NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The National Weather Service officers in Nashville and Memphis confirmed 24 tornadoes touched down in Tennessee on Friday night and early Saturday morning based on damage surveys.
One path from Old Hickory to Hendersonville in parts of Davidson, Sumner, and Wilson counties was an EF-1 tornado. A second tornado in Carthage in Smith County had damage consistent with an EF-0 tornado.
A tornado in Clay County was classified as an EF-1 tornado and reached speeds of 105 mph and was 75 yards wide. The tornado continued into Monroe County, KY, where it was an EF-0 tornado.
An EF-0 tornado also touched down in the Bethpage area of Sumner County. This tornado had wind speeds of 85 mph and was 50 yards wide. It traveled 6.4 miles.
Dickson, Kingston Springs, and Stewart County were struck by EF-2 tornadoes early Saturday morning. The tornadoes that touched down from Humphreys County to Bucksnort, in Burns, and from Percy Priest to Mount Juliet were all rated EF-1 tornadoes.
A tornado in rural Hickman County along Interstate 40 was rated as an EF-0 tornado.
In total, there were 10 tornadoes reported in West Tennessee and 15 in Middle Tennessee. One tornado that struck Dresden in West Tennessee and Stewart County in Middle Tennessee is reflected in the regional total, but only once in the state total.
Five deaths have been reported in Tennessee during the storms – three in Lake County, one in Obion County, and one in Shelby County.
Less than 500 people across the state remain without power as of 3:30 p.m. Friday.