A group of destructive and dangerous Tornadoes wiped their way through Tennessee with peak winds of 125 mph, on the night of December 11th. Leaving 6 dead and over 35,000 people without power. 

According to Elizabeth Wolfe and Sarah Dewberry at CNN, “The destruction caused by storms in Tennessee, where at least two tornadoes touched down Saturday, has prompted officials in some of the hardest-hit areas to declare local states of emergency, open shelters for displaced families and announce the closure of schools on Monday” (December 11th). 

One tornado traveled around 43 miles alone through the Clarksville area all the way to Logan County.

As of right now six people are confirmed to have passed away from the destruction.

According to Elizabeth Wolfe and Sarah Dewberry at CNN, “Three people died in Madison when strong winds caused a man’s mobile home to roll on top of another home, killing the man, 37-year-old Joseph Dalton, his neighbor Floridema Gabriel Perez, 31, and her son, Anthony Elmer Mendez, 2” ( December 11th).

Three more people were killed in Clarksville in the path of destruction, including ten-year-old Arlan Burnham, who was pulled from the rubble by a family friend.

The tornadoes claimed over 300 buildings, most being homes. Leaving more than half of them uninhabitable.

According to Elizabeth Wolfe and Sarah Dewberry at CNN, “ As impacted Tennesseans confront the challenging recovery ahead, officials have begun to survey the extent of the damage, which could cost an estimated $3 million in Nashville’s Davidson County alone, local emergency management director chief William Swann said, noting the number could change” (December 11th). 

Rescue teams have been deployed to the hard hit areas and will continue to search for people and clean up damage. Tennessee will continue to make moves to clean up and restore the damage caused.