Tornado #4 - Centertown, TN
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Tornado #5 - Southwest Sparta, TN
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Tornado #6 - Bon Air Mountain, TN
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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 |
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Photos
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| A well-built garage was completed destroyed on Jasons Lane near Loretto (Photo via Lawrence County EMA) |
Numerous trees were blown down in Lawrenceburg (Photo via Lawrence County EMA) |
The roof of the Lawrenceburg Public Library partially collapsed (Photo via Lawrence County EMA) |
Damage to a barn roof on Highway 82 north of Shelbyville (Photo via NWS storm survey) |
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| A destroyed barn northeast of Centertown in Warren County (Photo via NWS storm survey) |
A house roof was blown off and numerous trees were downed southwest of Sparta (Photo via White County Weather Facebook page) |
Numerous snapped trees at the National Guard Armory southwest of Sparta (Photo via White County Weather Facebook page) |
A garage was mostly destroyed on Coal Bank Road near Bon Air Mountain (Photo via Newschannel5) |
Radar
OHX Radar Loop from February 5, 2020
Storm Reports:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1132 PM CST FRI FEB 14 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0556 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 WSW LAWRENCEBURG 35.22N 87.46W
02/05/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN NEAR WATERLOO ROAD AT HH LANE
0556 PM TORNADO 2 WSW LORETTO 35.07N 87.46W
02/05/2020 LAWRENCE TN NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG RIDDLE LANE
CAUSING TREE DAMAGE AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE OUTFIELD
WALL AT THE LORETTO SPORTS COMPLEX. THE TORNADO TRAVELED
EAST-NORTHEAST TAKING DOWN ADDITIONAL TREES AND
POWERLINES. ON HIGHWAY 43, THE FIRST FARMERS BANK SIGN
WAS BLOWN DOWN AS THE TORNADO CONTINUED ACROSS THE
HIGHWAY INTO AN OPEN FIELD BEFORE INTENSIFYING CAUSING
DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. NUMEROUS
SIGNIFICANT TREES WERE SNAPPED/UPROOTED. AT THIS POINT,
THE TORNADO WAS AT ITS
0556 PM TORNADO 4 WSW LAWRENCEBURG 35.22N 87.40W
02/05/2020 LAWRENCE TN NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 INJ *** THIS EF-1 TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN
ALONG GLENN SPRINGS ROAD DOWNING SEVERAL TREES INCLUDING
A LARGE TREE FALLING ON A HOUSE. THE TORNADO THEN
CROSSED HIGHWAY 64 CONTINUING ITS DESTRUCTION OF MOSTLY
TREES, POWERLINES, AND ROOFS AS IT MOVED THROUGH THE
CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED
OR UPROOTED RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE CITY ESPECIALLY TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDING THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE
TORNADO THEN MOVED EAST-NORTHEAST INTO A MORE
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.30W
02/05/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
HOUSE DAMAGED AT 4345 GIMLET RD.
0601 PM TSTM WND GST LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.34W
02/05/2020 M61 MPH LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED AT LAWRENCE COUNTY EOC. SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE
50 MPH AS WELL.
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG LORETTO 35.08N 87.44W
02/05/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ACROSS MAIN ST
0610 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW LAWRENCEBURG 35.24N 87.35W
02/05/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TREES ON HOUSE AT WEST POINT RD AND WATERLOO RD.
0612 PM TSTM WND DMG LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.34W
02/05/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
INJURIES WITH A BUILDING DAMAGED AT OLD HWY 64 JUST
EAST OF LAWRENCEBURG
0613 PM TSTM WND DMG LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.34W
02/05/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE AT GLEN SPRINGS RD ON THE WEST
SIDE OF LAWRENCEBURG.
0614 PM TSTM WND DMG LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.34W
02/05/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE TO THE LAWRENCEBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY ON EAST
GAINES STREET.
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG CORNERSVILLE 35.36N 86.84W
02/05/2020 MARSHALL TN EMERGENCY MNGR
A HOME AND SEVERAL CARPORTS WERE DAMAGED IN THE AREA OF
FRONT VIEW ST. AND VALLEY VIEW DRIVE. TIME WAS ESTIMATED
BY RADAR.
