EF1 tornado in Putnam County, Tennessee

An EF-1 Tornado, with a maximum estimated wind speed of around 100 mph, touchdown near the intersection of Highway 84 and Long Hollow Road in Putnam County. It then traveled northeast and ended one quarter of a mile north of Dipping Springs Road and I-40 in Cumberland County. The start of the damage was found at Bethel Church off of Highway 84. Northeast from the church considerable trees were twisted or snapped or uprooted along the damage path along Cliff Park Road, near the intersection of Icy Cove Trail and Arrow Trail and East Cove Road.

Tornado path length was 12 miles with a maximum width of 100 yards.

Newspaper reported that other areas near the Monterey sustained considerable damage, including roofs blown off barns and sheds, trees

uprooted, and fences demolished. In particular, the roof of the tractor

shed, damage to a cattle corral, and miles of fences were demolished, along with a rental house that had its windows shattered, at Senator Charlotte Burks Farm near Monterey.

A strong upper level storm system moved across Middle Tennessee triggering early morning severe thunderstorms along with a line of severe thunderstorms that moved west to east across the entire mid state from the late morning hours through mid afternoon. This resulted in 10 tornadoes across the mid state, with one being an EF4 Tornado in Murfreesboro in Rutherford County.