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Putnam County DART - Disaster Animal Response Team Helping Putnam County, TN Animals Affected by Disasters

09/29/2026

CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Training

09/22/2026

If you have damage from this evening’s storms and flooding, we want to know!

Damage and flood reports help meteorologists and emergency managers understand the metrics that cause different impacts in storms.

The Putnam County Volunteer organization also has volunteers who are ready to help with debris removal for those who need help. The American Red Cross has local emergency assistance coordinators who can help anyone displaced by damage from the storms.

Please click the Storm Damage Public Survey below to report damage

https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/903d086997854badb4ce982e8024de41

If you have pictures of areas that flooded or personal rain gauges. Please click here for the flood report form

https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/a78eb2b95f1d413d86a75bd2bd576009

09/22/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
841 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern White County in Middle Tennessee...
Central Putnam County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 841 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Baxter, or 7 miles southwest of Cookeville, moving east at 15
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Cookeville, Sparta, Algood, Monterey, Hamptons Crossroads, Bakers
Crossroads, and Burgess Falls State Park.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 282 and 303.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

09/19/2026

There's a low chance for showers & storms across the Plateau Saturday. A few of these storms may produce gusty winds.

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09/19/2026

Dogapalooza is awesome!!! We will be here til 2pm so come out and see us.

09/11/2026

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop during the mid-afternoon and linger into the evening. There is a low chance for gusty winds with any stronger storms along with heavy rain.

09/04/2026

Scattered showers move in Saturday afternoon, continuing through the evening hours. Damaging winds are the primary threat.

08/22/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
622 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Overton County in Middle Tennessee...
Southeastern Jackson County in Middle Tennessee...
Eastern Putnam County in Middle Tennessee...
Southwestern Fentress County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 621 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
of Livingston, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Cookeville, Livingston, Algood, Monterey, Clarkrange, Crawford, and
Rickman.

08/22/2026

600 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN OVERTON...
JACKSON...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTIES THROUGH 645
PM CDT...

At 600 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gainesboro, moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Cookeville, Gainesboro, Algood, Monterey, Whitleyville, Rickman, and
Cummins Falls State Park.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 285 and 304.

08/22/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
532 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Overton County in Middle Tennessee...
Western Pickett County in Middle Tennessee...
East central Putnam County in Middle Tennessee...
Fentress County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 531 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Byrdstown,
moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Livingston, Jamestown, Byrdstown, Allardt, Grimsley, Clarkrange,
Crawford, Pall Mall, and Standing Stone State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Address

700 County Services Drive
Cookeville, TN
38501

Telephone

931-528-7575

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