A confirmed tornado tore through downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday night and caused widespread damage, several injuries and at least two fatalities.
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Tornado still confirmed on the ground near Hermitage. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO! TAKE COVER NOW IN WILSON COUNTY!!!
— NWS Nashville (@NWSNashville) March 3, 2020Multiple homes and buildings were destroyed, and police in Mount Juliet reported that multiple injuries were being blamed on the tornado, according to NBC News.The Nashville Fire Department reported that they were responding to 40 structure collapses around the city and advised people to avoid debris.Around 3:30 a.m. CDT, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) reported that the tornado claimed the lives of two individuals from East Nashville. Damage to polling stations will be evaluated on Tuesday morning, and any damage to these stations could impede or significantly alter voting in and around the city for the Democratic primary in Tennessee on Super Tuesday. In addition, showers and thunderstorms will continue to impact much of central and eastern Tennessee on Tuesday morning.A second tornado that moved through Putnam County was responsible for an additional three fatalities, according to News Channel 5 in Nashville.The full extent of the damage, as well as the number of potential injuries and fatalities, will likely not be recognized until after sunrise on Tuesday.Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.Source : aol.com/news