EF0 tornado in Williamson County, Tennessee

This small, brief, and weak EF-0 tornado touched down just north of I-40 in extreme eastern Dickson County about 5.4 miles SSE of White Bluff. The tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees in all directions as it moved northeast across Highway 96, passing between several homes and businesses and causing no reported damage. Crossing into extreme northwest Williamson County, the tornado moved over County Line Road and continued blowing down trees before lifting about 0.6 miles NNW of the I-40 and Highway 96 interchange. Total path length was 1.4 miles with path width up to 50 yards. The damage path from this tornado was found using a combination of high resolution Google Earth satellite imagery that became available in December 2019, as well as OHX radar data which showed strong rotation and a tornado debris signature.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms produced 2 tornadoes and widespread flash flooding across Middle Tennessee from the afternoon of February 6 through the early morning hours on February 7. A warm front that had moved northward into Kentucky early in the day on February 6 sank back southward to near the Interstate 40 corridor by the afternoon, sparking numerous showers and thunderstorms along and just north of the front. As the front effectively stalled in a west-to-east line along the Interstate 40 corridor, showers and storms continued to redevelop and move across the same areas. With rainfall rates approaching 1-2 per hour at times, this led to widespread flash flooding across Humphreys, Dickson, Cheatham, Davidson, Wilson, Smith, Jackson, Putnam, and Overton Counties. This flooding resulted in numerous closed roadways, dozens of water rescues, flooded homes and businesses, significant rises on area creeks and rivers, and unfortunately one fatality in Cheatham County. Total rainfall amounts ranged from 3 inches to nearly 7 inches across these counties. In addition to the flooding, thunderstorms produced two EF-0 tornadoes in Rutherford and Wilson Counties. Lightning also struck homes in Overton and Jackson counties, causing significant fire damage.