ENVR Tornado just hit Sharon, #Tennessee and is likely still on the ground as “large and extremely dangerous.”
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DannyBoy
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That thing could have been a mile wide... nearly a hurricane...
DannyBoy
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Wow... somehow that whole thing went around STL last night and today... was coming toward us, at one point we were supposed to get thunderstorms, but did not... it faded as it passed over, but obviously strengthened back up...
Knoxville's Joker
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Things are hitting knoxville now. Looks like weather will calmdown maybe after 7am.
Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
Huge Tornado Tears Tennessee Apart! Destruction in Clarksville, TN, USA
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_QVzgmGOSw&ab_channel=NaturalDisastersUS
Hendersonville, TN Tornado with Explosion
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrN6f4pCnIU&ab_channel=LiveStormsMedia
Hendersonville, TN Tornado with Explosion
Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
12-09-23 Batesville, MS - Destructive Hail - Winds - Power Flashes - Busted Windshield
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQILj70q6j8&ab_channel=LiveStormsMedia
Ragnarok
On and On, South of Heaven
6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after severe storms tear through central Tennessee
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e64kB_jJ7pU&ab_channel=6abcPhiladelphia
jward
passin' thru
R A W S A L E R T S
@rawsalerts
#BREAKING: As of now, there have been six fatalities reported from today's deadly tornado outbreak in Tennessee with reports of the number expected to rise.
- Three people have died in Clarksville, TN, with 23 injured
- Three people have died in the Nashville Madison area in Hendersonville, with reports of numerous injuries and people trapped.
View: https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1733664709184823517?s=20
@rawsalerts
#BREAKING: As of now, there have been six fatalities reported from today's deadly tornado outbreak in Tennessee with reports of the number expected to rise.
- Three people have died in Clarksville, TN, with 23 injured
- Three people have died in the Nashville Madison area in Hendersonville, with reports of numerous injuries and people trapped.
View: https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1733664709184823517?s=20
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
(this says updated 9 am this morning, but is giving a different death-count, so probably not as up-to-date as it should be--but more in-depth and a number of pictures)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/09/weather/tennessee-tornado-storm-deaths-sunday/index.html
By Nouran Salahieh and Andy Rose, CNN
5 minute read
Updated 9:09 AM EST, Sun December 10, 2023
See tornado cross highway in Tennessee
01:35 - Source: CNN
CNN —
Crews are searching for survivors and surveying the damage after tornadoes and strong thunderstorms tore through Tennessee, overturning cars, ripping apart buildings and leaving at least six people dead.
At least three people died, including a child, after a tornado struck the Clarksville area of Montgomery County in northern Tennessee, officials said Saturday night.
Montgomery County was in a “search and rescue phase” Saturday evening after nearly two dozen people were treated for injuries at a hospital, officials said.
Footage obtained by CNN shows a tornado churning across a Clarksville road, flinging debris in the air and sparking power lines as it ripped through the area.
In the storm’s aftermath, cars were left tossed on their roofs as downed trees and debris littered roads. Roofs and walls from multiple buildings were ripped off, photos show.
“This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who lost loved ones,” Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said in a statement. “The City stands ready to help them in their time of grief.”
As Clarksville looked for survivors and possibly additional victims, the mayor declared a state of emergency Saturday night and enacted a 9 p.m. curfew.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee thanked state and local responders in a statement on X shortly after the storms Saturday night.
“Maria & I are praying for all Tennesseans who have been impacted by the tornadoes that swept through the state this evening,” he wrote. “We mourn the lives lost & ask that everyone continue to follow guidance from local & state officials.”
Rex Stockton told CNN affiliate WSMV the roof of his Clarksville home was blown off in the storm. He went outside after the storm passed to inspect the damage and saw his neighborhood had been devastated.
“There were whole houses that are just gone,” he said.
Stockton and his wife, a local nurse, began helping their neighbors alongside other good Samaritans. They could hear cries for help in the debris, he said, and managed to help some people.
A sprawling storm will impact much of the East this weekend with multiple hazards
“She was able to do some CPR, but she was not alone,” Stockton told WSMV, calling the experience “traumatic” but noting he and his wife were “fortunate.”
“There were medics. People were just coming from everywhere to help and they were able to do what they could,” he said.
Nearly 50 miles away, another three people were confirmed dead in Madison, Tennessee, just north of Nashville, emergency management officials said Saturday night.
“We have teams assessing damage and looking for patients,” the Nashville Office of Emergency Management said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Images showed severe damage in the area where the deaths were reported, with heavy debris covering a car.
At least two tornadoes – each described as large and dangerous – were confirmed Saturday afternoon, including one in Montgomery County and another near the Gibson County town of Rutherford, the National Weather Service said.
