An EF-4 tornado hit Cookeville around 2 a.m., catching many off guard and leaving little time for them to seek shelter. The twister first touched down near Baxter and followed U.S. 70 into the city.

Anthony Leonard, a captain in the Cookeville Police Department, has spent more than two decades working in law enforcement.

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