Updates on the Tennessee tornado outbreak: A New EF3 hitting Clarksville
Following the devastation caused by an estimated 13 tornadoes late Saturday in the greater Nashville area, according to the National Weather Service, emergency personnel and storm-survey teams dispersed throughout Middle Tennessee on Sunday.
Six people died on Saturday night in Madison and Clarksville, according to officials. A total of 83 people were reportedly taken to local hospitals, of which 21 were from the Nashville area and 62 were from Clarksville.
On Sunday, nine of the hospitalized patients were moved to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and were listed as critically ill and unstable.
“Both our faith and our community are strong. We’ll work together to overcome this. Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden urged people to “please pray for all those involved” early on Sunday morning hold back the tears.
Updates on the Tennessee tornado outbreak: A New EF3 hitting Clarksville
In the hardest-hit areas of Gallatin, Madison, Clarksville, and Hendersonville, the National Weather Service confirmed and ranked two tornadoes on Sunday night.
NWS meteorologist Cory Mueller said officials were still surveying other areas, including Springfield, to ascertain the storms’ intensity and if they qualified as tornadoes.
Emergency response personnel had preliminary counts of 13 tornadoes by Sunday afternoon in addition to more damaging straight-line wind events that affected the state on Saturday.
As utility workers attempted to bring electricity back to tens of thousands of customers in the middle of temperatures that were almost below freezing, the Red Cross, churches, and other organizations opened emergency shelters.
Updates on the Tennessee tornado outbreak: A New EF3 hitting Clarksville
“Yesterday was unfortunately another heartbreaking day for Nashville and so many in our Middle Tennessee community,” Mayor of Nashville Freddie O’Connell thanked first responders, many of whom worked through the night, at a press conference on Sunday morning.
“In Nashville, the community always rises to the occasion when we face hardship. It’s astounding how many approaches I’ve received.”
The storm caused 22 buildings to collapse and “countless” more to sustain damage, according to O’Connell.
On Saturday, six people died as strong winds and possibly tornadoes devastated Nashville, Middle Tennessee.
As soon as information is available, the Tennessean team will post live updates right here. The public is being provided with this story free of charge.
Volunteers are gathered in Clarksville and Montgomery County for tornado cleanup.
Monday, December 11, at 1:00 a.m., a coordinated volunteer cleanup effort will begin in areas where significant tornado damage has occurred in Clarksville 8 A.M.
At that point on, volunteers are asked to meet at Mosaic Church, 1020 Garrettsburg Road. Volunteers are asked to carpool to the church if at all possible, as it will help the church have enough space.Volunteers will be driven by CMCSS buses to a specified cleanup site from the church. The buses will rotate every two hours, or roughly so.
Every volunteer will be required to sign a release form for both themselves and any children they may be bringing.
It is requested that volunteers wear clothing suitable for working in potentially dangerous environments with significant damage and debris. It is necessary to wear protective footwear and work gloves.
The search and rescue mission is over. The phase of recovery has begun.
We value your readiness to serve as a We support our neighbors during this difficult and momentous occasion. Give 931-245-2988 a call to learn more about volunteering opportunities.
First Lady and Governor’s visit devastated Madison Street
Late on Sunday, Gov. Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee examined the tornado damage along Madison’s Nesbitt Lane, where three people lost their lives. They did so by walking through paths of rubble.
While the First Lady gave hugs and encouraging words, the governor spoke with a few residents.
“Gov, it’s good to see you. “I appreciate you coming,” homeowner Keith Speer, whose house sustained damage, said.
Lee and his spouse made a stop at a mobile home park where the storm claimed the lives of a mother and her two-year-old child.
They spoke with James Gibson, a resident, and Dylan, his 16-year-old son, who were both when their mobile home was being demolished, inside.
Despite losing everything, they amazingly lived.
Dylan Gibson remarked, “I wasn’t expecting the governor to be here.”
Three more people were slain during Lee’s earlier visits to Clarksville, Hendersonville, and Gallatin.
Even though Lee described the damage as “sad and heartbreaking,” he was moved by the Volunteer State’s resiliency.
“There were volunteers everywhere we looked… People were being accompanied by Tennesseans who were moving into neighborhoods they did not reside in, ensuring that they were providing the best assistance possible, he said.
Lee also mentioned that the community is coming together and that emergency relief has started.
He urged Tennessean’s to offer prayers for their neighbors. “A lot of people are in pain right now.”
Family claims the dog’s alerts “preserved our existence.”
George, Christina Johnson’s dog, started acting strangely when she and her husband were in the garage.
