1/17/2024 0 Comments Tornado warnings memphis![]() ![]() ![]() About six homes had minor damage from the storms according to initial reports by the Rutherford County Emergency Management Agency.Ī number of roads were also affected. of damage in the Eagleville and Readyville areas of Rutherford County. At least 30 homes have damage.ĭrone images from local weather spotters in Cannon County showed a path a damage and flattened homes. No fatalities or missing people are reported. Two victims were extricated from a collapsed residential structure and were transported by Cannon County EMS to a local hospital, according to the Rutherford County Emergency Management Agency early Saturday morning. Homes destroyed in Rutherford CountyĪpproximately 10 homes in the Kittrell area near the Rutherford County and Cannon County line were destroyed and many more damaged as emergency crews continue to assess damage from overnight storms. And New Hope Church of Christ has opened the church for victims and first responders to visit the restroom facilities. The American Red Cross's shelter is at Westside Elementary School, 3714 Murfreesboro Road in Readyville. Victims of the storm have shelter options as cleanup efforts continue. They should bring work gloves and hard-soled shoes. Volunteers and impacted residents must check in and get an armband. A volunteer center will be set up beginning at 8 a.m., Sunday at New Hope Church of Christ, 4296 Murfreesboro Road near Readyville. Volunteers are being coordinated to help clean up debris Sunday. ![]() State of emergency requested for Readyville community Survey teams will be in Marshall, Rutherford, Cannon and Macon counties later Sunday and Monday to look for evidence of a second tornado there. One person was injured by this tornado, NWS said. The tornado traveled about 38 miles in just as many minutes at 130 mph wind speeds. Friday and ended in McNairy and Hardin counties about 40 minutes later. "The final path length/width/rating will be determined in the next few days," the NWS said in a tweet.īy preliminary reports, the tornado began in the Wayne and Lewis counties about 11:56 p.m. The National Weather Service announced Sunday morning that the long-track tornado that swept through Wayne, Lewis, McNairy and Hardin counties was likely an EF-2. National Weather Service: Suspected EF-2 tornado swept through several counties In total, 72 homes were destroyed by the storms and about 35-40% of the county had damage, Smith said. The death toll in McNairy County increased from seven to nine people Saturday night after storms and a suspected EF-2 tornado swept through the area Friday, Emergency Management Agency Director Allen Strickland said.įour of the nine people killed were in a one building in Rose Creek, McNairy County Mayor Larry Smith told the Commercial Appeal. Nine people dead in McNairy County after storms Meanwhile, the National Weather Service in Memphis determined three EF-3 tornadoes touched down on Friday in Covington and Adamsville, Tennessee, and in Wynne, Arkansas, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency also confirmed 259 homes damaged by the weather. Nine were in McNairy, three in Shelby, one in Roane, one in Tipton and one in Henry counties, according to a news release Sunday afternoon. The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 15 total deaths related to severe weather in five different counties. Additional deaths, EF-3 tornadoes confirmed They were part of a large swath of storms scattered across the Mississippi Valley. The same system resulted in the storms and tornadoes that swept through West Tennessee earlier Friday. Severe storms marched through Middle Tennessee overnight Friday into Saturday morning, triggering thunderstorm and tornado warnings. ![]() Please consider becoming a subscriber to help power our ongoing local coverage. Watch Video: Readyville man talks about the Saturday morning, Apstorm. ![]()
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