traveling , the tornado likely lifted and reformed into a second tornado. Practically no damage occurred in extreme eastern Davidson County. Shortly afterward, the tornado dipped to the ground and re-intensified. In Lebanon, about 228 structures were damaged or destroyed; 20 of them were called "ruined." Two deaths occurred along the outskirts of Lebanon, and two more occurred in the Bellwood suburb of Nashville. In all, the tornado killed 15 people and injured at least 45. The tornado disproved residents' illusion that hills to the southwest protected Nashville from tornadoes. Based on descriptions and photographs of the damage, the tornado is estimated to have been an F3; the Fujita scale had not been implemented at that time, and would not be devised until 1971. Damage was estimated at $2.2 million ($27.5 million in 1998 dollars). After the storm, National Guard troops, the Red Cross, Salvation Army officials, and the Boy Scouts quickly responded in the cleanup and recovery efforts. Due to the fast and heavy response of local police, looting and panic was minimal. On April 16, 1998, another F3 tornado, which started near the same point as the 1933 tornado, affected the downtown area. Then, nearly 22 years later, just after midnight on March 3, 2020, an EF3 tornado moved through Downtown Nashville nearly affecting the same areas as the earlier two storms. See also List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks 1998 Nashville tornado outbreak Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2020 References Bibliography External links Event synopsis from Mark A. Rose, National Weather Service F4 tornadoes by date Tornadoes in Tennessee Tornadoes in Kentucky Nashville,1933-03-14 1933 natural disasters in the United States Tornadoes of 1933 1933 in Tennessee 1933 in Kentucky March 1933 events in the United States