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Strong storms are sweeping the central and eastern United States Wednesday, after one person was reported dead in Tennessee and another in North Carolina when trees toppled onto their vehicles. Tornado watchers fear a "mass casualty event". One such individual wrote on X: "Sounds like a mass casualty event from the tornado emergency that’s went through Tennessee.
A staging area has been set up. I knew from looking at velocity scans it was bad." This comes after at least eight tornadoes have touched down in Ohio and three were sweeping in Michigan, with a severe storm rumbling across northeastern Tennessee.
A tornado warning - the highest alert level - was issued on parts of Nashville, including the towns of Spring Hill, Chapel Hill and Eagleville, according to the National Weather Service . Tornadoes were first reported on Tuesday in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, according to the weather service. Per scanner feed: sounds like a mass casualty event from the tornado emergency that’s went through Tennessee.
“A staging area has been set up “. I knew from looking at velocity scans it was bad #wxtwitter @NWSNashville #TORNADO — DixieChasing (@DixieChasing) May 8, 2024 Tennessee was hit by four confirmed tornados, according to the National Weather Service. Two of these reports were from Maury County where a tornado emergency had been declared.
The city of Spring Hill witnessed a "confirmed large and destructive tornado" around 5:50 p.m. CT.
Middle Tennessee is curre.
