Storms, tornadoes batter Nashville area

[beam me up scottie]

Storms, tornadoes batter Nashville area
Damage reported; tornado warnings in parts of 3 states

Friday, April 7, 2006 Posted: 2052 GMT (0452 HKT)

Storms move through Tennessee.

(CNN) -- A line of severe thunderstorms and multiple tornadoes swept parts of four states on Friday, with reports of damage north and west of Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said.

As of 4 p.m. ET, 11 counties north and west of Nashville were under tornado warnings, along with one county in Kentucky, seven in Indiana and one in Ohio.

At least two tornadoes were reported to have touched down outside of Nashville. The National Weather Service said weather conditions were expected to worsen as a cold front moves in Friday evening.

"This has the potential to become a very dangerous situation," a NWS advisory said.

The NWS said two mobile homes were destroyed north of Charlotte, Tennessee. CNN meteorologist Reynolds Wolf reported tornadoes touched down near city hall in Goodlettsville, north of Nashville, and in Greenbrier, northwest of the city.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/04/07/tennessee.severe.weather/

We saw several funnel clouds and had a twister touch down close to where I work in south central Kentucky.
The are now reporting at least two fatalities from these storms and the tornado watch isn't set to expire until 8pm.

[thereismore]

1. must be them gays and lesbians. nt

[NYC]

2. Didn't this happen last week as well?

Wasn't Tennesse hit severely last week?

[beam me up scottie]

4. Yes, 28 were killed in the western part of the state last Sunday.

We are already breaking records and tornado season spring just started.

[NYC]

11. Does FEMA get involved in this?

Just wondering.

[beam me up scottie]

13. Yes.

President declares Dyer, Gibson counties disaster areas

President Bush has granted a request from Gov. Phil Bredesen for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Dyer and Gibson counties for the damage caused by tornados and severe storms earlier this week.

As a result, those counties are eligible for federal assistance in rebuilding. Storm victims are encouraged to call the Federal Emergency Management Administration's teleregistration number to get the assistance process started. The number is 800-621-FEMA and the Web site is www.fema.gov.


"In order to get help, anyone affected by tornados or other severe weather Sunday and Monday in Dyer and Gibson Counties should call the numbers provided by FEMA immediately to register for assistance," said Bredesen through a release announcing the declaration.

Severe weather, including three tornados, hit upper West Tennessee on Sunday night, killing 24 people and damaging or destroying about 1,000 homes and businesses. Those deaths represent the most weather fatalities in a single day in Tennessee in at least the past 50 years. About 80 people were injured and nearly 20 of those were critical.

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2006/04/03/daily29.html

[Media_Lies_Daily]

43. Yes...they promised trailers for sometime in 2007.

[NYC]

51. And drinking water in 2008?

I hope people get local help. After Katrina, the Department of Homeland Security's FEMA cannot be trusted.

[skooooo]

6. Happened big time around 1998 too, in Nashville.

[MnFats]

3. Again? Tennessee is gettingits ass kicked lately. sympathy to all TN folks

...
does it seem like this, the start of tornado season, is off to an especially ass-kicking start?
I'm worried, but then I'm a worry-wart.

[beam me up scottie]

5. Yes, it is.

It's going to be a long spring.

[Dr.Phool]

7. The spirits of all those dissected cats are seeking revenge.

Someone tell them Frist is in Washington.

[beam me up scottie]

8. Hell, I'll personally take them to him.

:)

[antiblazer]

9. Using repuke logic

God is punishing Tennessee for voting * and repukes in 2004! </sarcasm>

[Warpy]

10. I have a sinking feeling it's going to be a very long summer

for folks in the midwest and southeast. It may be a long fire season for those of us out west, too.

But hey! Gas up that SUV and drive those three blocks to the grocery! Life is short! Enjoy!

[beam me up scottie]

15. I know I'm sick of hearing the COWS sirens already.

I'll take good old Vermont nor'easters over tornadoes any day.

[beam me up scottie]

12. The fatalities were in Sumner County north of nashville on the KY border.

They are not releasing any more information about them at this time.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

14. I was in Nashville during the great Downtown Tornado

just a few years back. I was less than a mile south of it- I stood outside and watched it happening. I've also seen the aftermath of several others in and around Nashville over the years.

This isn't surprising at all.

[beam me up scottie]

16. Not surprising, no.

Sucky that we're off to such a bad start, maybe, but not surprising.

[alfredo]

20. My wife was there too.

She said it was pretty scary. A friend of hers watch the tornado from her office. She was on the phone with her at the time.

[Lars39]

24. My husband was in the James K Polk building for that one.

The same storm had just hit the edge of our subdivision earlier that morning. :hi:

[jahyarain]

17. one touched down in "downtown" Ashland City

just north of Nashville not even a mile away from my children's daycare. everyone is safe though.

[beam me up scottie]

18. I'm so glad to hear they're all right.

That has to be the worst-being at work and wondering about your family.

One of our guys took off during the worst of it because his wife was freaking out and called him.

[Lars39]

26. Hi, jahyarain,

I'm near Nashville, too. I saw footage of Ashland City earlier. Looks like it messed up quite a bit.

[beam me up scottie]

28. What's going on down there, Lars39?

It's quiet here right now.

