Tennessee tornado outbreak updates: NWS says EF3 tornado hit Clarksville; EF2 hit Madison
Emergency workers and storm-survey teams spread out across Middle Tennessee on Sunday after the greater Nashville region was pummeled by an estimated 13 tornadoes late Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
Officials said six people died Saturday night in Clarksville and Madison and 83 people were reportedly transported to area hospitals — 62 from Clarksville and 21 in the Nashville area.
Nine of those hospitalized were transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and were in critical, unstable condition on Sunday.
"Our community is strong and our faith is strong. We will get through this together. Please pray for all of those involved," Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said on Sunday morning, holding back tears.
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Two tornadoes were confirmed and ranked Sunday evening by the National Weather Service in the hardest hit areas of Clarksville, Madison, Hendersonville and Gallatin.
Other areas, including Springfield, were still being surveyed by officials to determine the strength of the storms and whether they were officially tornadoes, said NWS meteorologist Cory Mueller.
By Sunday afternoon, emergency response officials had preliminarily counted 13 tornadoes, as well as additional damaging straight-line wind events that impacted the state on Saturday.
The Red Cross, churches and others opened emergency shelters as utility crews tried to restore electricity to tens of thousands of customers in the midst of near-freezing temperatures.
"Yesterday was unfortunately another heartbreaking day for Nashville and so many in our Middle Tennessee community," Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell said in a news conference Sunday morning before thanking first responders, many of whom worked through the night.
"Nashville is a place where when we face adversity, the community always steps up. The amount of outreach I have received … has been astonishing."
Twenty-two structures collapsed as a result of the storm and "countless" others were damaged, O’Connell added.
From Saturday: 6 dead as Nashville, Middle TN ravaged by high winds, possible tornadoes
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Several thousand customers still without power
CDE Lightband reports 11,649 customers are without power as of 6 a.m. Monday following severe weather that ripped through Middle Tennessee Saturday.
Nashville Electric Service reported 6,415 as of 6 a.m. Monday.
Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation, which serves parts of Montgomery, Sumner, Robertson, Cheatham and Stewart Counties reported no outages Monday out of nearly 100,000 customers served.
White House Utility District is asking customers to voluntarily conserve water due to widespread power outages in the area.
Springfield setting up tornado cleanup
The City of Springfield will collect debris from the Dec. 9 tornado on Wednesday and Thursday.
The city is asking residents to place debris roadside, similarly to how the city collects during brush pickup.
Debris should be placed at the edge of their property, not on sidewalks, ditches or on the street.
Sort debris into piles of brush and non-brush items.
Clarksville, Montgomery County mobilize volunteers for tornado cleanup
A coordinated volunteer cleanup effort in areas where extensive Clarksville tornado damage has occurred begins Monday morning, December 11, at 8 a.m.
Volunteers are asked to gather beginning at that time, at Mosaic Church, 1020 Garrettsburg Road. In the interests of adequate space at the church, volunteers are asked to carpool to the church if possible.From the church, volunteers will be transported by CMCSS buses to a designated cleanup location. The buses will run on, or about, a two-hour rotation schedule.
All volunteers will be asked to sign waivers for themselves and any minors that might be brought with them.
Volunteers are asked to come dressed appropriately for working in potentially hazardous areas where there is extensive damage and debris. Work gloves and appropriate protective footwear are required.Search and rescue efforts are complete. The recovery phase is underway.
We appreciate your willingness to volunteer as we help our neighbors through this traumatic and historic event. For more information about volunteering, call 931-245-2988.
Governor, First Lady visit devastated Madison street
Gov. Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee walked through paths of rubble late Sunday as they surveyed the tornado damage along Nesbitt Lane in Madison, where three people were killed.
The governor talked with some residents as the First Lady gave hugs and words of encouragement.
"I’m happy to see you, governor. Thank you for coming," said resident Keith Speer, whose home was damaged.
Lee and his wife stopped in a mobile home park where a mother and her two-year-old child were killed in the storm.
They met with resident James Gibson and his 16-year-old son Dylan, who were both inside their mobile home when it was demolished.
They miraculously survived, though they lost everything.