0647 PM TORNADO 6 NW SHELBYVILLE 35.55N 86.54W
02/05/2020 BEDFORD TN NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON OLD UNIONVILLE ROAD
BETWEEN THE INTERSECTION OF BEN WILLIAMS ROAD AND
HIGHWAY 41 N WHERE SOME LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN
OFF OF TREES. ADDITIONAL BRANCHES WERE BROKEN OFF OF
TREES ALONG HIGHWAY 41 N AND THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO
TRAVEL NORTHEAST WHERE A CARPORT WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS
NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED NEAR A HOME ALONG GREGORY MILL
ROAD. ON OLD NASHVILLE DIRT ROAD NEAR FRANK MARTIN ROAD
THERE WERE SEVERAL TREES DOWNED AS WELL AS SOME UTILITY
POLES. FURT
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NNW SHELBYVILLE 35.57N 86.48W
02/05/2020 BEDFORD TN SOCIAL MEDIA
POWER POLES SNAPPED AND TREES DOWN ON FRANK MARTIN ROAD
0651 PM TSTM WND GST 3 N SHELBYVILLE 35.53N 86.45W
02/05/2020 M58 MPH BEDFORD TN ASOS
58 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED BY SHELBYVILLE ASOS
0651 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELBYVILLE 35.49N 86.45W
02/05/2020 BEDFORD TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON APARTMENT BUILDING ON LANDERS STREET
0720 PM FLASH FLOOD COLUMBIA 35.62N 87.05W
02/05/2020 MAURY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
A WATER RESCUE WAS CONDUCTED AT KING HOLLOW AND MT. JOY
ROADS. NUMEROUS FLOODED ROADS WERE REPORTED ACROSS MAURY
COUNTY.
0723 PM TORNADO 1 N CENTERTOWN 35.74N 85.92W
02/05/2020 WARREN TN NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON W GREEN HILL ROAD
WHERE IT SNAPPED A FEW TREES. IT CONTINUED
EAST-NORTHEAST WHERE TREES SNAPPED ON TOP OF A MOBILE
HOME ON PIGEON HILL ROAD. A HOUSE ON SHORT MOUNTAIN ROAD
THAT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PORCH AND
GARAGE. A BARN WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED ON WOMACK ROAD.
NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH
BEFORE FINALLY LIFTING NEAR GATH LUCKY ROAD.
0726 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE CENTERTOWN 35.75N 85.89W
02/05/2020 WARREN TN SOCIAL MEDIA
BARN BLOWN INTO THE ROAD AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON
PIGEON HILL ROAD
0729 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE CENTERTOWN 35.76N 85.86W
02/05/2020 WARREN TN SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND COLUMNS BLOWN OFF PORCHES OF
HOMES NEAR CRISP SPRINGS ROAD AT SHORT MOUNTAIN ROAD
0730 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 SW LIVINGSTON 36.33N 85.40W
02/05/2020 OVERTON TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MAN WAS RESCUED ON HARDYS CHAPEL RD AFTER DRIVING OFF
ROAD INTO WATER.
0735 PM FLOOD FRANKLIN 35.93N 86.84W
02/05/2020 WILLIAMSON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL ROADS WERE FLOODED ACROSS WILLIAMSON COUNTY
INCLUDING TRINITY AT LADD RD...FLAT CREEK RD...DUPLEX AT
COMMONWEALTH AND PORT ROYAL...KEDRON RD...ARNO ALLISONA
RD...TOM LUNN AT PORT ROYAL...OWEN HILL AT HORTON
HWY...ARNO COLLEGE GROVE AT OWEN RD...AND HORTON HWY AT
WEBB RD.
0737 PM FLASH FLOOD JAMESTOWN 36.43N 84.94W
02/05/2020 FENTRESS TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0741 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 W LIVINGSTON 36.39N 85.42W
02/05/2020 OVERTON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS MAINLY THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE COUNTY.
0755 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW SPARTA 35.90N 85.50W
02/05/2020 WHITE TN SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HENSLEY CHAPEL ROAD...PARKER
ROAD...AND CROSSVINE ROAD
0755 PM TORNADO 4 NNW DOYLE 35.90N 85.54W
02/05/2020 WHITE TN NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON GUM SPRING MOUNTAIN
WHERE A HOUSE COMPLETELY LOST ITS ROOF ALONG WITH DOZENS
OF TREES GETTING UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. AN OUTBUILDING
AND BARN WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST
BRINGING DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES BEFORE FINALLY
HITTING THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY ON MCMINNVILLE HIGHWAY
WHERE NUMEROUS LARGE PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED. THE
TORNADO LIFTED JUST BEFORE REACHING HIGHWAY 111.
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD SOUTH CARTHAGE 36.24N 85.96W
02/05/2020 SMITH TN SOCIAL MEDIA
MAIN STREET PARTIALLY BLOCKED DUE TO FLASH FLOOD.
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD LEWISBURG 35.45N 86.79W
02/05/2020 MARSHALL TN EMERGENCY MNGR
ROADS WERE FLOODED AND SEVERAL WATER RESCUES TOOK PLACE
ACROSS MARSHALL COUNTY.
