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Tennessee Tornadoes

The latest numbers on Tennessee’s storms: 23 tornadoes, 5 deaths

By Emily Siner

December 17, 2021

A home in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, with a fallen tree in the front yard and damaged windows.

Five people died in the tornadoes on Dec. 10 and 11 in Tennessee, the state’s emergency management agency said Friday. That’s one more than the previous number of lives thought to be lost in the storms.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: TEMA, Tennessee Tornadoes

Federal assistance approved for Tennessee after tornadoes, but Gov. Lee wants more relief

By Tony GonzalezandPaige Pfleger

December 14, 2021

damaged roof Nashville storm

President Biden has declared the storms that swept through the Midsouth to be an emergency, but Gov. Bill Lee wants them labeled a “major disaster.” Here’s what that would mean.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: FEMA, severe weather, Tennessee Tornadoes

Tennessee storm update: 7 tornadoes confirmed; some Nashville power outages could last days

By Tony Gonzalez

December 12, 2021

A home in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, with a fallen tree in the front yard and damaged windows.

Updated at 9:20 p.m. Sunday. Authorities say at least a half-dozen tornadoes touched down in Tennessee during the weekend’s intense storms and that damage assessments are ongoing in 20 counties.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cheatham County, Dickson County, Nashville Electric Service, National Weather Service, severe weather, Tennessee Tornadoes, tornado

After early-morning tornadoes whipped through parts of Middle Tennessee, residents assessed the damage

By Andrea Tudhope, Samantha MaxandDamon Mitchell

December 11, 2021

While the worst of the weather hit neighboring Kentucky, a small town west of Nashville was among the hardest hit by Saturday morning’s severe storms and tornadoes in Middle Tennessee.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cheatham County, Dickson County, severe weather, Tennessee Tornadoes

Updates: Tens of thousands are still without power in Tennessee after damaging storms

By Juliana Kim, Tony GonzalezandRachel Iacovone

December 11, 2021

utility crew storm repair Nashville

Strong storms and apparent tornadoes tore across several states late Friday and into Saturday morning and have caused three deaths in Tennessee.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cheatham County, Dickson County, Mt. Juliet, severe weather, Tennessee Tornadoes, tornado, utilities

Several Of Nashville’s Tornado Sirens Failed To Warn Residents During Damaging Storms

By Ambriehl Crutchfield

March 26, 2021

Last summer, Nashville’s Office of Emergency Management upgraded the county’s tornado warning system. But they failed to warn residents on Thursday that a storm was near.

Filed Under: Metro Tagged With: public safety, severe weather, Tennessee Tornadoes, tornado warnings

Nashville Artists Reflect On The Challenges Of 2020 In New Frist Exhibit

By Paige Pfleger

March 4, 2021

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It was a hard year for the city of Nashville — from the tornado and the pandemic, to a summer of protests against police brutality and the downtown bombing. More than 150 local artists are looking back for the Frist’s new virtual exhibition, N2020: Community Reflections.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: COVID-19, Frist Art Museum, George Floyd, North Nashville, protest, racism, Tennessee Tornadoes

The Tornado Displaced Thousands. Here’s How One Hermitage Community Took Care While Rebuilding.

By Damon Mitchell

March 4, 2021

Hermitage Tennessee tornado damage
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In Hermitage, renters found themselves well cared for during the 9-month rebuild for the complex destroyed by the tornado.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Hermitage, Super Tuesday Tornado, Tennessee Tornadoes

Tennessee’s Tornado Recovery Will Take More Time, But Help Remains Widely Available

By Tony Gonzalez

March 3, 2021

Boom Bozz East Nashville repairs
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The toll of the March 2020 tornadoes is well documented. But at the one-year anniversary, the recovery is harder to quantify — and very much a work in progress.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, Super Tuesday Tornado, Tennessee Tornadoes

From Nashville To Cookeville — Our List Of Tornado Anniversary Commemorations

By Tony Gonzalez

March 1, 2021

tornado memorial grove

Several commemorations are taking place this week to remember the deadly and destructive March 2020 tornadoes.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Super Tuesday Tornado, Tennessee Tornadoes

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