“I didn’t expect the governor to be here,” Dylan Gibson said.
Lee previously visited Gallatin, Hendersonville and Clarksville, where another three people were killed.
While the damage is “sad and heartbreaking,” Lee said he was touched by the Volunteer State’s fortitude.
“Everywhere we went, we saw volunteers… Tennesseans that were coming into neighborhoods they didn’t live in and coming alongside people to make sure they were doing all they could to help,” he said.
Lee added the emergency relief has begun and the community is banding together.
“I encourage Tennesseans to pray for their neighbors,” he said. “There are a lot of people hurting right now.”
Family says dog's warnings 'saved our lives'
Christina Johnson was in the garage with her husband when they noticed their dog George’s behavior change dramatically.
The beagle instantly transformed from calm to panicked, scratching and whining – like he does during 4th of July fireworks, Johnson said.
“That’s not something he does,” she said. “So I came back in to see if I could get him to calm down.”
That’s when she said she saw a tree and shed fly past her window. Her ears popped.
She ran to her husband, yelling: “Tornado," and they all crowded into the bathroom.
There were no sounds of a train like people often say, just strong winds, she remembered.
“The only thing on my mind was I hope we’re still here,” Johnson said. “I mean it took a tree and our shed. It could be our roof next.”
When it was over, there was a broken window and a few roof injuries, she said. Some of the others on her street were hit much harder.
“We’re thankful to be here still and have our home,” Johnson said. “Especially when we see what it did around us.
“George saved our lives. If it weren’t for him we would’ve been outside until it was too late.”
Two tornadoes confirmed, ranked
The National Weather Service confirmed storm survey findings Sunday evening, with the Clarksville tornado rating as an EF-3, with winds of 150 mph. The Madison/Hendersonville/Gallatin tornado received a preliminary rating of EF-2, with winds of 125 mph.
Family withstands 'UFO'-like tornado in hallway
Many associate a tornado with the sound of a freight train, but Clarksville’s Dustin Arnold experienced a visual of a flying trampoline as he headed for shelter.
"It went straight in the air like a UFO summoned it," Arnold, 35, said. "It didn’t turn or anything."
Arnold, an active U.S. Army soldier, suffered heavy damage to his home on Cabana Drive. Along with the trampoline visual, he said glass shattering was probably the most memorable noise.
He and his wife were working in the garage with their nine-year-old daughter reading upstairs when the wind picked up and notifications for the oncoming storm began. They sheltered in the downstairs center hallway.
No one was injured, including the family's black Labrador mix, despite portions of the roof and a back wall being taken off. A speed-limit sign landed in the living room and a neighbor's shed settled in their yard — near where Arnold's shed stood before the storm.
"The whole thing happened in about 45 seconds," Arnold said. "It was very aggressive. (Initially) you don’t know your house is gone. I’m definitely blessed. Not even a couple blocks over are people without a home. Ours isn’t habitable, but it’s not as bad off."
The family was able to salvage some possessions. They are able to retreat to a hotel through the military.
TEMA preliminary inspections report 13 tornadoes hit at least 11 counties
Eleven Middle Tennessee counties experienced various levels of damage from the severe storms and tornadoes that battered the state on Saturday night.
Nine of those counties were likely hit by one or more of 13 tornadoes that moved through the region, according to preliminary data from Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
When all the damage is inspected, the National Weather Service said counties affected by severe weather damage will be "likely double" that.
By Sunday afternoon, only two tornadoes were confirmed by radar in Clarksville and in the area of North Nashville and Gallatin.
At least four counties have reported damage from straight-line winds.
Storms rolled in Saturday afternoon a little after 12:30 p.m., crossing the Tennessee River into Stewart County, where the first tornado warning was issued at 1:22 p.m. Hardest-hit areas were Clarksville, Madison, Hendersonville, Gallatin and Springfield.
In total, 34 storm warnings were called across the Middle Tennessee region, with 20 of those being tornado warnings.
The National Weather Service issued a "tornado emergency" alert for parts of the region for the first time in more than a decade as the storms swept through, according to meteorologist Sam Shamburger.