0802 PM TORNADO 3 ENE SPARTA 35.95N 85.42W
02/05/2020 WHITE TN NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF BLUE
SPRINGS ROAD AND SNAPPED SEVERAL TREES ALONG WITH
DESTROYING A BARN. A COVERED PORCH WAS ALSO DESTROYED AT
THIS LOCATION AS WELL AS THE ROOF OF A SINGLE STORY
HOME. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EASTWARD ACROSS A VALLEY
BEFORE CAUSING EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE ON JAMES LAMBERT
ROAD. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND BARNS WERE COMPLETELY
DESTROYED AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME.
THE TORNADO WENT UP A MOUNTAIN AND BACK DOWN AND THEN
HIT A BARN/OUTBUILDI
0805 PM FLASH FLOOD LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.34W
02/05/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER RESCUE ON JAP RD. UNCONFIRMED REPORT OF PEOPLE
TRAPPED IN A VEHICHLE.
0809 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SW MURFREESBORO 35.82N 86.43W
02/05/2020 RUTHERFORD TN TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER RESCUE...BOTTOM FLOOR OF A HOME IS FLOODED ALONG
JACKSON RIDGE RD IN ROCKVALE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE TRAPPED
ON 2ND FLOOR.
0811 PM FLASH FLOOD COOKEVILLE 36.16N 85.51W
02/05/2020 PUTNAM TN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE FLOODED.
0813 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNW PLEASANT HILL 36.02N 85.23W
02/05/2020 CUMBERLAND TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON COW PEN RD IN MAYLAND
0814 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE BAKER CROSSROADS 36.03N 85.07W
02/05/2020 CUMBERLAND TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE FELL ON HOUSE ON CRESTON RD
0839 PM FLASH FLOOD GAINESBORO 36.36N 85.65W
02/05/2020 JACKSON TN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SCATTERED ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0900 PM FLASH FLOOD 8 E SPARTA 35.94N 85.33W
02/05/2020 WHITE TN SOCIAL MEDIA
FLAT ROCK ROAD AND PARTS OF HIGHWAY 84 WERE FLOODED
1030 PM FLASH FLOOD ARDMORE 35.00N 86.86W
02/05/2020 GILES TN SOCIAL MEDIA
HIGHWAY 53 UNDERPASS FLOODED WITH CAR SUBMERGED
1030 PM FLASH FLOOD WAYNESBORO 35.32N 87.76W
02/05/2020 WAYNE TN SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED AND CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY
INCLUDING ROANOKE RD...MAY BRANCH LOOP...KEETON HOLLOW
RD...HILL PARKWAY...FANTAIL RD AT MIDDLE BUTLER CREEK
RD...AND GREEN RIVER RD. OTHER FLOODED ROADS INCLUDED
THOMPSON HOLLOW...LAST BUTLER...SHAWNETTE RD...AND FLAT
GAP RD.
1030 PM FLASH FLOOD 9 S BYRDSTOWN 36.45N 85.12W
02/05/2020 PICKETT TN SOCIAL MEDIA
EASTPORT MARINA HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FLOODING
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EVENT NUMBER OHX2000052 OHX2000138 OHX2000139 OHX2000071 OHX2000053
OHX2000070 OHX2000054 OHX2000055 OHX2000056 OHX2000057 OHX2000066
OHX2000140 OHX2000076 OHX2000069 OHX2000072 OHX2000065 OHX2000141
OHX2000073 OHX2000074 OHX2000061 OHX2000079 OHX2000058 OHX2000059
OHX2000075 OHX2000142 OHX2000064 OHX2000067 OHX2000143 OHX2000060
OHX2000062 OHX2000063 OHX2000144 OHX2000145 OHX2000068 OHX2000077
OHX2000078 OHX2000080 OHX2000081
Summary of storm reports from February 5, 2020 severe weather.
