At least two people died as the storms hit the state.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a “tornado emergency,” the highest level of warning the weather service can issue, when a massive twister roared through Tennessee on Wednesday, killing at least two people.
A slew of severe weather has spanned the nation over the past week, bringing significant tornadoes to Oklahoma and Texas, among many other states. On Wednesday, at least four tornado reports were issued throughout Tennessee, AccuWeather reported. A video captured one of the powerful twisters as it tore through the state.
“Talk about terrifying! This was the storm that prompted a “tornado emergency” in Spring Hill, TN, south of Nashville along I-65,” social media account @WeatherNation posted on X, formerly Twitter, with a video of the massive storm. “That is the highest level of tornado warning the weather service can issue.