Rain amounts for the area vary, but according to National Weather Service, an estimated .5 to one inch of rain fell, with volunteers in Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Humphreys Counties reporting more than one inch.
Hundreds of buildings damaged in Clarksville
The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency reported Sunday that Clarksville has 65 structures with minor damage, 339 with moderate damage and 271 with major damage, making them uninhabitable. There are 91 structures that are totally destroyed, based on the latest assessment from EMA.The vast majority of these structures are residential homes. Numbers are expected to rise as assessments continue.
Clarksville-Montgomery County school facilities suffered mostly minor damage, with West Creek Elementary School being the hardest-hit.
Fort Campbell families displaced
Col. Christopher J. Midberry, Garrison Commander at Fort Campbell, said at a Sunday press conference in Clarksville almost 100 military families who live in Clarksville are displaced because of the tornado.
Though he confirmed that the Fort Campbell base was not significantly damaged.
Director: Robertson Schools to open Monday
Shortly before 2:15 p.m. Sunday, Robertson County Schools Director Danny Weeks released a message to parents, saying schools would run on regular schedule Monday.
Bus drivers would use discretion in their routes, Weeks said.
He asked everyone to keep those impacted by the storms in their thoughts.
School closures
Sumner County schools will be closed on Monday, per the Emergency Managment Agency.
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
Clarksville house destroyed; family survived in bathtub
Roosevelt Bozeman’s Clarksville home was destroyed just after he and his family fled to the downstairs bathroom.
Bozeman, 45, was alerted to the impending tornado by his 20-year-old son and father-in-law who yelled from upstairs.
When he looked out the window, he knew time was short.
“Everything was swirling and I said: 'Let’s hurry up,'" Bozeman said. “We went downstairs and got in the bathtub. I heard some loud explosions. It lasted for 30 seconds.”
In a moment, the roof was blown off, the windows blown out and 2X4 planks thrust through walls.
But through it all, no one was injured.
“That is why we are grateful,” he said.
The storm also damaged his business truck that does heavy hauling. The family decided to stay with a relative as they work through the insurance process.
Businesses took the brunt of the damage in Hendersonville
Along Hendersonville’s Highway 31, many businesses showed scars of Saturday’s severe storms.
An Ace Hardware store owned by Greg Yandell was open Sunday without power as employees used flashlights to show customers products they needed to begin repairs. They ran the cash registers off a generator.
The storm damaged the roof and the 8,000-square-foot garden center.
“Most of what was hit in Hendersonville was commercial property, which means business owners are significantly impacted,” Yandell said.
Nearby, nearly 400 people were inside family-entertainment center Big Play when the storm hit. It leveled much of the building, which opened in a shopping center in October.
Game Technician Tanner Watkins, 35, said many inside were there for kids’ birthday parties. They crammed into bathrooms and around a café as the storm approached. Watkins was aware of two injuries that required medical care.
“Someone was watching over everyone in that building last night,” Watkins said as he went through the rubble Sunday morning. “I wasn’t expecting a building this size to be swept away like a tin can.”
How to help now
There are many ways to help the recovery efforts from Saturday’s devastating series of tornadoes.
The community response has already been so strong that rescue workers in Springfield have asked the public to be patient and wait for direction to help with cleanup efforts.
"A full safety and damage analysis must be completed" before volunteers can begin cleanup, Springfield city leaders said in a social media post Sunday. "Once completed, if volunteers are needed, a message will be released to the community. Thank you to everyone eager to volunteer, but at the moment, staying clear of the affected areas will lighten the load on first responders and city workers during the assessment phase."
In the meantime, here are some ways to get involved:
Clarksville officials are taking calls from those who want to volunteer at 931-245-2988.
Blood Assurance opened its Clarksville donation center Sunday at 1767 Wilma Rudolph Blvd. Suite E, and is accepting blood donations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
YAIPak Outreach community organization is accepting donations at 1255 Paradise Hill Road from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Clarksville. Needed items include large tarps, contractor bags, AA and AAA batteries, Ziplock bags, Totes with lids, chainsaw, shovels, rakes and pitchforks.
