NWS confirms 4 tornadoes so far from May 8, 2024 storms

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The National Weather Service was busy on Thursday conducting storm surveys of some of the damaged areas of Middle Tennessee. So far, they have confirmed four tornadoes from the May 8 storms.

Preliminary information subject to updates:

NWS Nashville confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down in Giles County near Elkton. It had winds of 115mph and lasted 10 minutes.

In Maury County near Columbia, an EF3 tornado was confirmed with winds reaching up to 140 mph. It was on the ground for 27 minutes!

Maury County hit by EF3 tornado, per preliminary NWS report

In Rutherford County, an EF-0 tornado with 80mph winds touched down near Eagleville.

In Robertson County so far, EF-1 damage has been found with peak winds of 90 mph. Additional details are to be determined.

In Perry County, straight-line winds of 75 mph were determined to have downed trees and powerlines there.

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On Friday, they plan to inspect the Prospect area in Giles County, Carthage in Smith County, and Morrison in Warren County.

Other areas that may be surveyed are Lawrence, northeast Giles, and Marshall counties. There may be additional surveys in the future as more storm reports are received.

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