Draft:2023 Covington tornado
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{{Infobox weather event
| image = NEXRAD radar scan of the Covington, Tennessee EF3 tornado.png
| caption = Various NEXRAD products taken of the tornado
| formed = March 31, 2023, 5:48 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00)
| dissipated = March 31, 2023, 6:29 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00)
| duration = 41 minutes
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| basin = atl
| fujita-scale = EF3
| winds = {{convert|150|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}
}}{{Infobox weather event/Effects
| casualties = 1 fatality, 28 injuries
| damages = $80.05 million (2023 USD)[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1089395 Tennessee Event Report: EF3 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617145302/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1089395 |date=June 17, 2023 }}, National Climatic Data Center[https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1089396 Tennessee Event Report: EF1 Tornado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617145303/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1089396 |date=June 17, 2023 }}, National Climatic Data Center
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On the evening of March 31, 2023, an intense tornado struck the community of Covington, Tennessee, killing one and injuring 28 others.
Meteorological synopsis
Tornado summary
As the EF3 tornado that damaged Wynne, Arkansas was dissipating about {{cvt|3.5|mi|km}} to the north, the Covington tornado would drop west-northwest of Munford, Tennessee.
Aftermath
Following the tornado, nearly 700 volunteers in Tipton County assisted in recovery operations following this and the Wynne tornado, of which 545 participated in debris cleanup.{{cite web |url=https://wreg.com/weather/weather-weather/hundreds-help-covington-recover-video-shows-size-of-deadly-twister/ |title=Hundreds help Covington recover, video shows size of deadly twister |first1=Melissa |last1=Moon |date=4 April 2023 |access-date=9 December 2024 |publisher=WREG-TV |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203044612/https://wreg.com/weather/weather-weather/hundreds-help-covington-recover-video-shows-size-of-deadly-twister/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2024 |title=Rebuilding Education: Tipton County's Response to a Devastating Tornado |url=https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rebuilding-education-tipton-countys-response-devastating-tornado |access-date=February 5, 2025 |website=Federal Emergency Management Agency |language=en |archive-date=October 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010221542/https://www.fema.gov/case-study/rebuilding-education-tipton-countys-response-devastating-tornado |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2024 |title=Covington reflects on the loss of Crestview schools after 2023 tornado |url=https://www.localmemphis.com/article/weather/severe-weather/covington-tornado-crestview-elementary-middle-school-one-year-later/522-4f45daca-93c8-455e-99e2-ed22b2c9dfd4 |access-date=February 5, 2025 |website=WATN-TV |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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