Death toll from Tennessee storms, tornado doubles to 10 amid week filled with severe weather

The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 10 weather-related deaths successful the past week aft respective days of terrible weather, including tornadoes and flooding crossed Tennessee.

The decease toll doubled successful 2 days.

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5 victims are confirmed successful McNairy County, 2 successful Fayette County and 1 each successful Carroll, Obion and Tipton counties.

The State Emergency Operations Center successful Nashville has activated a Level 3 – State of Emergency Saturday, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency announced successful a release.

Nearly 62,000 were without powerfulness successful Middle Tennessee conscionable earlier 6 p.m. Saturday aft the National Weather Service said astatine slightest 1 apt tornado touched down successful Cross Plains, The Tennessean reported.

More: Nashville upwind updates: More than 60K without powerfulness aft storms, tornado warnings

Flooding hazard remains crossed Middle Tennessee

Areas prone to flooding successful Montgomery and Obion counties person issued voluntary evacuations up of a caller set of terrible weather.

Threats of dense rainfall and large flooding persists passim the play with the highest rainfall amounts, up to 8 inches of rain, expected successful the northwestern portion of the region.

NWS says the hazard of terrible upwind successful Middle Tennessee is expected from 3-10 p.m.

Officials are urging residents to perceive to immoderate section guidance issued.

Community shelters are disposable successful impacted areas. For the astir up to day structure locations, visit TEMA’s website.

Storm debris, ponding pb to warnings astir roadworthy conditions

The Tennessee Department of Transportation says crews are moving to wide reported debris connected respective roadways successful West Tennessee.

In Middle Tennessee, I-40 eastbound adjacent mile marker 141 was closed owed to histrion limbs and different debris. A TDOT authoritative said it was expected to beryllium cleared by 7:15 p.m.

Roads whitethorn beryllium impacted by debris oregon flooding. Before you get down the wheel, cheque roadworthy conditions connected TDOT’s Smartway map.

Katie Nixon tin beryllium reached astatine [email protected].

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