Lightning — Putnam, Tennessee

2023-04-28 · near Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee

$5.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

Lightning struck an apartment building at Eagle Summit Apartments at Tennessee Tech University along Willow Avenue near Cookeville, causing a fire. All occupants were evacuated, and firefighters put out the fire just after 7 AM local time. Four apartments were destroyed, impacting eleven occupants. No injuries were reported, and damages are a rough estimate.

Wider weather episode

A couple thunderstorms turned severe during the very early morning hours of April 28, 2023. The strongest of these thunderstorms was near Columbia where one inch hail was reported. The most significant damage, however, was from lightning. Near Cookeville, a lightning strike severely damaged an apartment building while another home in Williamson County was also damaged from lightning.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1086437. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.