Tornado Tennessee hits on Sunday morning , residents and emergency workers began cleaning up from severe storms and tornadoes that killed six people and sent dozens to hospitals. Residents and workers began surveying damage to homes, businesses, cars and driveways that had been uprooted from their foundations or were scattered across yards by wind gusts; power had also been lost for thousands of customers in this stormy weather event.
Residents huddled inside for shelter as they awaited utility crews’ arrival. According to Tennessee Electric Cooperative, more than 200,000 customers remain without electricity while crews work to restore service; this may take several weeks.
Tornado Tennessee Injuries
Nashville’s Madison neighborhood, where the tornado struck, residents described rushing for shelter as
they heard sirens blare and felt their homes shake. A woman told FOX Weather Correspondent Nicole
Valdes she had just finished showering when her partner sent a text telling her to dress quickly and head for their closet; at which point, she jumped from her tub and ran directly into an adjacent bedroom which remained undamaged by destruction.
Residents venturing outside to inspect their properties found a scene of carnage, with roofs torn off and
windows broken. A man walking on Nesbitt Lane said his home had been saved from collapse by a tree
but that many other homes in the neighborhood where the tornado struck weren’t as fortunate. “There
are a lot of families that didn’t make it,” he lamented.
Mobile home parks north of Nashville were hit hard during the storms, where three individuals were killed when a tornado devastated much of the community. Nashville police identified those killed as 37-year-old Joseph Dalton; Floridema Gabriel Perez (31), her son Anthony Elmer Mendez (2 years old); and Perez’s son. Police believe that force from the storm rolled one mobile home over Dalton’s residence and caused it to roll over Dalton’s residence as part of its path.
Montgomery County, where Clarksville is situated, saw three deaths confirmed as confirmed and 23
injured people treated at area medical facilities for injuries according to Mayor Wes Golden of
Montgomery County.
Forecasters have not completed their assessment of the damage yet, but officials said the tornado was
classified as an EF-3 tornado with maximum wind speeds reaching 157 mph (270 kmph), making it one
of the strongest and most destructive to hit Nebraska recently.
We’ve created two online funds to assist tornado victims in Davidson and Sumner Counties. One will
assist those needing food or shelter while the other will support first responders and volunteers working
in affected areas. You can donate through GiveWell and Crowdrise; simply specify whether you would
like your donation to go toward Davidson or Sumner county and know that every dollar donated goes
directly toward helping those in need.