According to Johnson, the beagle went from being peaceful to frightened in an instant, whimpering and scratching, just like he does during July 4th fireworks.
She remarked, “He doesn’t do that.” “I returned to the room in an attempt to help him relax.” She claimed to have seen a tree and shed fly past her window at that point. Her ears pricked.
With a yell of “Tornado,” she ran to her husband and the group of them crowded into the bathroom.
She recalled that there were just powerful winds, not the sounds of a train as is sometimes claimed.
Johnson remarked, “My only thought was, I hope we’re still here.” It required our shed and a tree, really. Next, it might be our roof.
She said that after it was over, there were a few injuries on the roof and a broken window. A few individuals on her street sustained far more severe injuries.
Johnson remarked, “We’re grateful to still be here and have our home.” Particularly in light of what we witnessed it doing nearby.
George prevented our deaths. We would have remained outside until it was too late if it weren’t for him.
confirmed two tornadoes, ranked
On Sunday night, the National Weather Service verified the results of the storm survey, classifying the tornado that struck Clarksville as an EF-3 with winds reaching 150 mph. With winds of 125 mph, the Madison, Hendersonville, and Gallatin tornado was given an EF-2 preliminary rating.
Family endures ‘UFO’-style tornado in the corridor
While many people associate the sound of a freight train with a tornado, Dustin Arnold of Clarksville saw what appeared to be a flying trampoline as he made his way to safety.
Arnold, 35, claimed, “It went straight in the air like a UFO summoned it.”
“It didn’t turn or anything.”
Arnold, a soldier in the United States Army, had significant damage done to his Cabana Drive house.
He said that the sound of glass breaking was probably the most memorable noise, along with the sight of the trampoline.
When the wind picked up and the storm alerts started, he, his wife, and their nine-year-old daughter were working in the garage while their daughter was reading upstairs. The center hallway downstairs provided them with cover.
Despite parts of the family’s black Labrador mix, nobody was hurt tornado in the corridor
While many people associate the sound of a freight train with a tornado, Dustin Arnold of Clarksville saw what appeared to be a flying trampoline as he made his way to safety.
Arnold, 35, claimed, “It went straight in the air like a UFO summoned it.” “It didn’t turn or anything.”
Arnold, a soldier in the United States Army, had significant damage done to his Cabana Drive house.
He said that the sound of glass breaking was probably the most memorable noise, along with the sight of the trampoline.
When the wind picked up and the storm alerts started, he, his wife, and their nine-year-old daughter were working in the garage while their daughter was reading upstairs.
The center hallway downstairs provided them with cover.
Despite parts of the family’s black Labrador mix, nobody was hurt crushed the state on Saturday evening.
Updates on the Tennessee tornado outbreak: A New EF3 hitting Clarksville
Preliminary information from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency indicates that nine of those counties were probably affected by one or more of the thirteen tornadoes that passed through the area.
Based on an inspection of all the damage, the National Weather Service estimates that counties hit by severe weather damage will “likely double” that amount.
As of Sunday afternoon, radar in Clarksville and the surrounding areas of North Nashville and Gallatin had confirmed only two tornadoes.
Damage from straight-line winds has been reported in at least four counties.
The first tornado warning was issued at 1:22 p.m. on Saturday afternoon as storms crossed the Tennessee River into Stewart County, just after 12:30 p.m. The hardest-hit areas were Springfield, Gallatin, Madison, Hendersonville, and Clarksville.
All told, Twenty of the 34 storm warnings that were issued for the Middle Tennessee region were for tornadoes.
As the storms moved through, meteorologist Sam Hamburger said that the National Weather Service issued a “tornado emergency” alert for portions of the region for the first time in more than ten years.
The National Weather Service estimates that between.5 and 1 inch of rain fell in the area, with volunteers in Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, and Humphreys Counties reporting more than 1 inch.
In Clarksville, hundreds of buildings were damaged.
According to a report released on Sunday by the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, there are 271 majorly damaged buildings in Clarksville, 339 moderately damaged, and 65 minorly damaged buildings that are uninhabitable.
Ninety-one structures exist that are completely demolished, according to EMA’s most recent assessment.These buildings are primarily residential residences. Numbers should increase as evaluations go on.
The majority of the damage to the school buildings in Clarksville, Montgomery County, was minor; West Creek Elementary School was the most severely affected.
Families displaced by Fort Campbell
At a press conference on Sunday in Clarksville, Col. Christopher J. Midberry, the garrison commander at Fort Campbell, stated that the tornado has forced nearly 100 military families to relocate.
