Tennessee tornadoes kill at least six, causes massive damage

Monday, December 11, 2023

Multiple tornadoes and severe weather carved a path of destruction across Tennessee Saturday.

That killed at least six people and caused massive damage.

T​hree of the deaths happened north of Nashville, according to the city’s Office of Emergency Management.

Later the Dept. of Metropolitan Nashville Police identified three casulaties later.

A​ photo from the disaster spot revelaed the intentisty of the damage as a massive pile of mangled debris.

O​fficials in Montgomery County, which happens to be the location of the town of Clarksville, confirmed three deaths. There was an update posted shortly after 8 p.m. EST.

The victims were two adults and one child.

At least 23 people were under hospital treatment for injuries.

Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said that it is a sad day for their community.

They offered prayers for those who receiuved severe injuries, lost loved ones, and lost their homes. This community pulls together like no other and they will be here until the end.

There were more than a dozen reports of tornadoes in Tennessee and Kentucky Saturday into Saturday night.

T​he sheriff’s office in Dickson County, Tennessee, said there was damage in several areas in the northern part of the county.

Dickson County is about 30 miles west of Nashville.

“We have trees down, lines down, and roads blocked,” the agency said in a social media post at about 5:45 p.m. EST. “Please stay home and off the roads while emergency personnel are out working.”

P​olice in Clarksville said they were responding to numerous locations due to extensive damage from a tornado that touched down around 1:30 p.m. EST.

There was alerts for the r​esidents to stay home and off the roads.

Plans were underway to open an elementary school as a shelter. But those had to be scuttled due to a power outage.

About 21,000 homes and businesses were without electricity as of 5:30 p.m. EST, according to news portal.

C​larksville is the largest city near the U.S. Army’s Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division. There were no reports of damage to military facilities.

The town of about 175,000 people sits in Montgomery County, about 40 miles northwest of Nashville.

Reports came of downed trees and power lines, as well as some damage to homes across the state line in Todd County, Kentucky.

E​arlier, a tornado hit Weakley County, Tennessee, about 110 miles northwest of Nashville.

W​eakley County includes the towns of Sharon and Dresden.

An update posted later on social media said two homes had major damage.

Two people were admitted to a local hospital.

The local National Guard armory as well as a factory that builds homes were under the grasp of the tornado

R​adar showed a debris signature shortly before 11 a.m. EST near Sharon. The National Weather Service warned of a “large and extremely dangerous tornado.”

The same tornado also caused damage about 25 miles to the southwest in Gibson County, which includes the towns of Rutherford and Trenton.

Photos shared to social media showed downed trees and power lines and at least one building, possibly a fire station, damaged.

More than 80,000 homes and businesses were without power in the South. It is because the storm system continued its march eastward Sunday morning, according to a news portal.

The weather is part of a cross-country system is likely to bring severe thunderstorms, high wind and tornadoes to the South through the weekend.

T​he first storms popped up in Oklahoma and Arkansas Friday night, but only produced limited wind damage.

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