Look at the dramatic damage from tornadoes in Tennessee that left at least 24 dead
Deadly tornadoes ripped through central Tennessee, leaving leveled buildings and downed power poles in their path.
At least 24 people died after a storm system spawned the tornadoes near Nashville, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said.
It’s unknown how many people have been injured, and five shelters are open in the state, the agency says.
The storm lifted a power pole out of the ground and left it resting precariously over an East Nashville intersection, a dramatic photo from WTVF shows.
In the same area, a flattened building was amid streets that were littered with debris, according to drone footage from WKRN.
The exterior of one building was ripped to shreds, according to a tweet from the Tennessean.
At one structure, pictures show a collapsed ceiling and materials scattered across the ground, a WTVF reporter tweeted.
About 40 buildings were damaged in Nashville, the Associated Press reported.
As of 5:15 a.m., more than 47,000 power outages were reported, the Metro Nashville Police Department wrote on Twitter.
“The number of dead has been difficult for officials to keep up with, and on Tuesday night, they revised the death toll from 25 to 24 after authorities said they miscounted one fatality that was later determined to be not storm-related,” USA Today reports.
Officials on Tuesday morning encouraged residents to avoid areas where the tornadoes touched down.
“Tornado damage has been reported throughout West and Middle Tennessee including downtown Nashville,” the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said.
Clarification: An earlier version of this article cited state officials, who in an update Tuesday night reported 25 confirmed deaths. A later update lists 24.
This story was originally published March 3, 2020 at 8:28 AM with the headline "Look at the dramatic damage from tornadoes in Tennessee that left at least 24 dead."
