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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
At least seven 9 19 die after tornadoes strike Nashville, middle Tennessee
2020-03-03
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Gray News/AP) - Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, killing at least seven people.

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency confirmed the preliminary death toll as first responders search the wreckage.

One twister hit downtown Nashville, collapsing about 40 buildings around the city. One was a concert venue that had just held an event for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders ahead of Super Tuesday voting.

Nashville Mayor John Cooper and the sheriffs of Putnam and Benton counties reported the fatalities across a landscape littered with blown-down buildings, snapped power lines and huge broken trees.

Authorities are pleading with the able-bodied to stay indoors, at least until daybreak can reveal the dangers of a landscape littered with blown-down walls and roofs, snapped power lines and huge broken trees.

Some schools already closed for Super Tuesday voting will be kept closed this week and beyond to handle repairs.
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  Thank you Deacon, figured with the water table. Good thing.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-03-03 18:20  

#10  It was pretty intense here between 4:00 AM and 5:00 AM. Lots of wind, hard rain, and lightning. Not nearly as bad as Nashville.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2020-03-03 18:03  

#9  Now 25. swksvolFF actually a lot of houses there have basements.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2020-03-03 18:01  

#8  February is springtime severe weather preparedness month. It may seem a bit early, but in tornado land if you are having springtime weather, be ready for springtime weather.

Test out your emergency kit. Stuff goes bad, and lifestyle changes may be subtle until you grab your boogy bag. Had a lifestyle change myself I didn't even consider: kids are growing up, able to stay home without supervision. As a result, in the event of an emergency I may not be home to grab the bag. Because I didn't want to herd children and grab multiple bags, everything is in one bag. That bag is too heavy for the kids to comfortably lift - time to repack for a everyone gets their own. Also, one is old enough to be a hand, so medical gloves and such.

And to re-emphasize, take a look at those photos. It is difficult to describe the utter mess you don't see. There is so much broken glass, nails in wood, sharp metal edges that getting around is nearly impossible without good gloves and boots. I don't mean those neat-o goat skin gloves, I mean fencing gloves or sheet metal gloves.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-03-03 16:36  

#7  Nice pics at #1 link.

I'm going to guess that basements are a rarity in that area. Also, lots of brick buildings.

I sheltered in a brick building once. Had an epiphany; decided I would take the risk to get anywhere else than do that again. Cracked a beer and tried not to hum, "something, something, down like a ton of bricks."
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-03-03 15:19  

#6  Prediction Trump will be blamed.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-03-03 15:10  

#5  Prediction Trump will be blamed.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-03-03 15:10  

#4  Now 22
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2020-03-03 13:18  

#3  Unfortunately up to 21.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2020-03-03 13:04  

#2  Up to 19 now
Posted by: Frank G   2020-03-03 11:48  

#1  Tornadoes kill at least nine in Tennessee: Deadly 'supercell' winds rip through Nashville injuring 'multiple' people, destroying dozens of buildings and leaving tens of thousands without power
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-03-03 10:16  

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