Thunderstorm Wind — Cumberland, Tennessee

2020-03-29 · near Browntown, Cumberland, Tennessee

Event narrative

The massive, severe macroburst that struck White County moved into Cumberland County near Pleasant Hill and continued northeast for another 27 miles to the Morgan County border. Within the 5 miles wide macroburst, severe wind damage struck Pleasant Hill, Baker Crossroads, Crossville, and Fairfield Glade. Hundreds of trees were blown down with some falling into and through homes, including on Glade Creek Road and Deck Road in Pleasant Hill. Several homes suffered roof, gutter and siding damage on Carter Town Road, Norman Drive, Eureka Drive, Creston Road, and Bristow Road in the Baker Crossroads area, as well as the Charleston Plantation apartments in Crossville. A warehouse building collapsed at the corner of Highway 70 and Northside Drive, and part of the roof was blown off the Cumberland Farmers Co-op Building in Crossville. A tractor trailer was blown over on Taylors Chapel Road, and a metal garage was destroyed at North Cumberland Elementary School. Old Jamestown Highway and I-40 at mile marker 319 were both blocked by downed trees, and numerous other roads were blocked by fallen trees, power lines, power poles, and other debris. 1 person was injured at the Deer Run RV Park in Fairfield Glade when a tree fell through an RV. Peak wind gusts of 63 mph were measured at both the Crossville Memorial Airport ASOS and the City of Crossville downtown Davis weather station, which were located on the south edge of the macroburst. Winds in the core of the macroburst were estimated up to 95 mph.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms rumbled across Middle Tennessee from the afternoon hours of March 28 into the early morning hours of March 29, 2020. One supercell in the afternoon hours of March 28 produced large hail in Stewart County, then a broken line of severe storms with individual intense bow echoes raced across the rest of Middle Tennessee at speeds up to 80 mph from the late evening of March 28 into the early morning of March 29, causing widespread wind damage, large hail, and one EF-0 tornado in White County. The worst damage occurred across White and Cumberland Counties, where winds estimated up to 95 mph caused millions of dollars in damage and injured 1 person.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 883375. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.