The most violent tornado was an EF4 that struck Putnam County, or just to the west of Cookeville, right before 2 a.m., local time. Two of the deaths occurred in Nashville and another three lives were lost in Wilson County. The terrible night began when one person was killed by an EF2 tornado in Benton County late on March 2.įive additional lives were lost after midnight on March 3 when an EF3-rated tornado tracked 60 miles from Nashville to areas east of there in Wilson and Smith counties. Three of those twisters were deadly and claimed a total of 25 lives. Tennessee was hit by 10 nighttime tornadoes from late March 2 into the early morning of March 3 last year. March 3 was also the single deadliest tornado day for all of the United States in both years. March 3 has become a tragic day in tornado history in the last two years.Ī combined nearly four dozen lives were lost on this date because of tornadoes in Tennessee in 2020 and Alabama in 2019.
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