Power Outage in Cookeville, TN

Several hours of severe non-thunderstorm winds resulted in numerous damage reports, including downed and uprooted trees, downed powerlines, and roof and other property damage across all of Putnam County. Damages are estimated.

A power pole and power lines were blown down across the road at 5795 Hilham Road.

A Facebook report indicated trees and power lines were blown down in Bloomington Springs.

Freezing rain brought ice accumulations up to 1/2 inch across Putnam County, resulting in dozens of downed trees, power lines, and power poles. Some trees, power lines, and power poles fell onto homes and blocked numerous roads. Parts of Putnam County were without electricity for up to 2 weeks. Damage estimates from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency reached 2.996 million dollars.

A large, hollow tree snapped and fell onto a power line on Highway 70 between Rock Springs Road and Stanton Road.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Putnam County with power outages.

A tree was blown down on East Cove Road south of Monterey with power outages in the area.

Trees, large limbs, and power lines were blown down across Putnam County with numerous power outages.

Putnam County 911 received a few reports of trees blown down blocking roads along with power outages across southeast Putnam County.

Scattered tree damage and power outages were reported across western and northern portions of Putnam County.

Trees and power lines were blown down across Putnam County.

Trees and power lines were blown down with power outages on Rocky Point Road and Shady Lane Road.

A power pole was blown down at Cumby Road and Pippin Road.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Pippin Road.

Several trees and power lines were blown down around Algood with one tree falling onto a house.

A few power poles and power lines were knocked down across Putnam County from Buffalo Valley to Monterey.

A NWS storm survey found a severe 15 mile long by 1 to 2 mile wide downburst caused major damage across Cookeville and surrounding areas of central Putnam County. Damage was first reported east of Bloomington Springs where trees and power lines were blown down. Scattered tree and power line damage contined to the southeast to near the Nashville Highway, including a tree falling and blocking Peach Orchard Road at Flatt Road, and a tree blown down onto a vehicle with the occupant trapped inside at County Farm Road and Gainesboro Grade. More significant and widespread damage occurred across the center of Cookeville, where the roof was blown off a business on Oak Avenue and the canopy was blown off another business on Whitney Street. Dozens of very large trees were also snapped and uprooted with several falling on homes and vehicles and the majority of roads in the city blocked. One tree fell through and destroyed much of a home on Briargate Way. Another tree fell onto a moving vehicle on East Spring Street crushing the car and narrowly missing the driver. Numerous power lines were also blown down with power poles snapped and power knocked out to up to 60 percent of the city of Cookeville and surrounding Putnam County. Farther to the east, numerous trees and power lines continued to be blown down on Mountain Top Lane on Buck Mountain with the roadway blocked, as well as in the Poplar Grove area and around City Lake. Wind speeds were estimated to range from 75 mph up to 95 mph. In June 2017, a Presidential Disaster Declaration was made for Putnam County due to the widespread wind damage.

A NWS storm survey found a severe 15 mile long by 1 to 2 mile wide downburst caused major damage across Cookeville and surrounding areas of central Putnam County. Damage was first reported east of Bloomington Springs where trees and power lines were blown down. Scattered tree and power line damage contined to the southeast to near the Nashville Highway, including a tree falling and blocking Peach Orchard Road at Flatt Road, and a tree blown down onto a vehicle with the occupant trapped inside at County Farm Road and Gainesboro Grade. More significant and widespread damage occurred across the center of Cookeville, where the roof was blown off a business on Oak Avenue and the canopy was blown off another business on Whitney Street. Dozens of very large trees were also snapped and uprooted with several falling on homes and vehicles and the majority of roads in the city blocked. One tree fell through and destroyed much of a home on Briargate Way. Another tree fell onto a moving vehicle on East Spring Street crushing the car and narrowly missing the driver. Numerous power lines were also blown down with power poles snapped and power knocked out to up to 60 percent of the city of Cookeville and surrounding Putnam County. Farther to the east, numerous trees and power lines continued to be blown down on Mountain Top Lane on Buck Mountain with the roadway blocked, as well as in the Poplar Grove area and around City Lake. Wind speeds were estimated to range from 75 mph up to 95 mph. In June 2017, a Presidential Disaster Declaration was made for Putnam County due to the widespread wind damage.

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.

A microburst caused considerable wind damage in the Double Springs area. Multiple power poles and power lines were blown down and a barn was damaged along Highway 70 just east of Dyer Grimes Road. Several trees were blown down and siding was torn off a few homes on Locust Grove Road, Samuel Drive, Pippin Road, Flatt Road, Thomas Road, Peach Orchard Road, and Chester King Road.

Trees were blown down and a power pole was snapped on East Main Street just north of Durant Street in Algood.

Putnam County Emergency Management reported several trees and power lines were blown down across Cookeville. A tree fell on a home on 9th Street, and another tree fell on a mobile home.

Several trees down on power lines in Cookeville.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in and around Cookeville with widespread power outages.

Numerous trees, power lines, power poles were blown down all across Putnam County. One tree fell onto a home on Freeze Street in Cookeville and knocked down the chimney and front porch. Up to 6000 customers were without power.

Trees and power lines were blown down across Putnam County.

An EF1 tornado touched down near Double Springs Road and Highway 70 then moved southeast across Hawkins Crawford Road and Buffalo Valley Road before lifting near I-40 and Park West Drive. A total of 30 homes, barns, and outbuildings suffered minor to moderate damage along the path, and 1 business on Buffalo Valley Road suffered extensive damage. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down which blocked and closed Double Springs Road, Hawkins Crawford Road, and the railroad tracks north of Thelma Road. Maximum winds were estimated near 105 mph.

