A violent storm spawned one or more tornadoes, wreaking havoc on parts of Tennessee, including Nashville, and claiming the lives of at least 22 people late Monday night into Tuesday morning.
According to USA Today, a severe storm system made its way through middle Tennessee Monday into Tuesday and overnight, a tornado touched down in Nashville.
CNN reports that the twister(s) collapsed more than 40 structures and sent at least 150 in the metro Nashville area to the hospital. Additionally, tens of thousands of people are without power.
In a news conference Tuesday morning, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee lamented the loss of lives as a result of the storm. “It is heartbreaking. We have had loss of life all across the state. Four different counties have, as of this morning, had confirmed fatalities,” Lee said.
Twenty-two fatalities have been confirmed in Davidson County, which houses Nashville, Putnam County, Benton County and Wilson County.
Lee confirmed that a number of people from the four counties are missing and dozens have been transported to hospitals for storm-related injuries.
“I encourage all of you to pray for the families across our state that are facing tragedy right now and that are dealing with heartache and hardship in ways that only they know. So, our hearts go out to them and our prayers go out to them,” Lee encouraged.
According to USA Today, search and rescue…
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