Two dozen tornado reports poured in across five states in the South during Saturday’s event. The National Weather Service will survey the areas to determine the exact number of tornadoes. The tornado outbreak was spawned by a sprawling storm system that brought adverse weather to more than 1,200 miles of the eastern United States from the Gulf Coast to the Canadian border on Saturday – with more bad weather on the way Sunday.
“Today a storm turned the world upside down for many in our community,” said Freddie O’Connell, mayor of Nashville and Davidson County.
The mayor declared a state of emergency for the area, where he said first responders were still working to get to hard-to-reach areas.
Storm damage on Nesbitt Lane in Madison, Tennessee, on Saturday.
Nashville Office of Emergency Management
He urged residents to stay out of the affected areas and call the Red Cross if they’ve been displaced.
“There’s a long road of healing and recovery ahead for many of our neighbors,” O’Connell said.
“Significant damage” from a tornado was also reported in the Tennessee cities of Gallatin and Hendersonville, northeast of Nashville, according to a joint statement from the communities’ mayors.
“It is of paramount importance that citizens stay off of the roads and allow first responders and utility crews to respond,” the officials said.
While Tennessee grapples with the aftermath, more storms are set to hit the Eastern US on Sunday.
A few thunderstorms may become severe on Sunday from the Florida Panhandle to Delaware, but the eastern Carolinas are most likely to endure a handful of damaging storms. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat with these storms, but tornadoes are also possible.
Strong winds are also likely from the storm system fueling this weekend’s adverse weather. It will reach its maximum strength Sunday and generate wind gusts which could knock out power and disrupt travel.
Widespread gusts of 40 to 50 mph will slam portions of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast within about 150 miles of the coast. Inland areas across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast will still get quite breezy on Sunday, but are less likely to receive damaging winds.
Gusts could strengthen and reach up to 60 mph at times Sunday night in New England and along the New York and New Jersey coasts.
Storm damage left behind in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday.
Vincent Welshman
From Florida to New England, widespread rain totals of 1 to 2 inches are likely, with higher amounts possible for areas caught under repeated downpours.
Rain will change over to wet snow for portions of the interior Northeast on Sunday night and continue through Monday.
CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert contributed to this report.
Crews search for survivors and survey damage after tornadoes leave at least 6 dead in Tennessee
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/09/weather/tennessee-tornado-storm-deaths-sunday/index.html
By Nouran Salahieh and Andy Rose, CNN
5 minute read
Updated 9:09 AM EST, Sun December 10, 2023
See tornado cross highway in Tennessee
01:35 - Source: CNN
CNN —
Crews are searching for survivors and surveying the damage after tornadoes and strong thunderstorms tore through Tennessee, overturning cars, ripping apart buildings and leaving at least six people dead.
At least three people died, including a child, after a tornado struck the Clarksville area of Montgomery County in northern Tennessee, officials said Saturday night.
Montgomery County was in a “search and rescue phase” Saturday evening after nearly two dozen people were treated for injuries at a hospital, officials said.
Footage obtained by CNN shows a tornado churning across a Clarksville road, flinging debris in the air and sparking power lines as it ripped through the area.
In the storm’s aftermath, cars were left tossed on their roofs as downed trees and debris littered roads. Roofs and walls from multiple buildings were ripped off, photos show.
“This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who lost loved ones,” Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said in a statement. “The City stands ready to help them in their time of grief.”
As Clarksville looked for survivors and possibly additional victims, the mayor declared a state of emergency Saturday night and enacted a 9 p.m. curfew.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee thanked state and local responders in a statement on X shortly after the storms Saturday night.
“Maria & I are praying for all Tennesseans who have been impacted by the tornadoes that swept through the state this evening,” he wrote. “We mourn the lives lost & ask that everyone continue to follow guidance from local & state officials.”
‘Whole houses that are just gone’
Rex Stockton told CNN affiliate WSMV the roof of his Clarksville home was blown off in the storm. He went outside after the storm passed to inspect the damage and saw his neighborhood had been devastated.
“There were whole houses that are just gone,” he said.
Stockton and his wife, a local nurse, began helping their neighbors alongside other good Samaritans. They could hear cries for help in the debris, he said, and managed to help some people.
A sprawling storm will impact much of the East this weekend with multiple hazards
“She was able to do some CPR, but she was not alone,” Stockton told WSMV, calling the experience “traumatic” but noting he and his wife were “fortunate.”
“There were medics. People were just coming from everywhere to help and they were able to do what they could,” he said.
Nearly 50 miles away, another three people were confirmed dead in Madison, Tennessee, just north of Nashville, emergency management officials said Saturday night.
