2020 was a devastating year for tornadoes across Tennessee

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
340 PM CST THU DEC 31 2020

...2020 WAS A DEVASTATING YEAR FOR TORNADOES IN TENNESSEE...

2020 WAS A VERY ACTIVE AND DEVASTATING YEAR FOR TORNADOES ACROSS 
TENNESSEE. A PRELIMINARY TOTAL OF 35 TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN 
THROUGHOUT THE STATE, RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF 27 PEOPLE KILLED, 
HUNDREDS MORE INJURED, AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.

#     DATE      RATING     COUNTY
-     ----      ------     ------
1     JAN 11    EF-1       OBION
2     JAN 11    EF-0       FAYETTE
3     JAN 11    EF-0       WEAKLEY
4     JAN 11    EF-0       CLAIBORNE
5     FEB 5     EF-1       LAWRENCE
6     FEB 5     EF-1       LAWRENCE
7     FEB 5     EF-0       BEDFORD
8     FEB 5     EF-0       WARREN
9     FEB 5     EF-1       WHITE
10    FEB 5     EF-1       WHITE
11    FEB 12    EF-0       LAWRENCE
12    MAR 2     EF-1       GIBSON
13    MAR 2     EF-2       CARROLL
14    MAR 2     EF-2       BENTON/HUMPHREYS (1 DEATH)
15    MAR 2     EF-0       HUMPHREYS
16    MAR 3     EF-3       DAVIDSON/WILSON/SMITH (5 DEATHS)
17    MAR 3     EF-0       PUTNAM
18    MAR 3     EF-4       PUTNAM (19 DEATHS)
19    MAR 3     EF-0       PUTNAM
20    MAR 3     EF-2       CUMBERLAND
21    MAR 3     EF-0       MORGAN
22    MAR 24    EF-1       FRANKLIN
23    MAR 29    EF-0       WHITE
24    APR 12    EF-3       HAMILTON/BRADLEY (2 DEATHS)
25    APR 12    EF-2       BRADLEY
26    APR 12    EF-1       BRADLEY
27    APR 12    EF-1       BRADLEY/POLK
28    APR 25    EF-1       WILSON/SMITH
29    MAY 4     EF-0       FRANKLIN
30    JUNE 4    EF-0       GIBSON       
31    JUNE 4    EF-0       CARROLL
32    AUG 28    EF-0       WARREN
33    AUG 28    EF-0       PUTNAM
34    SEP 1     EF-0       WILLIAMSON
35    SEP 1     EF-0       LAKE

WEST TENNESSEE TOTAL TORNADOES - 9*
MIDDLE TENNESSEE TOTAL TORNADOES - 21*
EAST TENNESSEE TOTAL TORNADOES - 6

TENNESSEE TOTAL 2020 TORNADOES - 35

* NOTE: ONE TORNADO ON MARCH 2 CROSSED FROM WEST TENNESSEE INTO 
  MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND IS COUNTED IN BOTH REGIONS

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