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| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | March 3, 2020, 1:48 a.m. CST (UTC−06:00) |
| Dissipated | March 3, 2020, 1:56 a.m. CST (UTC−06:00) |
| Duration | 8 minutes |
| EF4 tornado | |
| on the Enhanced Fujita scale | |
| Highest winds | 175 mph (282 km/h) |
| Overall effects | |
| Casualties | 19 fatalities, 87 injuries |
| Damage | $100 million (2020 USD) |
Tornado summary
The tornado touched down 0.8 miles east of Cedar Hill in Robertson County, directly east of U.S. Route 70 North at 1:48 am CST, and began to track eastward, aligning with Baxter. Trees along Thompson Ridge Road were uprooted at EF0 intensity, and a home located on Bidwell Lane sustained heavy roof damage on the outer edge of the tornado's path, with windspeeds estimated to be around 75 mph (121 km/h) at that location. As the tornado moved across Byers Road, it uprooted more trees and damaged an outbuilding at retained EF0 intensity. It breifly moved parallel to U.S. Route 70, narrowly avoiding the Upperman High School, located on the eastern edge of Baxter. A home located less than a mile from the high school sustained heavy damaged, and another house was partially deroofed.
As the tornado entered the city limits of Baxter, it crossed Millie Lane, where it uprooted trees at EF0 intensity. Several more homes located a short distance east, on Stephanie Lane, were heavily damaged, and an outbuilding was obliterated at EF1 intensity. The tornado continued to move eastward, deroofing 2 homes located on Big Ben Circle and damaging several others.
The tornado continued northeastward through forested areas, continuing to cause EF2 damage. A home along Powell Road had its roof removed and multiple exterior walls knocked down. Eight people in the home received the warning and took shelter in a hallway before the tornado struck; only one of them was injured. Three barns and several outbuildings and tractors on the property were completely destroyed as well. The tornado then tracked over neighborhoods along SR 9, damaging several homes, and debarking and snapping trees. Another mobile home in this area was rolled and disintegrated with the appliances found 400 yards (370 m) away. The occupants heard warning and sought shelter in the basement of a home across the road before. The tornado then passed south of Central, continuing to cause EF2 damage in densely forested areas.