Updates on the Tennessee tornado outbreak: EF3 hitting Clarksville, EF2 hitting Madison, according to NWS
Following the devastation caused by an estimated 13 tornadoes late Saturday in the greater Nashville area, according to the National Weather Service, emergency personnel and storm-survey teams dispersed throughout Middle Tennessee on Sunday.
Six people, according to officials 83 people, 62 from Clarksville and 21 from the Nashville area, were reportedly taken to local hospitals after deaths that occurred Saturday night in Madison and Clarksville.
On Sunday, nine of the hospitalized patients were moved to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and were listed as critically ill and unstable.
“Both our faith and our community are strong.
We’ll work together to overcome this. Wes Golden, the mayor of Montgomery County, asked people to pray for everyone involved on Sunday morning while fighting back tears.
In the hardest-hit areas of Gallatin, Madison, Clarksville, and Hendersonville, the National Weather Service confirmed and ranked two tornadoes on Sunday night.
Officials were still surveying other areas, such as Springfield, to assess the storms’ intensity and categorize them as tornadoes.
said Cory Mueller, a meteorologist with the NWS.
Emergency response personnel had preliminary counts of 13 tornadoes by Sunday afternoon in addition to more damaging straight-line wind events that affected the state on Saturday.
As utility workers attempted to bring electricity back to tens of thousands of customers in the middle of temperatures that were almost below freezing, the Red Cross, churches, and other organizations opened emergency shelters.
In a Sunday morning press conference, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell remarked, “Yesterday was unfortunately another heartbreaking day for Nashville and so many in our Middle Tennessee community,” before expressing gratitude to the first responders, many of whom worked through the night.
“In Nashville, the community always rises to the occasion when we face hardship. It’s astounding how many approaches I’ve received.”
A total of twenty-two buildings fell as a O’Connell continued, “countless” more suffered damage as a result of the storm.
On Saturday, six people died as strong winds and possibly tornadoes devastated Nashville, Middle Tennessee.
As soon as information is available, the Tennessean team will post live updates right here. The public is being provided with this story free of charge.
Volunteers are gathered in Clarksville and Montgomery County for tornado cleanup.
On Monday, December 11, at 8 a.m., a coordinated volunteer cleanup effort will take place in areas where there has been significant tornado damage in Clarksville.
At that point on, volunteers are asked to meet at Mosaic Church, 1020 Garrett burg Road. Volunteers are asked to carpool to the church if at all possible, as it will help the church have enough space.
Volunteers will be driven by CMCSS buses from the church to a specified cleanup location place. The buses will rotate every two hours, or roughly so.
Every volunteer will be required to sign a release form for both themselves and any children they may be bringing.
It is requested that volunteers wear clothing suitable for working in potentially dangerous environments with significant damage and debris. It is necessary to wear protective footwear and work gloves. The search and rescue mission is over. The phase of recovery has begun.
We are grateful for your willingness to lend a hand as we support our neighbors during this difficult and momentous occasion. Give 931-245-2988 a call to learn more about volunteering opportunities.
First Lady and Governor’s visit devastated Madison Street
Governor Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee examined the tornado damage along Nesbitt Lane in late Sunday, strolling through paths of debris.
Madison, the scene of three fatalities.
While the First Lady gave hugs and encouraging words, the governor spoke with a few residents.
“Gov, it’s good to see you. “I appreciate you coming,” homeowner Keith Speer, whose house sustained damage, said.
On Sunday, December 10, 2023, while assisting in the removal of debris in Clarksville, Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee, right, speaks with Kelsey Harris, left. At least six people were killed and over 160,000 people in Middle Tennessee lost power as a result of Saturday’s tornadoes.
Lee and his spouse made a stop at a mobile home park where the storm claimed the lives of a mother and her two-year-old child.
When they arrived, James Gibson, a resident, and his 16-year-old son Dylan were inside their mobile home destroyed.
Despite losing everything, they amazingly lived.
Dylan Gibson remarked, “I wasn’t expecting the governor to be here.”
Three more people were slain during Lee’s earlier visits to Clarksville, Hendersonville, and Gallatin.
Even though Lee described the damage as “sad and heartbreaking,” he was moved by the Volunteer State’s resiliency.
“There were volunteers everywhere we looked… People were being accompanied by Tennesseans who were moving into neighborhoods they did not reside in, ensuring that they were providing the best assistance possible, he said.
Lee also mentioned that the community is coming together and that emergency relief has started.
