Residents across Middle Tennessee were urged to keep an eye towards the sky as severe storms developed Wednesday evening. Storms began forming over northern Davidson County around 3:30 p.m., gathering strength as they spread northeast.
A tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service for much of Middle Tennessee, primarily east of Interstate 65, until 9 p.m., although the tornado watch for Davidson and Williamson counties later expired at 4:45 p.m.
A tornado warning was issued for Putnam and Overton counties until 6 p.m. The NWS predicted a storm capable of producing a tornado would be near Cookeville around 5:25 p.m., Algood around 5:35 p.m. and Monterey around 5:45 p.m.
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