Thunderstorm Wind in Overton County, Tennessee

A church had a large portion of its roof blown off. Based on radar, imagery provided, as well as a news report on this event, the damage occurred with a secondary line of storms that moved through after the main line of storms. Wind speeds up to 80 mph may have caused this damage to the church though little to no damage was noted in imagery surrounding the church. Damages are a rough estimate.

A NWS storm survey found a severe 17 mile long by 1 mile wide downburst caused major wind damage along the Putnam/Overton County border from southwest of Rickman southeastward to around Monterey. Damage was first reported on Cindy Lane in northern Putnam County where trees were blown down. Numerous more trees were snapped and uprooted along Ben Mason Road just north of the county line in Overton County. The roof was blown off a large warehouse at a flea market on Highway 111, and a nearby outbuilding lost many wood panels on the outside walls. Dozens of large trees were also snapped and uprooted along Spring Creek Road in Rickman, with several falling on homes and vehicles. Farther to the east, a barn lost much of its roof on Highway 84 near Lewis Lane, and numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 84 south of Boswell Road. Large trees were blown down and playground equipment destroyed in Whittaker Park in Monterey, and several more trees were blown down on Clinchfield Drive and Meadow Creek Road southeast of Monterey. Wind speeds were estimated up to 85 mph.

Several large trees and power lines were downed in the city of Livingston. Power outages occurred across the majority of the city and lasted for several hours. One of the reasons was that a tree fell on a substation distribution line crossing North Oak Street owned by the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation.