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The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in Miami County, near Tipp City, which caused damage to a Meijer distribution center.
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 a high-end EF3 tornado that hit Nashville and Mount Juliet, becoming the 6th costliest tornado in United States history, and a violent EF4 tornado that impacted areas in and just west of Cookeville.
The National Weather Service classified the EF2 rating as a "strong" tornado, with wind speeds of 111-165 mph.
In late 2023, American meteorologist and tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis created the Outbreak Intensity Score (OIS) as a way to rank tornado outbreaks. [1] [2] For the score, only significant tornadoes are counted: F2/EF2 tornadoes receive 2 points each, F3/EF3 tornadoes receive 5 points each, F4/EF4 tornadoes receive 10 points each, and F5/EF5 tornadoes receive 15 points each. [1]
Around 6:22 p.m. EDT, a large tornado hit near Tipp City, and heavily damaged a Meijer Distribution Center in the area. Tipp City's Chief of Police, Greg Adkins, stated that no injuries.
The sixth tornado produced by the Nashville supercell touched down three minutes after the Nashville EF3 tornado lifted and moved across hilly terrain just north of Buffalo Valley. It caused roof damage to several homes in the St. Mary's and Rock Springs communities of Putnam County before dissipating near the Buffalo Valley Dragway.
At 2:40 p.m. CDT on March 28, a Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch was issued by the Storm Prediction Center across central and eastern Iowa, central and northern Illinois, and northeastern Missouri. [57] Only weak tornadoes touched down in the moderate risk area, though a few strong tornadoes occurred elsewhere.
The National Weather Service is confirming one tornado touched down Wednesday evening in Miami County, Ohio, when storms rolled through the area. Tornado touched down in Tipp City Wednesday ...