In the meantime, recovery and cleanup efforts may be hampered by isolated showers late Thursday before temperatures plummet into the upper 20s on Friday night.The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning.The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. "You do have people at the hospital and frankly there have been fatalities." John C. Tune Airport suffered incredible damage, Over the next hour, the tornado ravaged sections of Davidson, Wilson and Smith counties. A boat rests on a car amid the total destruction of a home just off Locust Grove Road about 200 yards south of Highway 70 on the west edge of Cookeville, Tenn. A home is seen destroyed in Cookeville, Tenn. At least 18 people died in surrounding Putnam County where tornadoes struck early on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The historic East End United Methodist Church was severely damaged.“It's this beautiful Richardson Romanesque church; the bell tower is gone, the triptych widow of Jesus the Good Shepherd that they just restored and put back up a few weeks ago is gone,” neighbor Paula Wade told The Associated Press.The NWS said a survey team found damage from an EF3 tornado in the East Nashville-Five Points area. Harrison McClary / Reuters Tennessee is one of 14 Super Tuesday states. Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary School in Nashville was one of three schools damaged when a tornado hit the Tennessee city on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
Sumant Joshi helps to clean up rubble at the East End United Methodist Church after it was heavily damaged by storms on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Nashville.
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"We had a lot of damage out in our area. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM. There has been no word on this likelihood as of yet from the National Weather Service.The Weather Service rated the main Cookeville tornado as an EF-4 with 175 mph winds.
Juliet to Tuckers Crossroads were closed because of downed power lines and overturned tractor-trailers, the Tennessee Department of Transportation reported.Officials said the western side of Lebanon just north of I-40 sustained heavy damage.“From Eastgate (Boulevard) all the way down Leeville Pike, it is devastation,” Bob Cawthon, shift commander with the Lebanon Fire Department, told the Tennessean.Search and rescue operations were underway. By ClarksvilleNow.com March 3, 2020 6:30 am. Stephanie Fields, a woman in her 30s, was the last to be identified Wednesday morning. The staggering twisters achieved rare feats of strength and longevity during their devastating overnight assault Tuesday.The death toll from the tornadoes stands at 24, with no new fatalities reported since Wednesday. By clicking “I agree” below, you consent to the use by us and our third-party partners of cookies and data gathered from your use of our platforms. Harrison McClary / Reuters "“Today has been a horrific day in Putnam County," Porter said. We have a lot of homes that have been totally destroyed. The new European data protection law requires us to inform you of the following before you use our website: This content is currently not available in your region.
Wade Payne / AP There are multiple homes damaged and multiple people injured. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has declared a state of emergency as rescuers search for dozens of people still listed as missing, most of them in Putnam County, east of Nashville. "Massive damage has been done to numerous homes, some of them destroyed as if they never existed. At least 17 people died in surrounding Putnam County.
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