6 Dead, At Least 23 Injured As Tornadoes Rip Through Middle Tennessee

  • Sunday, December 10, 2023

Six people were reported killed and 23 injured when tornadoes tore through parts of Tennessee on Saturday afternoon and night.

Chattanooga had also been under a tornado warning from 8:45 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. on Sunday.

The storm left nearly 50,000 people in the state without power as of Sunday morning.

Three of the deaths and many injured were at Clarksville.

Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts declared a state of emergency.

Some houses in Clarksville were blown away.

Rescuers told of hearing cries for help from under debris.

There were also three deaths at Madison, a suburb of Nashville.

There was also significant tornado damage at Gallatin and Hendersonville, northeast of Nashville.

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