1/1/2024 0 Comments Tornado warnings memphis![]() ![]() ![]() More: 'Tornado Alley' is expanding: Southern states see more twisters now than ever before Large storm system A radar-confirmed tornado with tornado debris signatures moved through Hendersonville, as well as across Highway 46 between Dickson and Interstate 40, moving into Burns. NWS Nashville reported a tornado crossed Lebanon Road near Mount Juliet Road in northern Mount Juliet. There were multiple trees down and some structural damage to homes in those areas, according to Sumner County Emergency Management Director Ken Weidner. Sumner County emergency officials reported storm damages in the following areas: Walton Peninsula in Hendersonville, and Kansas Lane and Rock Bridge in Bethpage. There were reports of houses blown off their foundations in the area, and crews were conducting a rescue, a dispatcher confirmed just past 4 a.m. Winds at Nashville International Airport gusted to 68 knots or 78 mph, one of the highest measured wind gusts ever at the airport, according to NWS Nashville.Ĭheatham County dispatch reported damages in the Pegram area, around Highway 70. In Nashville, an emergency dispatcher said that reports came in that part of an apartment building was missing off Crystal Springs Lane a roof was torn off another apartment building on Nolensville Pike a roof collapsed on Benson Avenue and a home sustained structural damage off Fairview Drive. Nashville Electric Service reported more than 86,000 outages at 5 a.m., while Dickson Electric had more that 16,000 without power in Dickson, Cheatham, Hickman and Williamson counties. Widespread power outages were reported across Middle Tennessee on Saturday morning. Ray Padilla is the digital producer for The Commercial Appeal.View Gallery: Photos of storm and tornado damage across the US Power outages, damage in Middle Tennessee Avoid parking under bridges or overpassesĬommercial Appeal reporter Laura Testino contributed. ![]() Cover head and neck with your arms and cover your body with aa coat or blanket. If not building is near, pull over, keep seat belt on. If you are in a vehicle, try to seek shelter in a sturdy building.If not possible, go to the center room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Underground is best, such as a basement or storm shelter. Be prepared to evacuate or shelter-in-place.Tornado Warning: A tornado has been seen on radar or reported by a spotter.Tornado Watch: Conditions are favorable.Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Take shelter.Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Conditions are favorable. Stay alert.Make sure you have a way to receive weather alerts, such as a NOAA weather radio.View Gallery: Tornado destroys nursing home in Monette, Arkansas, as storms rip through Memphis weather radar Safety Tips Over 26,000 Memphis, Light, Gas and Water customers were without power in Shelby County as of 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Collierville, Germantown and Oakland, Tennessee, as well as Olive Branch, Horn Lake and Lynchburg, Mississippi, until 1:30 a.m. The warning was issued for Memphis, Millington and Rosemark, Tennessee, until 12:45 a.m. ![]() The almost 80-degree weather in December comes with a bit of bad news as the Memphis area is hit with severe thunderstorms.Ī tornado warning has been issued for the Memphis area until 12:45 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Andy Beshear said he expects between 70-100 deaths from the storms. Nursing hoe: Before storm hit Mayfield, Kentucky, it tore roof off Arkansas nursing home 100 miles awayįive people had serious injuries, and a few others had minor ones, he said. The line of storms that moved through the Mid-South caused extensive damage in Northeast Arkansas, hitting a nursing home in Monette that killed one and trapped 20 people inside, Craighead County Judge Marvin Day told The Associated Press. ![]()
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