“We have teams assessing damage and looking for patients,” the Nashville Office of Emergency Management said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Images showed severe damage in the area where the deaths were reported, with heavy debris covering a car.
At least two tornadoes – each described as large and dangerous – were confirmed Saturday afternoon, including one in Montgomery County and another near the Gibson County town of Rutherford, the National Weather Service said.
Two dozen tornado reports poured in across five states in the South during Saturday’s event. The National Weather Service will survey the areas to determine the exact number of tornadoes. The tornado outbreak was spawned by a sprawling storm system that brought adverse weather to more than 1,200 miles of the eastern United States from the Gulf Coast to the Canadian border on Saturday – with more bad weather on the way Sunday.
“Today a storm turned the world upside down for many in our community,” said Freddie O’Connell, mayor of Nashville and Davidson County.
The mayor declared a state of emergency for the area, where he said first responders were still working to get to hard-to-reach areas.
Storm damage on Nesbitt Lane in Madison, Tennessee, on Saturday.
Nashville Office of Emergency Management
He urged residents to stay out of the affected areas and call the Red Cross if they’ve been displaced.
“There’s a long road of healing and recovery ahead for many of our neighbors,” O’Connell said.
“Significant damage” from a tornado was also reported in the Tennessee cities of Gallatin and Hendersonville, northeast of Nashville, according to a joint statement from the communities’ mayors.
“It is of paramount importance that citizens stay off of the roads and allow first responders and utility crews to respond,” the officials said.
Storm threat continues Sunday
While Tennessee grapples with the aftermath, more storms are set to hit the Eastern US on Sunday.
A few thunderstorms may become severe on Sunday from the Florida Panhandle to Delaware, but the eastern Carolinas are most likely to endure a handful of damaging storms. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat with these storms, but tornadoes are also possible.
Strong winds are also likely from the storm system fueling this weekend’s adverse weather. It will reach its maximum strength Sunday and generate wind gusts which could knock out power and disrupt travel.
Widespread gusts of 40 to 50 mph will slam portions of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast within about 150 miles of the coast. Inland areas across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast will still get quite breezy on Sunday, but are less likely to receive damaging winds.
Gusts could strengthen and reach up to 60 mph at times Sunday night in New England and along the New York and New Jersey coasts.
Storm damage left behind in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday.
Vincent Welshman
From Florida to New England, widespread rain totals of 1 to 2 inches are likely, with higher amounts possible for areas caught under repeated downpours.
Rain will change over to wet snow for portions of the interior Northeast on Sunday night and continue through Monday.
CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert contributed to this report.
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
(more up-to-date and has video--but -- INTERESTINGLY --- they cut the video BEFORE the explosion is seen. When my son gets up I'll have him check his rail-fan sites for messages about the ethanol train they reported derailed yesterday).
VIDEOS at link
www.nbcnews.com
The deaths were reported in Nashville and in Clarksville, where at least one tornado was confirmed. Multiple others were believed to have hit across the state, officials said.
Dec. 9, 2023, 8:46 PM EST / Updated Dec. 10, 2023, 12:46 AM EST
By Dennis Romero and Priscilla Thompson
A toddler was among six people killed when tornadoes struck Nashville and the Tennessee town of Clarksville early Saturday evening, officials said. Dozens more were injured.
Nashville Police said in a statement Sunday that two-year-old Anthony Elmer Mendez was killed alongside his mom Floridema Gabriel Perez, 31, in a northern community of Nashville along Nesbitt Lane. Joseph Dalton, 37, was also killed, the statement said.
Perez’s seven-year-old son and Dalton’s 10-year-old son were "transported to Vanderbilt Pediatrics with non-life threatening injuries."
The dead in Clarksville include two adults and one child, according to an earlier statement from Michelle Newell, spokesperson for Montgomery County, where the town is located.
Another 23 people from Clarksville were taken to hospitals, she said.
The Nashville Office of Emergency Management reported “severe damage” in the area around Nesbitt Lane and asked residents to avoid it as well as downed power lines.
Thirteen people were injured in a church collapse roughly 9 miles north of downtown Nashville, and were stabilized after being taken to hospitals, the office said.
The office said that around 4 p.m. a National Weather Service radar had suggested a “large and extremely dangerous tornado” was spinning about 30 miles west of Nashville and headed east at 40 mph.
“This was considered a particularly dangerous situation,” it said.
Homes damaged by a possible tornado in Clarksville, Tenn., on Saturday, in this screenshot taken from a social media video.Noemi Canales / Reuters
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell declared a state of emergency late Saturday and urged people to stay away from areas with significant damage, including the community of Madison, the city's "hardest-hit" area, the statement said.
The declaration was preceded by one from Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts, who also enacted a 9 p.m. curfew Saturday and Sunday "for the health, safety, and welfare of the community," he said in a separate statement.
