Multiple tornadoes hit Tennessee, killing 6 and injuring more than 60

On December 9, six people were killed and at least 62 injured after strong tornadoes struck parts of Tennessee, reports ABC.

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Three people were killed and 23 injured in a tornado in Montgomery County, Tennessee. According to official data, two adults and one child died.

Three more people died as a result of severe weather conditions in Nashville, reports ABC. The hurricane struck a mobile home in Madison, an area in the northeast part of the city. The victims were identified as 37-year-old Joseph Dalton, 31-year-old Floridama Gabrielle Perez and her son, 2-year-old Anthony Elmer Mendez. People were in their mobile home when a strong storm hit it. Two other children, Perez's 7-year-old son and Dalton's 10-year-old son, were also in their homes when the storm hit. Two children were taken to Children's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

"We were dead from fear"

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The Clarksville, Tennessee tornado was rated EF-3 with maximum wind speeds of 240 km/h.

Shanika Washington said as soon as she heard sirens in her Clarksville neighborhood, she took her children, ages 5 and 10, to the windowless bathroom in the basement of her townhouse.

“The light was flickering, so I knew it was nearby,” she said. “I just kept praying to God while this was happening.” This was really scary".

During the agonizing 20 minutes spent in the bathroom, Washington shielded the children with her own body.

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“The back door actually swung open and we heard a lot of wind,” she said. — The blinds were shaking very strongly. I can say we were dead from fear at the height of the storm."

Coming out of the bathroom, she looked out the window and saw the destruction: debris rained down on cars whose windows were broken. Shutters have been ripped out of houses. Some townhouses had their roofs torn off. Air conditioners and grills in the backyard were scattered like toys, and the wooden partitions between the townhouses were missing.

Because the power was out in the area, Washington took her children to a hotel for the night.

“I’m still a little shaken up, so I probably won’t get much sleep tonight,” Washington said. “I’m still trying to wrap my head around it all.”

The tornado in the Madison, Hendersonville and Gallatin areas, which are northern suburbs of Nashville, was given a preliminary rating of EF-2 with wind speeds of 200 km per hour.

The Enhanced Fujita scale ranges from zero to five and rates tornadoes based on expected wind speed and associated damage.

“This is a sad day for our community. We pray for those who were injured, lost loved ones and lost their homes. This community is tight-knit like no other, and we will be here until the end,” said Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden.

Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts expressed his condolences over the tragedy.

“This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who have lost loved ones. The city is ready to help them through this grief,” Pitts said.

Significant damage was reported in Clarksville, located approximately 77 km northwest of Nashville. Police urged people to stay off the roads as crews responded to several locations in north Clarksville.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said Dec. 9 that there was "multiple homes damaged" in Clarksville after a tornado struck the Hand Estates neighborhood. They have "no confirmed casualties or missing persons" at this time.

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In the rural town of Dresden, several homes, power lines and trees were damaged by the tornado, according to the city fire department.

The National Weather Service also issued an emergency tornado warning for several Nashville suburbs, including Hendersonville and Gallatin, on Dec. 9 afternoon.

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