The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County asks that monetary donations be made via Tennessee Emergency Response Fund - Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee - Nashville, TN (cfmt.org) and United Way Greater Nashville | Donately.
The Salvation Army accepts monetary donations for disaster response, which can be made here or by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
U-Haul among the properties hit in Hendersonville
A U-Haul facility in Hendersonville was among the buildings in the area with extensive damage.
High-speed winds also flipped several trucks at U-Haul Moving & Storage, at 208 West Main Street near Old Shackle Island Road.
Nobody was working at the U-Haul when the storm hit, employee Daniel Mercer said.
“We just missed the really big bullet,” said James Gerock, 75, as he picked up debris at Hendersonville’s Masonic Lodge No. 359 next to the U-Haul.
Power lines were down as Gerock worked.
“All in all, all we have is damage and nobody’s hurt,” Gerock said.
Several homes along Hunter Trail behind the U-Haul and Masonic Lodge also had extensive damage.
“It’s like it hopped and skipped,” said Lori Phillips, who helped clean up at one of the homes. “It’s strange the direction it took.”
Gov. Bill Lee declares state of emergency
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has issued a "Level 3" state of emergency declaration for the state of Tennessee, in light of widespread tornado and severe storm damage on Saturday.
A Level 3 declaration is considered a "serious emergency or minor disaster," according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
The designation gives the governor direct control to coordinate disaster response and activates the state's Emergency Operations Center.
Schools closures announced in Montgomery County
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System will be closed Monday and Tuesday.
Shock hits survivor on Nesbitt Lane in Madison: 'So hard to comprehend'
Photographer Tonya Osborne heeded severe-storm warnings and left her Madison home early for her gig at Geodis’ Christmas party on Saturday afternoon.
As she unloaded her gear to start work at the event, her neighbor called crying hysterically.
“She said: ‘Your bedroom. The whole top of your house is gone,’” Osborne said. “I just stood there for a minute, dumbfounded.”
Osborne rushed home despite the rainstorm and fast winds. Her dog and all the belongings she’s accumulated while living at the Nesbitt Lane townhome for 23 years were there.
Most importantly: Her diamond engagement ring, which she always left at home while working.
She arrived to find her roof and walls gone, leaving her belongings in heaps of rubble.
The stairwell was exposed to the sky and her sunroom was flattened. The new windows and roof she recently had installed were demolished.
But, seemingly against all odds, her bedroom nightstand was still standing with her engagement ring.
“It was still sitting on the nightstand next to my bed,” Osborne said. “It’s just floor, bed and dresser. There’s no walls, no roof.”
Her dog survived by hiding under the kitchen table.
Osborne was overjoyed to be reunited with both. She gathered the valuables she could find — a dry coat, shoes, medicine from her refrigerator.
Now, she’s working with her insurance company to get a hotel room.
A few doors down from her Nesbitt Lane home, three people were killed in the tornado.
"This is so crazy," Osborne said, struggling to come to grips with the tragedy. "It's so hard to comprehend we're not going to see them anymore."
Frank Bassett, another Nesbitt Lane resident, said the tornado hit so fast that he barely had time to take cover with a loved one under a pile of pillows in corner of the living room.
"All of a sudden the wind picked up a hit us," Bassett said. "It was like a millisecond."
Their home, like many on the street, suffered major structural damage.
Clear path of destruction in Springfield
As morning dawned in Springfield on Sunday, the extent of the damage from Saturday's tornadoes became apparent in the area of Memorial Boulevard and Blackpatch Drive on the south side of town.
A clear path of destruction extended through a residential neighborhood, damaging homes and downing trees.
Holman Jewelers, a dental practice and other nearby businesses also suffered heavy damage before the storm moved across Memorial Boulevard to a strip mall, where Jet's Pizza was completely flattened.
The pizzeria was the worst hit, though all the retail strip businesses, which include an urgent care and cell phone shop, suffered some kind of damage from the passing storm. Kroger's gas pumps and a nearby Valvoline were also extensively damaged as were dozens of cars in the Kroger parking lot.
On Sunday morning, police and emergency workers maintained a heavy presence in the area. One officer told The Tennessean that three cars from the parking lot had been tossed down an embankment and into a retaining pond.