Snow and sleet accumulations up to 0.5 fell during the late afternoon on February 20, followed by freezing rain with ice accumulations ranging from 0.25 in western parts of Putnam County up to 1 in eastern areas from the evening on February 20 into the early morning hours on February 21. Emergency management reported hundreds of trees, power lines and power poles knocked down across the county, mainly in eastern areas, with many roadways blocked around Monterey. A TVA transmission line across I-40 in Monterey was knocked down, blocking and closing the interstate. Power was out to the Monterey area for up to 2 weeks, including the city water plant. Cleanup efforts from the ice storm took several months and lasted into May 2015. Putnam County was declared a Presidential disaster area on April 2, 2015.

Precipitation totals across Putnam County were around 1 of combined ice, sleet and snow. A CoCoRaHS observer 3.9 miles W of Monterey measured 0.63 of ice and sleet with 0.5 of snow on top, while another CoCoRaHS observer 3.3 miles SSW of Cookeville measured 1.0 of combined ice, sleet and snow. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the county, and many roads and schools were closed.

A tree was reported down on power lines on the north side of Cookeville.

An NWS Storm Survey found a microburst with winds estimated up to 80 mph caused damage along Highway 70 around Mill Creek Road west of Monterey. A tree fell onto a mobile home at 5200 Mill Creek Road. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 70.

A tree was reported down at 143 Alcorn Street. Another tree was downed on power lines nearby on Apple Street in the same neighborhood.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Cookeville.

Trees and power lines were blown down county wide. Roads with trees down on them included Broad Street, Reeser Lane, and Benton Young Road in Cookeville.

A large downburst struck areas along a 5 mile long swath from Bangham through Algood. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, with power outages in Algood, and some trees falling on cars in Bangham. Roadways with fallen trees in Bangham included Holland Drive, and in Algood included Timber View Lane, Mirandy Drive, Brotherton Mountain Road, Plantation Drive, and Turnberry Place.

A large downburst struck areas along a 5 mile long swath from Bangham through Algood. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, with power outages in Algood, and some trees falling on cars in Bangham. Roadways with fallen trees in Bangham included Holland Drive, and in Algood included Timber View Lane, Mirandy Drive, Brotherton Mountain Road, Plantation Drive, and Turnberry Place.

Trees and power lines were down south of Interstate 40 both inside and outside of the city limits.

High winds took down trees and power lines in the Wedgewood Drive area in Cookeville and other isolated power outages across the city occurred according to the Cookeville Electric Department.

Widespread power outages reported across Overton...Pickett...and Fentress Counties due to icing on power lines.

Icing on trees and power lines was reported in the eastern portion of the county. Icing downed some trees on Cumberland Cove Road in eastern Putnam County.

Numerous trees were downed along with several power line poles across the county.

Trees and power lines were down in Cookeville.

Trees and power lines were down. Business signs damaged. Trees fell on 4 homes.

Trees and power lines were down in and just west of Cookeville. Some trees were on tops of 2 homes.

EMA Director reported Putnam County had was some shingles blown off roofs. Small trees were across roads. Power lines were down north of Cookeville around Highway 136 close to the Overton County line.

Numerous trees were down around the county. Cookeville Police Department reported that the "City of Cookeville looks like a war zone". At least 15 power poles were downed by strong winds in Monterey. Some trees fell on homes. One mobile home was destroyed. A newspaper story said a tree fell and ruptured some gas line equipment at the Windrowe subdivision off South Maple Avenue in Cookeville. Several people were evacuated from their homes as a precautionary measure until the gas line was shut off.

Numerous trees and even power poles were down just north of Cookeville along Highway 136 and also on Free Hill Rd.

Many trees and power lines were down in Cookeville which resulted in 4000-5000 people without power according to a newspaper story.

The tornado touched down 1.5 miles east of exit #280 on I-40. The tornado continued for about 12.2 miles. One person was killed, and another person was injured inside a mobile home on Pippin Road and near Anderson Rd. The time of the fatality was around 11:15 AM CST. The storm ripped the trailer loose from its anchors and flung it over on its side at least 100 feet from its foundation. Numerous trees and power lines were down. The fallen trees and power lines blocked many roads. A total of 67 properties in the Pippin area reported damage. There was damage to houses, barns, trailers, garages, sheds, and at least one church. In the Buffalo Valley Road area, the tornado destroyed a barn and uprooted several huge trees.All six sirens in Cookeville sounded for the tornado warning, which was issued at 10:58 AM CST.

EMA reported trees and power lines down. A tree fell on a house. Some homes had damage to siding.

Amateur radio report of trees and power lines down at Mill Creek and Algood.

EMA reported strong straight line winds hit the northern part of the county from just northwest of Cookeville on Maplewood Drive and Shipley Road, and between Highways 290 & 135. Trees and power lines were down north of Algood and near Bangham. 7 homes were damaged and also a barn. The winds took the tin roof off a barn. Trees fell on 3 of these homes, and also on a shed. Strong winds did roof damage to the other 4 homes.

Emergency manager reported 80 mph wind gusts that blew down numerous trees and power lines in the northern part of the county. Trees were blocking the road on Oaktrace Lane.

As a line of showers moved into northern portions of Middle Tennessee in assocition with an upper level low moving north into the upper Mississippi River Valley during the later evening hours, isolated embedded thunderstorms developed within this line of showers resulting in several downed trees and power lines in the city of Cookeville.

A cold front moved across middle Tennesee ushering in subfreezing temperatures to the mid state, especially the Cumberland Plateau, during the late evening hours that resulted in ice sticking on trees and power lines, leaving thousands without power to their homes and businesses.