Through the overnight hours on March 2-3, 14 tornadoes ranging from EF0 to EF4 tore through southern Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and northern Alabama, bringing death and destruction. March 2-3, 2020 Tornado Outbreak Map From late in the day on March 2 into the early morning hours on March 3, several supercell thunderstorms spawned numerous tornadoes across southeast Missouri, southern Kentucky, Tennessee, and central Alabama. A small but deadly tornado outbreak affected West and Middle Tennessee on the night of March 2 and into the morning of March 3, 2020, including one that hit downtown Nashville and another that impacted areas in the western part of Cookeville.Twenty-five people were killed by the tornadoes, more than 300 were injured, and more than 70,000 lost power in the storm. The tornado crossed Numerous large warehouses, industrial buildings, and manufacturing facilities were destroyed in this area, and many semi-truck trailers were thrown and destroyed. The tornado killed five people in the hardest hit areas just south of Estill and in Nixville. Homes farther away from the center of the damage path sustained loss of roofs and exterior walls.Continuing eastward, the tornado continued to produce EF4 damage as it leveled a large apartment building along the north side of U.S. 70N. More than 1.44 million customers from Texas into Pennsylvania lost power at one time during the storm, and more than 4.3 million customers in total were impacted. By the afternoon hou Downed trees and powerlines caused additional road closures.Farther north in Tennessee, a 33-year-old woman was swept away and drowned by rushing water at a bridge in Widespread damaging winds rolled across North Carolina, leaving behind extensive damage. Totals are only for the United States. In their forecast, the SPC noted that an unstable atmosphere was likely to materialize ahead of an approaching cold front, but that this environment would likely be contained by a capping inversion for most of the day. At the intersection of Pippin Road and West Jackson Street with West Broad Street, an The severe and tornadic thunderstorms across the region brought numerous other impacts aside from the tornadoes. EF3-strength damage continued as it impacted residential areas within the vicinity of South Drive and Locust Grove Road, damaging or destroying multiple homes. Later that evening, multiple supercell thunderstorms developed and several tornadoes struck southern There were 140 tornadoes reported in the United States in May, of which 69 were confirmed. Vehicles were thrown and severely damaged, and numerous trees were denuded and partially debarked in this area. Vehicles were thrown and severely damaged, and numerous trees were denuded and partially debarked in this area. Map produced in QGIS with border outlines from the United States Census Bureau. On August 3, severe thunderstorms produced three tornadoes that caused damage in parts of At around 8 p.m., a large EF2 cone tornado touched down in southern A destructive tornado hit Swan Lake, a tourist site in the A chart of the 2020 United States tornado count estimated from the number of preliminary reportsNumbers in parentheses indicate tornado count for the month. A total of 65 others were injured, including several individuals that were thrown 30–50 yards (27–46 m) from mobile homes as well as the homes that received EF3-EF4 damage. A few businesses and other structures, including a bank and the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation, also sustained considerable damage as the tornado entered the A majority of the damage along this corridor was rated EF2, though a small pocket of low-end EF3 damage occurred near County Farm Road, where a poorly-anchored home was swept away. Despite the extensive damage, there were no casualties from the tornado.This large and violent wedge tornado touched down just southwest of the rural Six minutes after the first EF4 tornado lifted far southwest of Bassfield, the same parent supercell thunderstorm produced another violent, long-tracked wedge tornado that touched down just south-southwest of the town.The tornado then reached its peak strength as it tore through the rural community of The massive tornado continued to grow in size, reaching its peak width of 2.25 mi (3.62 km) west of The tornado was estimated by the NWS to have been 2.25 mi (3.62 km) wide, making it the widest tornado in Mississippi state history, and the third-widest on record in the United States, just behind the This strong, long-tracked wedge tornado was spawned by a supercell thunderstorm that tracked closely behind, and just north of the supercell that produced the previous two EF4 tornadoes. English: Map of tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service from March 2 through March 3, 2020, over the southeastern United States and tornadoes confirmed and surveyed by the National Weather Service. The threat for severe weather across Middle Tennessee and surrounding areas was not forecast well in advance.