Bricks from the front of the Kroger store had been ripped from the building, but Christmas wreaths still hung neatly near the front doors. A power chair and cart, to assist disabled shoppers, sat in the parking lot, the vinyl ripped from its seat, but it was otherwise unscathed.
Utility crews had worked through the night, but most of the city remained without power Sunday morning.
Gallatin residents clean up, feeling 'blessed'
Two walls of O’Reilly Auto Parts were torn down on South Water Avenue in Gallatin. Behind the building, Amber Gannon’s modular home was spared from the worst with just shingle and siding damage. A large tree in the front yard had been brought down.
Gannon said she felt lucky to be walking her dog Sunday morning.
“When I saw that,” Gannon said about the auto-parts store, “I just felt very fortunate. It was windy, you could feel the whole house shaking. There was debris flying everywhere.”
A number of homes along Airport Road in Gallatin suffered extensive damage. Residents and friends started the massive cleanup effort Sunday morning.
"I feel blessed, it could have been a lot worse," said Ronald Durard, 68, as he and wife Ruthie picked up the remains of two porches, two sheds and various parts of other damaged homes with friends and helpers joining the cleanup at their home in The Crossings neighborhood.
"We lost a lot, but we’re still here," Durard said.
Robert Robinson, 64, lives across the street and was in his truck after picking up dinner when the tornado hit. His wife Lisa Robinson was inside.
"I was backing up and noticed the leaves — I’ve never seen leaves move that fast," Robert Robinson said. "(Lisa) was calling me and said: ‘It’s here.’ Something hit my truck, I think it was that trampoline. I feel lucky."
Inglewood blocks hit hard by tornado that 'just hit so fast'
Nathan Koehn took shelter in his second story apartment off Dickerson Pike when the tornado ripped through his East Nashville neighborhood.
After things calmed down, he emerged to see the nearby Community Baptist Church at 3838 Dickerson Pike had been demolished. Emergency workers carried members of the congregation out from the rubble.
“They were pulling people out and carrying them in white tarps,” Koehn said. “The building was totally flattened. It was a sight to see.”
Officials said 13 survivors were taken to nearby hospitals.
On Sunday morning, workers cleared power lines from the rubble of the former church building. Nearby, neighbors Jauckque Buford and his son Tehlor sifted through the remains of their home after a massive maple tree crushed a bedroom.
The Bufords rushed to safety in a back room when they heard the emergency siren.
“It was quiet and then it just hit so fast, it was like 13 seconds,” Tehlor Buford said.
Jauckque Buford said this is the family’s second encounter with a tornado. In 1998, their Russell Street home was destroyed.
“We’ll just move forward like we always do,” he said.
Dorothy Prayther, one of the congregants at Community Baptist Church, was heading out the door on Saturday evening to attend a banquet in honor of church Pastor Vincent Johnson when she heard the alarm siren and decided to stay home.
The church had been planning for months for the big celebration and had speakers coming in from Kentucky, she said.
She later heard that many of her follow congregants had been in the banquet hall when the tornado demolished the building. Prayther went to the scene on Sunday morning trying to get more information on her pastor and fellow church members.
"I don’t know anything yet," she said. "I hope they’re ok."
Emergency shelters open
Residents in need of a place to stay or to get urgent resources can go to the following emergency shelters:
The Isaac Litton Alumni Center at 4500 Gallatin Pike is open to the public as a Red Cross shelter.
Hendersonville residents can go to Beech High School at 3126 Long Hollow Pike and to Cornerstone Church at 1410 Stop 30 Road, which is a Red Cross shelter.
In Clarksville, a Red Cross shelter is open at Northeast High School, 3701 Trenton Road.
Also in Clarksville, emergency shelters include: Mosaic Church at 1020 Garrettsburg Road and Church of Christ at 2650 Trenton Road.
Madison Community Center 550 North Dupont Avenue is a Red Cross shelter.
YMCA and YWCA facilities also offer electricity and shelter in many communities.
Power outages roll into Sunday
Nashville Electric Service said about 27,000 woke up Sunday without electricity − down from 39,000 on Saturday.