[Lars39]

31. Not too much, but they just showed the radar for several states

at a time and it looks like more is coming this way tonight,
with all of west TN and middle TN under tornado watch until 4:00am.
It's going to be a very long night.

[beam me up scottie]

33. Yeah, I just heard on NPR

they issued warnings for three more KY counties.
I can hear the thunder now.

I hate it at night, it sounds silly but I prefer being able to see what's coming my way.

[Lars39]

35. I don't blame you.

I think I'm going to set up some air mattresses in the basement.

[beam me up scottie]

36. Looks like that's a good idea.

The radar is showing new storms popping up all over the place.

My laptop and pillows await me in the bathroom, just in case.

Yep, noaa radio sounding - warning for my county -severe storm with hail coming my way.

[Lars39]

37. Take care, bmus.

At one point today they had 5 inch size hail as a possibility.

[beam me up scottie]

39. I hadn't heard that.

The hail that fell when I was at work was pea sized.
Hail of any kind is a bad sign, hail that large would be too much like a repeat of the storm in April, 1998 :

http://kyclim.wku.edu/BRADD/hail/1998.html


I just came back inside, the lightning is absolutely spellbinding. I couldn't look away.

Hang in there.

[alfredo]

19. The big storms in Indiana are making a right turn.

They are heading this way. Not sure if they will head down towards Madison county and neighboring areas.

[beam me up scottie]

21. It's impossible to predict.

A few wingnuts at work kept saying:

"But this morning the weatherman said we wouldn't get any bad storms!"

They said this while we were watching the funnels forming and just before the hail started. :banghead:

[BeHereNow]

30. Crap- I've got family in Madison County-

I hope they are okay...
bhn

[alfredo]

49. By the time they got to Woodford County, the storms

started to weaken. By the time it got to the I 75 corridor it was just rain and some lightning and a bit of hail.

[beam me up scottie]

22. Seven dead now.

Per NPR.

Several in Gallatin.

[cliss]

23. Wow. This sounds really bad.

Are you staying dry, Beam? Got water stored in the garage, and all that? (Keeping my fingers crossed for you & yours.)

[beam me up scottie]

25. Yes, thanks!

My power was only off for a little while and we didn't get hit the way Tennessee did.
It's going to be a long night, they are still issuing tornado warnings north and south of me.

[beam me up scottie]

27. Argh.

Spoke too soon, tornado on the ground in Ohio county and they just extended the watch until 5am.

It might be another long night.

[hedgehog]

29. Correct me if I'm wrong, but

twenty years ago, did many tornadoes ever come through Tennessee at all? It strikes me that that's a little west of where I remember tornado alley being.

[Lars39]

32. Actually TN has always had more tornados than out west.

I think what's happening is that the storms are getting more intense the last few years.

[hedgehog]

34. That's news to me

I always thought of tornadoes as happening mostly west of the Mississippi; starting in Texas and swinging up through central Ohio. We've had a few in New York in recent years which I never remember happening when I was a kid back in the 60's. The one that ran through Maryland a few years back was a total shocker, like getting hit by an iceberg in Hawaii.

[NashVegas]

47. When the Eastward Winds Cross the Flatlands and Hit Warm, Moist Gulf Air

And all kinds of funky things get happening.

We had a tornado touch downtown right about this time of year, 6 or 7 years ago.

I grew up in upstate NY, and except some spots on the Southern tier, they were mostly unheard of. Dutchess county used to get hit every once in a while and that was pretty much it. Now it's been spreading.

[dflprincess]

38. Any news on how the Green Hills are faired?

The company I work for has an office there it's the only part of the Nashville area I've seen. I spoke to a guy at the office midafternoon and he told me it looked like things were going to pretty much shut down because of the storms. None of us in Minneapolis had any calls or emails from down there after about 3 pm.

[beam me up scottie]

40. That I couldn't tell you.

I'm sorry, I'm not that familiar with Nashville.
Several places shut down early so people could get home.
If I hear of anything, I'll post it.

[beam me up scottie]

41. Sorry, posted in wrong place.

[Lurking Dem]

45. Green Hills okay

Green Hills area of Nashville is just fine. Green Hill, TN which is a seperate town did not fare so well.

[dflprincess]

46. Thanks for the update

Now I just have to wonder how my coworkers down there got through it - I'm not sure where any of them actually live.

[beam me up scottie]

42. Oh no.

Pictures:

These are from Gallatin (a good friend lives there-he also sustained damage in Sunday's storm):





These are from Goodlettsville:



And from Charlotte and White County:




More news, pictures and video footage can be found here:
http://www.newschannel5.com/content/news/18468.asp

[beam me up scottie]

44. This is horrible.

I'm watching video of the damage in Sumner County.
So much worse than I thought.

View aerial footage here: http://www.newschannel5.com/content/

[NashVegas]

48. Bunch of McMansions Got Destroyed

And more sadly, some of their occupants.

[beam me up scottie]

50. It would have been so much worse

if it had hit at 6:15 instead of 2:15pm.
There was no place to hide from it.

Me being me, I can't help but worry about people's pets.
I love my animals so much, I worry about them all the time.
That's all I could think of when I left work today.