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Public Information Statements
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Nashville TN 352 PM CST Sun Feb 9 2020 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2019 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #3... ...THIS WILL BE THE FINAL UPDATE FOR THIS EVENT... .Tornado #1 - Loretto... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 9.84 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 02/05/2020 Start Time: 5:56 PM CST Start Location: 2 WSW Loretto / Lawrence County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.0723 / -87.4649 End Date: 02/05/2020 End Time: 6:06 PM CST End Location: 8 ENE Loretto / Lawrence County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.116 / -87.3005 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down along Riddle Lane causing tree damage as well as damage to the outfield wall at the Loretto Sports Complex. The tornado traveled east-northeast taking down additional trees and powerlines. On Highway 43, the First Farmers Bank sign was blown down as the tornado continued across the highway into an open field before intensifying causing damage to several homes in a neighborhood. Numerous significant trees were snapped/uprooted. At this point, the tornado was at its widest...around 300 yards. The tornado then weakened east of Methvin Road. However, the weakening was short-lived as the tornado caused complete destruction to a well-built detached garage on Jason`s Way. Tree damage continued until the tornado lifted near John Chapel Road. .Tornado #2 - Lawrenceburg... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 10.55 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 02/05/2020 Start Time: 5:56 PM CST Start Location: 4 WSW Lawrenceburg / Lawrence County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.223 / -87.3984 End Date: 02/05/2020 End Time: 6:07 PM CST End Location: 6 SE Ethridge / Lawrence County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.2624 / -87.2192 Survey Summary: This tornado initially touched down along Glenn Springs Road downing several trees including a large tree falling on a house. The tornado then crossed Highway 64 continuing its destruction of mostly trees, powerlines, and roofs as it moved through the city of Lawrenceburg. Several large trees were snapped or uprooted right in the heart of the city especially to the neighborhood surrounding the public library. The tornado then moved east-northeast into a more residential neighborhood where additional large trees were uprooted. The tornado weakened as it moved into rural eastern Lawrence County where mostly trees, outbuildings, and a barn were damaged. The tornado lifted just before the Lawrence/Giles County line. ...TORNADOES ALREADY SURVEYED... .Tornado #3 - Northern Bedford County EF-0 Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 10.66 miles Path Width /maximum/: 30 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 02/05/2020 Start Time: 06:47 PM CST Start Location: 6 WNW Shelbyville / Bedford County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.5498 / -86.5358 End Date: 02/05/2020 End Time: 06:57 PM CST End Location: 1 NW Bell Buckle / Bedford County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.6055 / -86.3721 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down on Old Unionville Road between the intersection of Ben Williams Road and Highway 41 N where some large tree branches were broken off of trees. Additional branches were broken off of trees along Highway 41 N and the tornado continued to travel northeast where a carport was damaged as well as numerous trees snapped near a home along Gregory Mill Road. On Old Nashville Dirt Road near Frank Martin Road there were several trees downed as well as some utility poles. Further up Frank Martin Road just past Parch Corn Creek additional trees were downed, and a barn roof was damaged. More damage along Frank Martin Road included roof damage near an industrial complex near Shelbyville Municipal Airport. Tornado continued northeast and caused more sporadic tree damage before dissipating on Fosterville Road. .Tornado #4 - Warren County EF-0 Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.54 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 02/05/2020 Start Time: 7:23 PM CST Start Location: 1 N Centertown / Warren County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.7421 / -85.916 End Date: 02/05/2020 End Time: 7:31 PM CST End Location: 7 NNW McMinnville / Warren County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.7835 / -85.8177 Survey Summary: The EF0 tornado touched down on W Green Hill Road where it snapped a few trees. It continued east-northeast where trees snapped on top of a mobile home on Pigeon Hill Road. A house on Short Mountain Road that received minor damage to the front porch and garage. A barn was completely destroyed on Womack Road. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along the path before finally lifting near Gath Lucky Road. .Tornado #5 - White County EF-1 Tornado Southwest of Sparta... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.03 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 02/05/2020 Start Time: 7:55 PM CST Start Location: 3 NNW Doyle / White County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.9001 / -85.5391 End Date: 02/05/2020 End Time: 7:59 PM CST End Location: 2 S Sparta / White County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.9006 / -85.4728 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down on Gum Spring Mountain where a house completely lost its roof along with dozens of trees getting uprooted and snapped. An outbuilding and barn were also damaged. The tornado continued east bringing down trees and powerlines before finally hitting the National Guard Armory on McMinnville Highway where numerous large pine trees were snapped. The tornado lifted just before reaching Highway 111. .Tornado #6 - White County EF-1 Tornado Northeast of Sparta... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.16 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 02/05/2020 Start Time: 8:02 PM CST Start Location: 3 ENE Sparta / White County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.9522 / -85.4173 End Date: 02/05/2020 End Time: 8:09 PM CST End Location: 6 WSW Pleasant Hill / White County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.957 / -85.3079 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down just west of Blue Springs Road and snapped several trees along with destroying a barn. A covered porch was also destroyed at this location as well as the roof of a single story home. The tornado continued eastward across a holler/valley before causing extensive tree damage on James Lambert Road. Several outbuildings and barns were completely destroyed as well as extensive damage to a mobile home. The tornado went up a mountain and back down and then hit a barn/outbuilding on Cross Street. The tornado finally lifted near Viola Drive where further minor tree damage was observed. 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 events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ Hurley/Reagan
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