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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 to move eastward toward Cookeville, and uprooted trees at EF1 intensity before crossing Bloomington Road. Several homes located in the area sustained varying levels of damage, and an outbuilding was completely destroyed at EF3 intensity. More homes were heavily damaged as the tornado moved across Clemmons Road, and the tornado had estimated windspeeds of 150 mph (240 km/h) shortly before entering heavily populated neighborhood in western Cookeville.
The tornado gained intensity as it tore through the southern end of Charlton Square, where several homes were slabbed at high-end EF3 intensity and another residence was obliterated at EF4 intensity. The damage rating for the home was initially lowered, but was moved back up to EF4 damage after an analysis of the structure was conducted.