"While this is significant progress, there continue to be about 27,000 customers without power," NES officials said. "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."
Out-of-state crews are expected to arrive to assist the Nashville Electric Service later today. NES does not have a timeline for the restoration of power for the 26,000 homes still without power this morning. The outages in the Hendersonville area may last days, rather than hours.
Hardest-hit areas of Hendersonville, Clarksville, Madison, Gallatin and Springfield are expected to take the longest to recover.
"Right now, our major focus is on the transmission infrastructure and substations that supply power to the Hendersonville area," NES wrote on X. "The damage is severe and it will take our crews time as the assessments continue into the morning."
There were 13,174 customers without power in Clarksville on Sunday morning, according to CDE Lightband. Meanwhile, emergency responders continued to assess massive damages across the community.
Crews continue to work around downed trees and wires to restore power to the region amid what Dickson County Electric called a "historic and catastrophic" severe weather event Saturday evening.
Dickson Electric System officials said they reduced outages from 1,700 to 1,117 by 6 a.m. Sunday and deployed all available workers to clear many downed trees and wires. But they acknowledge there is so much debris that the work could take more than a day.
In Robertson County, Springfield took the brunt of the damage and 5,800 homes remained without power early Sunday.
"Our Wartrace substation took a direct hit from the storm and sustained substantial damage. Crews are continuing to work to repair the substation," the City of Springfield Facebook page reported late Saturday. "We anticipate that power will not be restored to the areas of Old Greenbrier Pike, Oakland Farms, Legacy and Timberlake tonight."
Nashville police identify child, two adults killed
Police identified the three people, including a 2-year-old boy, who were killed in storms in Nashville on Saturday.
Joseph Dalton, 37, was inside his mobile home on Nesbitt Lane in Madison when the storm rolled it on top of the residence of Floridema Gabriel Perez, 31. Both died. Perez's son Anthony Elmer Mendez, 2, was also killed.
Two other children survived. Perez’s 7-year-old son and Dalton’s 10-year-old son were inside their homes at the time of the storm. They were taken to Vanderbilt Pediatrics with non-life threatening injuries.
Nashville mayor declares state of emergency
Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell declared a state of emergency in Davidson County in a video statement around 10:15 p.m. Saturday
"Today a storm turned the world upside down for many in our community," he said, adding that he is "heartbroken" that at least three people were killed in the storm.
First responders continued to work to get to hard-to-reach areas. Metro partially activated its Emergency Operations Center and O'Connell has contacted state and federal partners, he said.
Nashville Fire Department personnel were searching damaged buildings for anyone who could be trapped inside.
The Nashville Office of Emergency Management reported a building collapse at Community Church on Dickerson Pike. Thirteen people were transported to nearby hospitals and were last listed in stable condition.
"While many of you will want to help immediately, for now it is crucial that you stay out of the affected areas and heed guidance from first responders and officials on the ground," O'Connell said.
More information on supporting those impacted will be released in the coming days.
Family survives Clarksville tornado
Mackenzie Underwood huddled with her four children in their basement bathroom while her fiance watched the storm from the porch of their Peggy Drive home.
Her security system had alerted her to the tornado warning. Within five minutes, she said, "you could hear it coming."
Her fiance caught a glimpse of the funnel and ran downstairs to join his family. Behind a mattress in the bathroom, they heard a series of loud booms.
"It was just trees falling on top of my house," she said.
The tornado blew out the basement windows and broke the hinges on the bathroom door. When they emerged — physically unscathed — they could see the sky where the roof should be. Outside, their detatched garage was "completely gone" with its contents strewn across their property, but the carport curiously remained.
Underwood tried calling 911, but the phone continued to ring for about five minutes. Some lines were down, she said, and she's sure they received a high volume of calls. Dispatchers called her back about an hour later.
Underwood walked through the neighborhood, surveying the damage. Someone asked her if she had seen two young boys, and people were searching for a man whose home was leveled.
She's lived in Tornado Alley — she knows what they sound like, she's seen them before.
"You could hear it coming, but I honestly thought it would never hit our house," Underwood said.
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