He urged Tennesseans to offer prayers for their neighbors. “A lot of people are in pain right now.”
Family claims that the dog’s alerts “saved our lives.” Christina Johnson was present.
the garage with her spouse when they observed a sharp change in their dog George’s behavior.
According to Johnson, the beagle went from being peaceful to frightened in an instant, whimpering and scratching, just like he does during July 4th fireworks.
She remarked, “He doesn’t do that.” “I returned to the room in an attempt to help him relax.”
She claimed to have seen a tree and shed fly past her window at that point. Her ears pricked.
With a yell of “Tornado,” she ran to her husband and the group of them crowded into the bathroom.
She recalled that there were just powerful winds, not the sounds of a train as is sometimes claimed.
Johnson remarked, “My only thought was, I hope we’re still here.” It required a tree, after all.
the garage with her spouse when they observed a sharp change in their dog George’s behavior.
According to Johnson, the beagle went from being peaceful to frightened in an instant, whimpering and scratching, just like he does during July 4th fireworks.
She remarked, “He doesn’t do that.” “I returned to the room in an attempt to help him relax.”
She claimed to have seen a tree and shed fly past her window at that point. Her ears pricked.
With a yell of “Tornado,” she ran to her husband and the group of them crowded into the bathroom.
She recalled that there were just powerful winds, not the sounds of a train as is sometimes claimed.
Johnson remarked, “My only thought was, I hope we’re still here.” It required a tree, after all gusts reaching 125 mph.
Family escapes ‘UFO’-style tornado in hallway
While many people associate the sound of a freight train with a tornado, Dustin Arnold of Clarksville saw what appeared to be a flying trampoline as he made his way to safety.
Arnold, 35, claimed, “It went straight in the air like a UFO summoned it.” “It didn’t turn or anything.”
On Sunday, December 10, 2023, Dustin Arnold cleans up trash in his Clarksville, Tennessee, yard.
At least six people were killed and over 160,000 people in Middle Tennessee lost power as a result of Saturday’s tornadoes.
Arnold, a soldier in the United States Army, had significant damage done to his Cabana Drive house.
He said that the sound of glass breaking was probably the most memorable noise, along with the sight of the trampoline.
He and his spouse were working in the garage while their daughter, nine, was reading upstairs as the wind increased and storm alerts started. The center hallway downstairs provided them with cover.
Despite parts of the roof and a back wall being removed, nobody was hurt, not even the family’s black Labrador mix. A neighbor’s shed settled in their yard, not far from where Arnold’s shed was before the storm, and a speed limit sign ended up in the living room.
According to Arnold, “the entire thing happened in about 45 seconds.” “It was really combative. You are initially unaware that your house has vanished. I’m very fortunate. There are homeless people not even a few blocks away. Although uninhabitable, ours isn’t as horrible.”
The household managed to to save a few belongings. The military allows them to withdraw to a hotel.
Thirteen tornadoes struck at least eleven counties, according to TEMA preliminary inspections.
The severe storms and tornadoes that pounded the state on Saturday night caused varying degrees of damage to eleven counties in Middle Tennessee.
Preliminary information from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency indicates that nine of those counties were probably affected by one or more of the thirteen tornadoes that passed through the area.
Based on an inspection of all the damage, the National Weather Service estimates that counties hit by severe weather damage will “likely double” that amount.
As of Sunday afternoon, radar in Clarksville and the surrounding areas of North Nashville and Gallatin had confirmed only two tornadoes.
Four counties at least have submitted reports a single inch.
In Clarksville, hundreds of buildings were damaged.
According to a report released on Sunday by the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, there are 271 majorly damaged buildings in Clarksville, 339 moderately damaged, and 65 minorly damaged buildings that are uninhabitable. As per the most recent assessment by EMA, 91 structures have been completely destroyed.
These buildings are primarily residential residences numbers should increase as evaluations go on.
The majority of the damage to the school buildings in Clarksville, Montgomery County, was minor; West Creek Elementary School was the most severely affected.
Families displaced by Fort Campbell
At a press conference on Sunday in Clarksville, Col Christopher J. Mayberry, the garrison commander at Fort Campbell, stated that the tornado has forced nearly 100 military families to relocate.
Despite his affirmation that the Fort Campbell Base did not sustain any serious harm.
Director: On Monday, Robertson Schools will open.
Danny Weeks, the director of Robertson County Schools, sent out a message to parents just before 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, informing them that classes would resume on Monday as usual.
Weeks said bus drivers would exercise caution when planning their routes.