“This is a sad day for our community,” Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said in the statement. “We are praying for those who are injured, lost loved ones, and lost their homes. This community pulls together like no other and we will be here until the end.”
The numbers could change, officials said, as authorities continued to search for survivors into the night.
Multiple tornadoes were reported across Tennessee on Saturday.
Authorities in Weakley County, in the northeast of the state, reported residents trapped and homes damaged following an apparent tornado there.
A tornado in Gibson County, northeast of Memphis, caused “significant damage” to homes and downed power lines and trees, county Sheriff Paul Thomas said.
In the town of Rutherford, resident Ethan Goad said the local fire station was destroyed and “everyone around me was freaking out.”
Homes damaged by a possible tornado in Clarksville, Tenn., on Saturday.Kizzy Rae & Kayla Ninchritz
Cindy Walls of the Gibson County Fire Department confirmed damage to the station in Rutherford and to other structures in the town.
“We have damage to homes, barns and other structures as well,” she said.
Thomas said the reported tornado caused “significant damage” to structures.
Gov. Bill Lee said on social media platform X that he and wife Maria “are praying for all Tennesseans who have been impacted by the tornadoes that swept through the state this evening.”
More than 50,000 utility customers statewide were in the dark overnight, with outages concentrated in Middle Tennessee, according to poweroutage.us.
The National Weather Service confirmed at least one tornado in Clarksville. Images from the city show structures reduced to twisted piles of wood and trees on the wet ground.
Other reported tornadoes were not officially confirmed by the weather service but were being considered as likely, a weather service forecaster in Nashville said.
The weather service normally deploys next-day observers to confirm a tornado by measuring its track and documenting damage.
The tornadoes were the result of warm, wet Gulf Coast air colliding with cold air from the north and moving along a front that’s headed east, forecasters said.
VIDEOS at link
Toddler among 6 dead as tornadoes tear across Tennessee
Toddler among 6 dead as tornadoes tear across Tennessee
The deaths were reported in Nashville and in Clarksville, where at least one tornado was confirmed. Multiple others were believed to have hit across the state, officials said.
www.nbcnews.com
The deaths were reported in Nashville and in Clarksville, where at least one tornado was confirmed. Multiple others were believed to have hit across the state, officials said.
Dec. 9, 2023, 8:46 PM EST / Updated Dec. 10, 2023, 12:46 AM EST
By Dennis Romero and Priscilla Thompson
A toddler was among six people killed when tornadoes struck Nashville and the Tennessee town of Clarksville early Saturday evening, officials said. Dozens more were injured.
Nashville Police said in a statement Sunday that two-year-old Anthony Elmer Mendez was killed alongside his mom Floridema Gabriel Perez, 31, in a northern community of Nashville along Nesbitt Lane. Joseph Dalton, 37, was also killed, the statement said.
Perez’s seven-year-old son and Dalton’s 10-year-old son were "transported to Vanderbilt Pediatrics with non-life threatening injuries."
The dead in Clarksville include two adults and one child, according to an earlier statement from Michelle Newell, spokesperson for Montgomery County, where the town is located.
Another 23 people from Clarksville were taken to hospitals, she said.
The Nashville Office of Emergency Management reported “severe damage” in the area around Nesbitt Lane and asked residents to avoid it as well as downed power lines.
Thirteen people were injured in a church collapse roughly 9 miles north of downtown Nashville, and were stabilized after being taken to hospitals, the office said.
The office said that around 4 p.m. a National Weather Service radar had suggested a “large and extremely dangerous tornado” was spinning about 30 miles west of Nashville and headed east at 40 mph.
“This was considered a particularly dangerous situation,” it said.
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell declared a state of emergency late Saturday and urged people to stay away from areas with significant damage, including the community of Madison, the city's "hardest-hit" area, the statement said.
The declaration was preceded by one from Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts, who also enacted a 9 p.m. curfew Saturday and Sunday "for the health, safety, and welfare of the community," he said in a separate statement.
“This is a sad day for our community,” Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said in the statement. “We are praying for those who are injured, lost loved ones, and lost their homes. This community pulls together like no other and we will be here until the end.”
The numbers could change, officials said, as authorities continued to search for survivors into the night.
Multiple tornadoes were reported across Tennessee on Saturday.
Authorities in Weakley County, in the northeast of the state, reported residents trapped and homes damaged following an apparent tornado there.
A tornado in Gibson County, northeast of Memphis, caused “significant damage” to homes and downed power lines and trees, county Sheriff Paul Thomas said.
In the town of Rutherford, resident Ethan Goad said the local fire station was destroyed and “everyone around me was freaking out.”
