Preliminary Damage Survey Information for March 3, 2020 Tornadoes

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
928 PM CDT Thu Apr 10 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/03/2025 Tornado Event - Update #2...

.Update...Addition of a brief EF0 confirmed in Lawrence County.

.Cedars Tornado...

Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph
Path Length /statute/: 11.65 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date: 04/03/2025
Start Time: 09:36 AM CDT
Start Location: 6 N Walterhill / Wilson County / TN
Start Lat/Lon: 36.0573 / -86.3648

End Date: 04/03/2025
End Time: 09:52 AM CDT
End Location: 5 NW Watertown / Wilson County / TN
End Lat/Lon: 36.1614 / -86.2038

Survey Summary:
NWS Nashville has confirmed an EF1 tornado in Wilson County. The
tornado began near Vesta Rd, just east of Nashville
Superspeedway, causing timber damage and minor structural damage.
The tornado continued northeast causing additional damage near
Flatwoods Rd and Murfreesboro Rd. Some homes sustained minor
damage including fences and adjacent trees snapped. The tornado
then Crossed E Richmond Shop Rd, continuing damage to trees and
structures. Continuing northeast the tornado crossed over Cedar
Forest Rd where notable timber damage was found using UAS
imagery. Here, swaths of hardwoods were snapped and uprooted bear
Steeplechase Dr. Some home sustained minor rood damage. The
tornado continued northeast crossing Chicken Rd and SE Tater
Peeler Rd, continuing damage to trees with at least minor
structure damage. The tornado continued northeast crossing
Cainsville Rd and Sparta Pike causing additional timber damage
and damaging some farm structures, then dissipated near Shop
Springs Rd. NWS Nashville would like to thank Wilson County EMA
and NashSevereWx for their assistance.

..Deerfield Tornado...

Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 65 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.07 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 25 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0

Start Date: 04/03/2025
Start Time: 05:57 PM CDT
Start Location: 10 WNW Lawrenceburg / Lawrence County / TN
Start Lat/Lon: 35.3085 / -87.5036

End Date: 04/03/2025
End Time: 05:58 PM CDT
End Location: 10 WNW Lawrenceburg / Lawrence County / TN
End Lat/Lon: 35.3086 / -87.5023

Survey Summary:
Lawrence County EMA witnessed a tornado touch down in a plowed
field in between Old Waynesboro Highway and New Waynesboro
Highway four miles east of the Wayne/Lawrence county line. The
tornado was on the ground for approximately 30 seconds and moved
about 150 yards before lifting in the same field. The tornado was
estimated to be 25 yards wide. There was no damage from the
tornado.

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

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>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.


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Sizemore