He urged everyone to remember those affected by the storms.
The Emergency Management Agency has declared that Monday is a closed school day in Sumner County.
On Monday and Tuesday, the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System will be closed.
House in Clarksville destroyed family managed to survive in bathtub
Shortly after Roosevelt Bozeman and his family fled to the downstairs bathroom, their Clarksville home was destroyed.
Bozeman, 45, heard his father-in-law and 20-year-old son yelling from upstairs, warning him of the approaching tornado.
He knew there wasn’t much time left when he peered out the window.
Roosevelt On Sunday, Bozeman inspects the damage to his house in Clarksville. At least six people were killed and over 160,000 people in Middle Tennessee lost power as a result of Saturday’s tornadoes.
“I said, ‘Let’s hurry up,’ because everything was swirling,” Bozeman recalled. “We descended the stairs and entered the bathtub. A few loud explosions were audible. The duration was thirty seconds.
The windows were blown out, the roof was blown off, and 2X4 planks were thrust through walls in an instant.
But nobody was hurt during it all he responded, “That is why we are appreciative.”
His heavy-lifting business truck was also damaged by the storm. The group chose to remain with a relative while they navigate the insurance application process.
Hendersonville businesses bore the brunt of the damage.
Numerous businesses along Hendersonville’s Highway 31 displayed damage from Saturday’s strong storms.
Greg Yandell owns an Ace Hardware store, which was operating without electricity on Sunday. Staff members showed customers the products they needed to start repairs by using flashlights. They used a generator to power the cash registers.
The 8,000-square-foot garden center and its roof were both harmed by the storm.
“Business owners are greatly impacted because commercial property made up the majority of what was damaged in Hendersonville,” Yandell said.
When the storm hit, about 400 people were inside the Big Play family entertainment center nearby. The building, which debuted in an October shopping center, was mostly leveled.
Tanner Watkins, a 35-year-old game technician, claimed that a large number of people inside were there for children’s birthday celebrations. As the storm approached, they crowded into bathrooms and around a café. Watkins knew of two injuries that needed to be treated.
As Watkins was going through the debris on Sunday morning, he remarked, “Someone was watching over everyone in that building last night.” “I didn’t think a structure this size would be carried away like a tin can.”
Game technician Tanner Watkins of Big Play in Hendersonville searches through parts of the now-demolished structure.
How to assist right now
There are numerous methods to support the efforts to recover from the destructive sequence of tornadoes on Saturday.
Because of the tremendous outpouring of support from the community, Springfield rescue crews have already asked the public to exercise patience and hold off on helping with the cleanup until instructed.
Springfield city officials stated on social media on Sunday that “a full safety and damage analysis must be completed” before volunteers can start cleaning up. “Once finished, the community will be notified if volunteers are required. We appreciate everyone who has offered to help, but for the time being, avoiding the impacted areas will ease the strain on first responders and city employees while the assessment process is underway.”
Here are some ways to participate in the interim:
Callers wishing to volunteer can reach Clarksville officials at 931-245-2988.
Blood donations are being accepted at Blood Assurance’s Clarksville donation center, located at 1767 Wilma Rudolph blvd. Suite E, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Donations can be made to the community organization YAIPak Outreach at 1255 Paradise Hill Road in Clarksville between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Large tarps, contractor bags, AA and AAA batteries, Ziplock bags, lidded totes, a chainsaw, shovels, rakes, and pitchforks are among the necessities.
The Tennessee Emergency Response Fund – Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee – Nashville, TN (cfmt.org) and United Way Greater Nashville | Donatella are the channels through which the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requests monetary donations.
Donations in cash are accepted by the Salvation Army for disaster relief efforts; they can be made online or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
Among the Hendersonville properties damaged is U-Haul.
Hendersonville’s U-Haul facility was one of the many structures in the vicinity that sustained significant damage.
Additionally, multiple trucks at U-Haul Moving & Storage were flipped by strong winds. located close to Old Shackle Island Road at 208 West Main Street.
On Saturday, strong winds caused walls to collapse and trucks to topple over at a Hendersonville U-Haul facility.
When the storm hit, no one was working at the U-Haul, according to employee Daniel Mercer.
James Gerock, 75, was cleaning up debris at Hendersonville’s Masonic Lodge No. 359, which is next to the U-Haul, when he said, “We just missed the really big bullet.”
Gerock was working with downed power lines.
Garlock remarked, “All in all, all we have is damage and nobody’s hurt.”
