(NASHVILLE) – Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers are cleaning up after weekend storms and tornadoes kill six people…and send more to the hospital…while damaging buildings, turning over vehicles and knocking out power…to tens of thousands.
Three people, including a toddler, were killed after severe weather moved through Madison, north of Nashville. Three more people were killed in Clarksville. Officials confirmed the victims were two adults and a child, but no other details were released. Almost two dozen other residents are being treated at the hospital.
A State of Emergency and a curfew were declared in Clarksville…as crews worked to clear the damage. In Nashville, the roof of a church north of downtown collapsed during the storm, resulting in 13 people getting care…all listed in stable condition. Thousands remain without power, officials confirm.
Saturday’s storm comes nearly two years to the day…after the National Weather Service recorded 41 tornadoes through a handful of states, including 16 in Tennessee and eight in Kentucky. A total of 81 people died in Kentucky alone.