EF1 tornado in Robertson County, Tennessee

An EF-1 tornado began less than one mile south of the Kentucky/Tennessee state line between Hugh Gill Road and Keysburg Road, then moved northeast snapping and uprooting numerous trees between the two roadways. The tornado then destroyed the roof of a barn on Hugh Gill Road before hitting a home on McGhee Road, causing significant roof and chimney damage. Maximum winds in Tennessee were estimated to be 95 mph. The tornado then moved into Kentucky where it intensified to EF-2 and traveled for another 11.3 miles. Please refer to NWS Louisville and Kentucky Storm Data for more information on the Kentucky portion of the path. The Tennessee portion of the path was updated and extended southwestward in June 2020 based on newly available high resolution Google Earth satellite imagery.

An intense storm system brought severe thunderstorms to northwest Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours on February 24. One supercell thunderstorm developed along a warm front that moved northward across the area during the afternoon, spawning one tornado along the Kentucky/Tennessee border in Robertson County that then moved northeast into Kentucky. Later in the evening, a Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) moved into the area from the west, spawning three more tornadoes across Montgomery and Robertson Counties which damaged dozens of homes and businesses and caused millions of dollars in damage. The QLCS also caused wind damage in several other counties.