There was also significant damage to a number of houses on Hunter Trail, which is behind the Masonic Lodge and U-Haul.
Lori Phillips, who assisted with cleanup at one of the homes, described it as though it had hopped and skipped. “The turn that it took is peculiar.”
Governor Bill Lee proclaims an emergency
Tennessee A “Level 3” state of emergency has been declared for the state of Tennessee by Governor Bill Lee in response to Saturday’s severe storm damage and widespread tornadoes.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency defines a Level 3 declaration as a “serious emergency or minor disaster.”
With this designation, the state’s Emergency Operations Center is activated and the governor is granted direct control over disaster response coordination.
Montgomery County announced the closure of its schools.
On Monday and Tuesday, the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System will be closed.
Survivor on Madison’s Nesbitt Lane is shocked and says, “It’s difficult to understand.”
Tonya Osborne, a photographer, left her Madison home early on Saturday afternoon to attend her gig at Geodis’ Christmas party, disregarding warnings about a severe storm.
While she When she started unloading her equipment at the event, her neighbor called, sobbing uncontrollably.
She uttered, “Your bedroom.” “Your house’s entire roof is gone,” Osborne remarked. “I was dumbfounded for a minute and just stood there.”
Despite the strong winds and rainstorm, Osborne hurried home. There was her dog and everything she had collected over the course of her 23-year residence at the Nesbitt Lane townhome.
Most significantly, she never left her diamond engagement ring at home while she was at work.
When she got there, the walls and roof had collapsed, leaving her possessions scattered across the debris.
The tornado that struck Madison on Saturday completely destroyed Tonya Osborne’s house on Nesbitt Lane.
Her sunroom was flattened and the stairwell left open to the sky. The recently installed roof and windows The ones she had installed recently were destroyed.
However, her engagement ring and bedroom nightstand were still in place, seemingly in defiance of all odds.
Osborne stated, “It was still sitting on the nightstand next to my bed.” “It consists of a dresser, bed, and floor. There are no roof or walls.
By hiding under the kitchen table, her dog managed to survive.
Osborne was ecstatic to see both of them again. She gathered what valuables she could find, taking medicine out of her refrigerator, shoes, and a dry coat.
The tornado that struck Madison on Saturday completely destroyed Tonya Osborne’s house on Nesbitt Lane.
She is currently coordinating with her insurance provider to book a hotel room.
The tornado claimed the lives of three people just a few doors away from her Nesbitt Lane residence.
“This is so crazy,” Osborne stammered out.
in order to accept the tragedy. “It’s so hard to comprehend we’re not going to see them anymore.”
Another resident of Nesbitt Lane, Frank Bassett, claimed the tornado struck so quickly that he hardly had time to hide with a loved one under a stack of pillows in the living room’s corner.
“The wind suddenly picked up and hit us,” Bassett remarked. “It was like a millisecond.”
Like many other houses on the street, theirs had significant structural damage.
A clear route for devastation in Springfield
The extent of Saturday’s tornado damage was visible in the vicinity of Memorial Boulevard and Blackpatch Drive on the south side of Springfield as morning broke on Sunday.
A direct route of A residential neighborhood was affected by the devastation, which resulted in damaged homes and fallen trees.
A dental office, Holman Jewelers, and other businesses in the area were severely damaged before the storm crossed Memorial Boulevard and made its way to a strip mall, where Jet’s Pizza was completely destroyed.
Though all of the retail strip businesses, including an urgent care center and a cell phone store, sustained some damage from the passing storm, the pizzeria was the most severely affected.
Numerous cars in the Kroger parking lot were severely damaged, as were the gas pumps at the store and a nearby Valvoline.
Among the structures demolished on Saturday at the 2600 Memorial Boulevard strip mall in Springfield was a gas station.
Law enforcement and emergency personnel remained heavily positioned in the vicinity on Sunday morning. One Three cars from the parking lot had been thrown into a retaining pond and down an embankment, an officer told The Tennessean.
The Kroger store’s front bricks had been torn out, but Christmas wreaths were still neatly hung by the front doors. Although the vinyl on a power chair and cart meant to help disabled customers was torn off, they remained intact and sat in the parking lot.
Despite the efforts of utility workers throughout the night, the majority of the city was still without power on Sunday morning.
Gallatin locals tidy up and feel “blessed.”
O’Reilly Auto Parts on South Water Avenue in Gallatin had two of its walls demolished. Amber Gannon’s modular home behind the structure was spared from the worst with just shingle and damage to siding. In the front yard, a big tree had been chopped down.