Cindy Walls of the Gibson County Fire Department confirmed damage to the station in Rutherford and to other structures in the town.
“We have damage to homes, barns and other structures as well,” she said.
Thomas said the reported tornado caused “significant damage” to structures.
Gov. Bill Lee said on social media platform X that he and wife Maria “are praying for all Tennesseans who have been impacted by the tornadoes that swept through the state this evening.”
More than 50,000 utility customers statewide were in the dark overnight, with outages concentrated in Middle Tennessee, according to poweroutage.us.
Storm hazards put 50 million at risk of flooding on East Coast
Dec. 10, 202301:49The National Weather Service confirmed at least one tornado in Clarksville. Images from the city show structures reduced to twisted piles of wood and trees on the wet ground.
Other reported tornadoes were not officially confirmed by the weather service but were being considered as likely, a weather service forecaster in Nashville said.
The weather service normally deploys next-day observers to confirm a tornado by measuring its track and documenting damage.
The tornadoes were the result of warm, wet Gulf Coast air colliding with cold air from the north and moving along a front that’s headed east, forecasters said.
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
Newsweek: multiple videos at link showing either live videos taken during the tornadoes or videos of the aftermath:
Tornado Rips Through Homeowner’s Backyard In Shocking Video
By Anders Anglesey
U.S. News Reporter
Tennessee videos show aftermath of deadly tornadoes
Harrowing videos shared on social media showed the aftermath of deadly tornadoes that tore through parts of Tennessee on Saturday.
The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) confirmed at least three fatalities in the Madison suburb and Montgomery County officials said two adults and one child died after the tornado touched down. Dozens more in Montgomery County were treated at a nearby hospital.
Videos uploaded to X, formerly Twitter, and seen by Newsweek showed that the tornado had leveled areas of Montgomery County.
Debris was left scattered across the road and homes were left seriously damaged in areas of Clarksville, one clip uploaded by @truthpolex showed.
A second video posted to X by journalist Arun Gangwar laid bare the destruction, with fallen trees and telephone poles ripped in half in the clip.
Another video shared by the account @crimewithbobby showed buildings close to the roadside that had been destroyed and numerous cars and other vehicles showing significant signs of damage
Telephone lines were also shown to be down in Gallatin, just northeast of Nashville, according to one video shared by BretM23.
The Nashville office of the National Weather Service warned of a "life-threatening situation" at 4:45 p.m. on December 9 and confirmed a tornado had touched down near Nashville.
Newsweek has contacted the MNPD and Clarksville Police Department (CPD) via email and Facebook, respectively.
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In the aftermath of the tornado, mayors in Montgomery County and Nashville declared a state of emergency.
Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said a public curfew would be enforced in the city in the wake of the tornadoes.
"In accordance with Section 1-1204 of the official city code, and in light of the natural disaster occurring today, I am declaring the city of Clarksville to be under a state of emergency," he said in an update posted on the CPD Facebook page on December 9.
"In furtherance of the state of emergency, I find it is necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the community to place the city under a curfew for tonight (12/9) and tomorrow night (12/10) beginning at 9 p.m."
A spokesperson for Pitts told Newsweek he would be commenting to the media at a press conference at 10:30 a.m. local time at Northeast High School in Clarksville.
Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said in a December 9 Facebook post: "This is a sad day for our community. We are praying for those who are injured, lost loved ones, and lost their homes. This community pulls together like no other and we will be here until the end."
"Tonight, Nashville endured heartbreaking loss. We also suffered extensive damage in multiple parts of the city," Freddie O'Connell, the mayor of Metropolitan Nashville stated in a December 9 X post.
"After reviewing with Nashville EOC (Emergency Operations Center), I've declared a state of emergency. Crews are still out tonight. We will have more information tomorrow. Be safe, and take care."
Newsweek has contacted O'Connell for comment via email.
Severe weather was reported in the South on Saturday, which included baseball-sized hail in Mississippi as well as a tornado in Kentucky.
Daniel Smith, with the Todd County Emergency Management in Kentucky, previously told Newsweek in an email interview that a storm cell swept into Todd County from the southwest and traveled between the cities of Trenton and Guthrie.
"The are two areas of extensive damage one near East Lester Chapel Road, south of Trenton where an Amish community had several homes and barns destroyed," Smith said.
"The second was just south of Allensville along State Line Road, where several homes were damaged and there was extensive damage to power lines and power poles along Highway 79."
Tennessee Videos Show Aftermath of Deadly Tornadoes
Dec 10, 2023 at 8:57 AM EST- Tornado Rips Through Homeowner’s Backyard In Shocking Video
Tornado Rips Through Homeowner’s Backyard In Shocking Video
By Anders Anglesey
U.S. News Reporter
Tennessee videos show aftermath of deadly tornadoes
Harrowing videos shared on social media showed the aftermath of deadly tornadoes that tore through parts of Tennessee on Saturday.
