A developing storm system brought a variety of wild weather across the East producing severe thunderstorms across the South on Saturday, including at least one confirmed tornado that produced damage in northwest Tennessee.
A Tornado Warning of “Especially Hazardous Conditions” was issued for confirmed large tornadoes near Dresden, Sharon and Gleason in Tennessee shortly after noon CT Saturday. It was moving northeast at 50 mph and was on the ground for several minutes.
Emergency managers reported some storm damage in Rutherford, Tennessee, including “significant” damage to a fire station north of town.
Photos and videos taken after the storm show overturned vehicles and extensive tree damage.
“Many poles are down or broken in the Rutherford area,” Gibson Electric Membership Corporation posted on Facebook, adding that nearly 4,500 people are without power in the community and 25,000 in the state, according to data from PowerOutage.us.
Another tornado was spotted outside of Clarksville, Tennessee, eventually moving into Kentucky. The NWS reported several downed power lines and debris on roads near Cumberland City, Tennessee.
Wind damage was reported in Weakley, Tennessee, including large downed trees and some structural damage to the National Guard Armory. It is unclear whether the damage was caused by a tornado or a straight-line thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch is in effect for parts of southeast Arkansas, northern Mississippi, west and central Tennessee and southwest Kentucky until at least 7pm CT.
More severe storms are possible through Saturday evening
As humidity increases and strong wind shear – a change in wind speed and direction with height – develops, more severe weather is likely in the area through Saturday afternoon and into the evening.
Tornado damage in Rutherford, TN. Dec 9, 2023. Twitter / @ethangoad23
Areas including Nashville and Memphis in Tennessee, Little Rock in Arkansas and Jackson and Tupelo in Mississippi are included in the severe weather threat area.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms in parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky. A Level 3 risk has been highlighted for parts of west-central Tennessee, northern Mississippi and extreme southern Kentucky.
The main concern is for tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain.
Bad weather forecast for Saturday.
More rain on Sunday
By Sunday, showers and thunderstorms will be the big weather story across the South and much of the eastern US in northeast Georgia, along with parts of North Carolina and Virginia, could see up to 3 inches of rain by Monday.
The FOX Forecast Center says the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms will remain through Sunday as the system moves further east, stretching from Tallahassee, Florida across the southeast and into the mid-Atlantic, including Washington, DC
The biggest threat is damaging winds and a few brief tornadoes, according to SPC.
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