Gannon expressed her gratitude for getting to walk her dog on Sunday morning.
Regarding the auto parts store, Gannon remarked, “I just felt very fortunate when I saw that.” The entire house shook due to the strong wind. Debris was flying in all directions.
Amber Gannon is standing outside her house, which escaped the nearby auto-parts store’s destruction due to a tornado.
Numerous residences on Gallatin’s Airport Road sustained significant damage. The extensive cleanup effort was launched on Sunday morning by neighbors and friends.
“I consider myself fortunate; things could have been much worse,” 68-year-old Ronald Durard remarked while he and his spouse Ruthie removed the wreckage of two porches, two sheds, and other parts.
damage to siding. In the front yard, a big tree had been chopped down.
Gannon expressed her gratitude for getting to walk her dog on Sunday morning.
Regarding the auto parts store, Gannon remarked, “I just felt very fortunate when I saw that.” The entire house shook due to the strong wind. Debris was flying in all directions.
Amber Gannon is standing outside her house, which escaped the nearby auto-parts store’s destruction due to a tornado.
Numerous residences on Gallatin’s Airport Road sustained significant damage. The extensive cleanup effort was launched on Sunday morning by neighbors and friends.
“I consider myself fortunate; things could have been much worse,” 68-year-old Ronald Durard remarked while he and his spouse Ruthie removed the wreckage of two porches, two sheds, and other parts.
of other damaged houses, with friends and volunteers joining them in their The Crossings neighborhood home’s cleanup.
Durard remarked, “We lost a lot, but we’re still here.”
When the tornado struck, 64-year-old Robert Robinson, who lives across the street, was in his truck having just picked up dinner. Lisa Robinson, his wife, was inside.
Robert Robinson remarked, “I’ve never seen leaves move that fast. I was backing up and noticed them.” “(Lisa) told me it was here when she called. I believe that trampoline was what struck my truck. I consider myself fortunate.”
Tornado that “just hit so fast” severely damaged Inglewood blocks. Nathan Koehn sought refuge in his second-story apartment off Dickerson Pike as the tornado tore through his East Nashville neighborhood.
When he came out, everything had subsided and the Community Baptist Church, located nearby at 3838 Dickerson Pike, had been completely destroyed. Churchgoers were extricated from the debris by emergency personnel.
According to Koehn, “They were pulling people out and carrying them in white tarps.” “The building was completely demolished. It was impressive to see. 13 survivors, according to officials, were brought to adjacent hospitals.
Power lines were removed from the debris of the former church building on Sunday morning by workers. A large maple tree nearby crushed a bedroom, and neighbors Jauckque Buford and his son Tehlor went through the wreckage of their house.
The Bufords heard the emergency siren and hurried to a back room for safety.
Silence fell, and then something struck It was over in about 13 seconds, according to Tehlor Buford.
This is the family’s second experience with a tornado, according to Jauckque Buford. Their Russell Street house was destroyed in 1998.
“We’ll just carry on as usual,” he remarked.
During a tornado on Saturday night, a maple tree toppled the Buford family home.
One of the members of Community Baptist Church, Dorothy Prayther, made the decision to stay home when she heard the alarm go off on Saturday night as she was leaving the building to attend a banquet honoring church pastor Vincent Johnson.
She said that the church had been organizing the large celebration for months and that speakers from Kentucky were scheduled to speak.
Later, she discovered that many of her followers were had been inside the banquet hall when the structure was destroyed by the tornado. On Sunday morning, Prayther went to the scene in an attempt to learn more about her pastor and other churchgoers.
She remarked, “I don’t know anything yet.” “I hope they’re ok.”
Emergency shelters are operational.
Residents can visit the following emergency shelters if they need a place to stay or urgent resources:
Red Cross shelter open to the public at 4500 Gallatin Pike, Isaac Litton Alumni Center.
Residents of Hendersonville have access to Red Cross shelter Cornerstone Church, located at 1410 Stop 30 Road, and Beech High School, located at 3126 Long Hollow Pike.
A Red Cross shelter is available at Northeast High School in Clarksville. 3701 Trenton Road.
The Church of Christ, located at 2650 Trenton Road, and Mosaic Church, located at 1020 Garrett burg Road, are additional emergency shelters in Clarksville.
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A Red Cross shelter is located at 550 North Dupont Avenue, Madison Community Center.
In many communities, YMCA and YWCA facilities also provide shelter and electricity.
Sunday is when power outages begin.
About 27,000 people woke up without electricity on Sunday, according to Nashville Electric Service, down from 39,000 on Saturday.