The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) confirmed at least three fatalities in the Madison suburb and Montgomery County officials said two adults and one child died after the tornado touched down. Dozens more in Montgomery County were treated at a nearby hospital.
Videos uploaded to X, formerly Twitter, and seen by Newsweek showed that the tornado had leveled areas of Montgomery County.
Debris was left scattered across the road and homes were left seriously damaged in areas of Clarksville, one clip uploaded by @truthpolex showed.
A second video posted to X by journalist Arun Gangwar laid bare the destruction, with fallen trees and telephone poles ripped in half in the clip.
Another video shared by the account @crimewithbobby showed buildings close to the roadside that had been destroyed and numerous cars and other vehicles showing significant signs of damage
Telephone lines were also shown to be down in Gallatin, just northeast of Nashville, according to one video shared by BretM23.
The Nashville office of the National Weather Service warned of a "life-threatening situation" at 4:45 p.m. on December 9 and confirmed a tornado had touched down near Nashville.
Newsweek has contacted the MNPD and Clarksville Police Department (CPD) via email and Facebook, respectively.
Sign up for Newsweek’s daily headlines
In the aftermath of the tornado, mayors in Montgomery County and Nashville declared a state of emergency.
Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said a public curfew would be enforced in the city in the wake of the tornadoes.
"In accordance with Section 1-1204 of the official city code, and in light of the natural disaster occurring today, I am declaring the city of Clarksville to be under a state of emergency," he said in an update posted on the CPD Facebook page on December 9.
"In furtherance of the state of emergency, I find it is necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the community to place the city under a curfew for tonight (12/9) and tomorrow night (12/10) beginning at 9 p.m."
A spokesperson for Pitts told Newsweek he would be commenting to the media at a press conference at 10:30 a.m. local time at Northeast High School in Clarksville.
Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said in a December 9 Facebook post: "This is a sad day for our community. We are praying for those who are injured, lost loved ones, and lost their homes. This community pulls together like no other and we will be here until the end."
"Tonight, Nashville endured heartbreaking loss. We also suffered extensive damage in multiple parts of the city," Freddie O'Connell, the mayor of Metropolitan Nashville stated in a December 9 X post.
"After reviewing with Nashville EOC (Emergency Operations Center), I've declared a state of emergency. Crews are still out tonight. We will have more information tomorrow. Be safe, and take care."
Newsweek has contacted O'Connell for comment via email.
Severe weather was reported in the South on Saturday, which included baseball-sized hail in Mississippi as well as a tornado in Kentucky.
Daniel Smith, with the Todd County Emergency Management in Kentucky, previously told Newsweek in an email interview that a storm cell swept into Todd County from the southwest and traveled between the cities of Trenton and Guthrie.
"The are two areas of extensive damage one near East Lester Chapel Road, south of Trenton where an Amish community had several homes and barns destroyed," Smith said.
"The second was just south of Allensville along State Line Road, where several homes were damaged and there was extensive damage to power lines and power poles along Highway 79."
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
There are 22 pictures at this site but I could not bring them all over. See at link:
Updates: NWS says it's likely 6 tornadoes hit Middle Tennessee, 25K+ without power
Story by Angele Latham and Sandy Mazza, Nashville Tennessean/ The Tennessean
A car is buried under rubble on Main Street after a tornado hit Hendersonville, Tenn., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.
Emergency workers and storm assessment teams spread out across Middle Tennessee on Sunday after the greater Nashville region was pummeled by "six likely" tornadoes late Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
Six people were confirmed dead in Clarksville and Madison on Saturday. Montgomery County officials reported that 23 people were treated at hospitals for storm-related injuries.
The hardest-hit areas of Clarksville, Madison, Hendersonville and Gallatin are being surveyed by National Weather Service officials to determine the strength of the storms and whether they were officially tornadoes, said NWS meteorologist Cory Mueller.
A tornado damaged Big Play Entertainment Center at 460 W. Main Street in Hendersonville, Tenn., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. © Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean
We are maybe 80 miles to the east of that mess. Lordy. Now I know why our home and most of our neighbors have dedicated storm shelters in the lower level. No tornado sirens here that I can tell, so I might need to get a weather radio once again. We did experience heavy rain and thunder as the front swept east. I had no idea about the potential danger though.
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
This report (posted 38 mins ago) says as many as 15 tornadoes unconfirmed.
(May be some repeated info from earlier reports)
NEW VIDEO AT LINK shows one tornado crossing a road right in front of some storm-chasers.
