March 15, 2017 Tennessee tornado outbreak

The March 15, 2017 Tennessee tornado outbreak was a small outbreak of tornadoes that occurred in Central and northern Tennessee on March 15, 2017. The outbreak resulted in over 650 million in damages.

Downtown Nashville tornado
This tornado, rated EF3, touched down near the intersection of Davidson Road and Ebenway Drive and traveled directly through downtown Nashville. After crossing the Cumberland River, it passed through East Nashville, Donelson, and The Hermitage Farm before finally lifting north of LaGuardo in extreme southwestern Wilson County. The tornado blew many windows out of office buildings. Many large buildings, including skyscrapers, were damaged. 35 total buildings in downtown Nashville were deemed structurally unsound after the tornado. The tornado hit the Nissan Stadium and caused significant damage to the eastern quadrant of the structure, as well as dumping a large amount of water down on the arena after having just crossed the Cumberland river. Many signs were downed throughout downtown as well.

The tornado continued northeast and hit the residential section of East Nashville. Thousands of homes were damaged in East Nashville, many of which lost a good part of their roofs, with a few destroyed. Trees were uprooted and telephone poles were knocked down in this area. It then re-crossed the Cumberland River, where more trees were downed across Neeley's Bend and more homes and other buildings were damaged near Hermitage. Hundreds of trees trees were blown down at Andrew Jackson's home, The Hermitage.

The tornado moved into Wilson County, downing many trees, power lines, and signs. Hundreds of homes alongside the river suffered considerable in the area. After moving through this residential area, the tornado then continued across rural Wilson County and produced modest damage before it dissipated just northeast of the Cumberland River in extreme northern Wilson County.

This event was noted to be extremely similar to a tornado that took a similar path in 1998.