“While this is significant progress, there continue to be about 27,000 customers without power,” said officials from NES. “NES crews will continue to work around the clock until all power is restored, however damage is severe in some areas, and it will take our crews time to assess and restore power in these areas.”
There will be out-of-state crews to show up later today to help the Nashville Electric Service. There is no estimated time of arrival for NES to restore power to the 26,000 homes that are still without it this morning. Instead of lasting hours, the outages in the Hendersonville region could last days.
It is anticipated that the hardest-hit communities in Hendersonville, Clarksville, Madison, Gallatin, and Springfield will take the longest to recover.
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“Right now, our major focus is on the transmission infrastructure and substations that supply power to the Hendersonville area,” NES stated on X. “The damage is severe and it will take our crews time as the assessments continue into the morning.”
CDE Lightband reported that 13,174 customers in Clarksville were without power early on Sunday morning. Emergency personnel continued to evaluate significant damages throughout the community.
In the midst of what Dickson County Electric described as a “historic and catastrophic” severe weather event on Saturday evening, workers are still navigating around fallen trees and wires in order to restore power to the area.
By 6 a.m. on Sunday, Dickson Electric System officials reported that they had cut the number of outages from 1,700 to 1,117 and had used all of their workers to clear numerous fallen trees and wires. However, they admit that the amount of debris means the task might take longer than a day.
Springfield, which suffered the most damage in Robertson County, had 5,800 homes without electricity as of early Sunday.
“The storm directly struck our Wartrace substation, causing significant damage. Workers are still working to fix the substation, according to a late post on the City of Springfield Facebook page.
Saturday. “We anticipate that power will not be restored to the areas of Old Greenbrier Pike, Oakland Farms, Legacy and Timberlake tonight.”
Two adults and a child were identified by Nashville police.
Nashville police have identified the three victims of Saturday’s storms, one of whom was a 2-year-old boy.
When the storm toppled Floridema Gabriel Perez’s 31-year-old house on Nesbitt Lane in Madison, 37-year-old Joseph Dalton was inside. They both passed away. Anthony Elmer Mendez, Perez’s 2-year-old son, was also slain.
Two more kids made it out alive. When the storm hit, Perez’s 7-year-old son and Dalton’s 10-year-old son were inside their houses. Their injuries were not life-threatening when they were brought to Vanderbilt Pediatrics.
State of emergency declared by the mayor of Nashville
Mayor of Nashville Around 10:15 p.m., Freddie O’Connell issued a video statement declaring a state of emergency in Davidson County On Saturday.
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He began by saying, “Today a storm turned the world upside down for many in our community,” and that he was “heartbroken” that the storm claimed the lives of at least three people.
First responders persisted in their efforts to reach remote locations. According to him, O’Connell has gotten in touch with state and federal partners and Metro has partially activated its Emergency Operations Center.
Personnel from the Nashville Fire Department were looking inside damaged buildings to see if anyone was trapped.
There was a building collapse at Community Church on Dickerson Pike, according to the Nashville Office of Emergency Management. After being taken to adjacent hospitals, thirteen individuals were last listed as being in stable condition.
Although a lot of you will want to assist right away, but for the time being, it’s important that you avoid the impacted areas and follow the advice of local authorities and first responders, according to O’Connell.
In the upcoming days, more details about helping those affected will be made available.
Family escapes the tornado in Clarksville
While her fiancé watched the storm from the porch of their Peggy Drive home, Mackenzie Underwood cuddled up with her four kids in their basement bathroom.
The tornado warning had been sent to her by her security system. Five minutes in, she said, “you could hear it coming.”
After spotting the funnel, her fiancé hurried downstairs to join his family. They heard several loud booms behind a mattress in the bathroom.
“The Trees Were Just Falling.” Above my house,” She uttered.
The bathroom door’s hinges broke and the basement windows were blown out by the tornado. They were able to see the sky in place of the roof when they came out of the wreckage.
Their detached garage was “completely gone” outside, its belongings scattered all over their land, but the carport oddly still stood.
Underwood attempted to dial 911, but the call was not answered for approximately five minutes. She claimed that several lines were down and that they undoubtedly received a lot of calls.
An hour or so later, she received a call from dispatchers.
Underwood strolled around the community, assessing the harm. People were looking for a man whose home had been leveled, and someone asked her if she had seen two small boys.
She has survived in Tornado Alley; she’s seen them before, she knows how they sound.
“You could hear it coming, but I honestly thought it would never hit our house,” Underwood stated.
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