Crews are searching for survivors and surveying the damage after tornadoes and strong thunderstorms tore through Tennessee, overturning cars, ripping apart buildings and leaving at least six people dead.
At least three people died, including a child, after a tornado struck the Clarksville area of Montgomery County in northern Tennessee, officials said Saturday night.
Montgomery County was in a “search and rescue phase” Saturday evening after nearly two dozen people were treated for injuries at a hospital, officials said.
Footage obtained by CNN shows a tornado churning across a Clarksville road, flinging debris in the air and sparking power lines as it ripped through the area.
In the storm’s aftermath, cars were left tossed on their roofs as downed trees and debris littered roads. Roofs and walls from multiple buildings were ripped off, photos show.
“This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who lost loved ones,” Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said in a statement. “The City stands ready to help them in their time of grief.”
As Clarksville looked for survivors and possibly additional victims, the mayor declared a state of emergency Saturday night and enacted a 9 p.m. curfew.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee thanked state and local responders in a statement on X shortly after the storms Saturday night.
“Maria & I are praying for all Tennesseans who have been impacted by the tornadoes that swept through the state this evening,” he wrote. “We mourn the lives lost & ask that everyone continue to follow guidance from local & state officials.”
Rex Stockton told CNN affiliate WSMV the roof of his Clarksville home was blown off in the storm. He went outside after the storm passed to inspect the damage and saw his neighborhood had been devastated.
“There were whole houses that are just gone,” he said.
Stockton and his wife, a local nurse, began helping their neighbors alongside other good Samaritans. They could hear cries for help in the debris, he said, and managed to help some people.
“She was able to do some CPR, but she was not alone,” Stockton told WSMV, calling the experience “traumatic” but noting he and his wife were “fortunate.”
“There were medics. People were just coming from everywhere to help and they were able to do what they could,” he said.
Nearly 50 miles away, another three people were confirmed dead in Madison, Tennessee, just north of Nashville, emergency management officials said Saturday night.
“We have teams assessing damage and looking for patients,” the Nashville Office of Emergency Management said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Images showed severe damage in the area where the deaths were reported, with heavy debris covering a car.
At least two tornadoes – each described as large and dangerous – were confirmed Saturday afternoon, including one in Montgomery County and another near the Gibson County town of Rutherford, the National Weather Service said.
Two dozen tornado reports poured in across five states in the South during Saturday’s event. The National Weather Service will survey the areas to determine the exact number of tornadoes. The tornado outbreak was spawned by a sprawling storm system that brought adverse weather to more than 1,200 miles of the eastern United States from the Gulf Coast to the Canadian border on Saturday – with more bad weather on the way Sunday.
“Today a storm turned the world upside down for many in our community,” said Freddie O’Connell, mayor of Nashville and Davidson County.
The mayor declared a state of emergency for the area, where he said first responders were still working to get to hard-to-reach areas.
(May be some repeated info from earlier reports)
NEW VIDEO AT LINK shows one tornado crossing a road right in front of some storm-chasers.
Crews are searching for survivors and surveying the damage after tornadoes and strong thunderstorms tore through Tennessee, overturning cars, ripping apart buildings and leaving at least six people dead.
At least three people died, including a child, after a tornado struck the Clarksville area of Montgomery County in northern Tennessee, officials said Saturday night.
Montgomery County was in a “search and rescue phase” Saturday evening after nearly two dozen people were treated for injuries at a hospital, officials said.
Footage obtained by CNN shows a tornado churning across a Clarksville road, flinging debris in the air and sparking power lines as it ripped through the area.
In the storm’s aftermath, cars were left tossed on their roofs as downed trees and debris littered roads. Roofs and walls from multiple buildings were ripped off, photos show.
“This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who lost loved ones,” Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said in a statement. “The City stands ready to help them in their time of grief.”
As Clarksville looked for survivors and possibly additional victims, the mayor declared a state of emergency Saturday night and enacted a 9 p.m. curfew.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee thanked state and local responders in a statement on X shortly after the storms Saturday night.
“Maria & I are praying for all Tennesseans who have been impacted by the tornadoes that swept through the state this evening,” he wrote. “We mourn the lives lost & ask that everyone continue to follow guidance from local & state officials.”
‘Whole houses that are just gone’
Rex Stockton told CNN affiliate WSMV the roof of his Clarksville home was blown off in the storm. He went outside after the storm passed to inspect the damage and saw his neighborhood had been devastated.
“There were whole houses that are just gone,” he said.
Stockton and his wife, a local nurse, began helping their neighbors alongside other good Samaritans. They could hear cries for help in the debris, he said, and managed to help some people.
“She was able to do some CPR, but she was not alone,” Stockton told WSMV, calling the experience “traumatic” but noting he and his wife were “fortunate.”
“There were medics. People were just coming from everywhere to help and they were able to do what they could,” he said.
Nearly 50 miles away, another three people were confirmed dead in Madison, Tennessee, just north of Nashville, emergency management officials said Saturday night.
“We have teams assessing damage and looking for patients,” the Nashville Office of Emergency Management said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Images showed severe damage in the area where the deaths were reported, with heavy debris covering a car.
At least two tornadoes – each described as large and dangerous – were confirmed Saturday afternoon, including one in Montgomery County and another near the Gibson County town of Rutherford, the National Weather Service said.
Two dozen tornado reports poured in across five states in the South during Saturday’s event. The National Weather Service will survey the areas to determine the exact number of tornadoes. The tornado outbreak was spawned by a sprawling storm system that brought adverse weather to more than 1,200 miles of the eastern United States from the Gulf Coast to the Canadian border on Saturday – with more bad weather on the way Sunday.
“Today a storm turned the world upside down for many in our community,” said Freddie O’Connell, mayor of Nashville and Davidson County.
The mayor declared a state of emergency for the area, where he said first responders were still working to get to hard-to-reach areas.
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
Son got up just now & checked his railfan sites.
TVS Substation was cause of explosion per son's railfan friend on reddit.
A railfan on Reddit got three separate videos of the explosion and synced them together--pretty cool: (30 secs)
(cool that he could sync them like this; not cool that it happened)
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/tornado/comments/18erwl2/tornado_in_hendersonville_tn_hits_a_tvs/
Not sure where the talk of a derailed ethanol train came from.
He does believe a train derailed in the storm, per reports, but apparently CSX is keeping it quiet.
(given all the railroads' recent troubles, I can see why, though I do not believe it's right for them to do that).
If I learn more about a derailment, I'll post it.
Or if anyone in the area or familiar with railroads can get us more info about that, please do.
TVS Substation was cause of explosion per son's railfan friend on reddit.
A railfan on Reddit got three separate videos of the explosion and synced them together--pretty cool: (30 secs)
(cool that he could sync them like this; not cool that it happened)
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/tornado/comments/18erwl2/tornado_in_hendersonville_tn_hits_a_tvs/
Not sure where the talk of a derailed ethanol train came from.
He does believe a train derailed in the storm, per reports, but apparently CSX is keeping it quiet.
(given all the railroads' recent troubles, I can see why, though I do not believe it's right for them to do that).
If I learn more about a derailment, I'll post it.
Or if anyone in the area or familiar with railroads can get us more info about that, please do.
Buick Electra
TB2K Girls with Guns
Your son's friend did a Great job on the multiple videos. Prayers covering everyone involved over there. (I keep wondering what Tennessee did to provoke the deep state with excessive tornados).
My grandfather helped to build the original barracks on Ft. Campbell (I don't think they are there anymore) and one branch of my family owned a good deal of the land the army reservation now sits on (sold in bits and pieces after the civil war, family cemetery still there as is one of the old home sites). I was born at Ft. Campbell as my father was USAF and servicing the military airport there. I have deep roots in the area and still have extended family there.
So far no reported direct impacts to the family. (indirect yes, especially my cousin who is in the hospital in Nashville) And I am thankful that none of your families were impacted either.
So far no reported direct impacts to the family. (indirect yes, especially my cousin who is in the hospital in Nashville) And I am thankful that none of your families were impacted either.
Meadowlark
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Not unheard of but rare for december. Some of that storm damage looks like EF 4 at least.
jward
passin' thru
Sarah Fields
@SarahisCensored
“This is the moment the tornado hit our house. We were in the bathroom in the center of the house. You can hear the tornado ripping through the house and the neighbors roof slamming into the house, as well. Honestly, my wife’s prayers are the only thing that kept our house together in my opinion. Behind every strong man is a stronger woman.”
Clarksville, Tennessee.
View: https://twitter.com/SarahisCensored/status/1734006242551443913?s=20
@SarahisCensored
“This is the moment the tornado hit our house. We were in the bathroom in the center of the house. You can hear the tornado ripping through the house and the neighbors roof slamming into the house, as well. Honestly, my wife’s prayers are the only thing that kept our house together in my opinion. Behind every strong man is a stronger woman.”
Clarksville, Tennessee.
View: https://twitter.com/SarahisCensored/status/1734006242551443913?s=20
jward
passin' thru
Sarah Fields
@SarahisCensored
These parents are amazing. Here is the wreckage after.
View: https://twitter.com/SarahisCensored/status/1734008883771826662?s=20
@SarahisCensored
These parents are amazing. Here is the wreckage after.
View: https://twitter.com/SarahisCensored/status/1734008883771826662?s=20