Before sunrise on 3 March, a tornado moved through north and east Nashville, killing at least 9 (as of 9 a.m.). Here are some of the media related to the storm.
https://twitter.com/LuluLady/status/1234757534319357952
This mid-rise building appears to have lost a portion of its roof:
5th Ave N at Jefferson Street is also in rough shape. A lot of similar damage to what I’ve already seen. @WSMV pic.twitter.com/dO0AVaudk6
— Ryan Breslin (@ryanjbreslin) March 3, 2020
Brick walls go down easily in tornadic winds:
The outside of Geist looks completely crumbled. The inside bar looks almost untouched. #Germantown @WSMV pic.twitter.com/dHSkQUx8GJ
— Ryan Breslin (@ryanjbreslin) March 3, 2020
Photo of the tornado:
Radar data from the storm, showing the “debris ball” and tight velocity couplet:
Skew-T proximity sounding for the event from UAH:
Our M3V team launched a sounding at 12:58 AM from the I-65/Old Hickory Blvd interchange as the tornado was ongoing in east Nashville. This was a rather exceptional high-shear/low-CAPE tornado. A hodograph will be shared later after wind data are QC’ed (disregard SRH). #tnwx pic.twitter.com/4eBr29w0dm
— UAH SWIRLL (@UAHSWIRLL) March 3, 2020
Another one, from the NAM (00 UTC run, 6 h forecast):
Regional radar and satellite data show that the storm’s inflow was virtually unaffected by any nearby convection:
Watch out for optical illusions — this photo was shared by multiple members of the Nashville “NewsChannel 5” team, including meteorologists: