Tornadoes hits Tennessee, 6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured

Six people are dead and dozens injured after tornadoes struck Nashville and the Tennessee town of Clarksville early Saturday evening, officials said.

The dead in Clarksville include two adults and one child, according to a statement from Michelle Newell, spokesperson for Montgomery County, where the town is located.

Another 23 people from Clarksville were taken to hospitals, she said.

The Nashville Office of Emergency Management said three people also died in a northern community of the city along Nesbitt Lane. It reported “severe damage” in the area and asked residents to avoid it as well as downed power lines.

Photos posted by the Clarksville fire department on social media showed damaged houses with debris strewn in the lawns, a tractor trailer flipped on its side on a highway and insulation ripped out of building walls.

“This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who lost loved ones,” said Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts in a statement. “The city stands ready to help them in their time of grief.”

No other information about the victims was immediately available Saturday.

City of Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts offered his sympathies over the tragedy.

"This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who lost loved ones. The City stands ready to help them in their time of grief," Pitts said in a statement.

Multiple long-track tornadoes were reported in northwest Tennessee Saturday afternoon, as the twister threat in the region continues into the evening.

"Extensive" damage has been reported in the city of Clarksville, located about 48 miles northwest of Nashville, after a tornado hit Saturday afternoon, police said.

Police and firefighters in Clarksville were responding to multiple reports of damage in the northern part of the city, which is located north of Nashville near the Kentucky state line.

Residents were asked to stay at home while first responders evaluated the situation.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that a tornado touched down around 2 p.m. and damaged several homes. The statement said that there were no confirmed injuries or missing people but that it was continuing to search the area.

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