NWS confirms 7th tornado hit Middle Tennessee during catastrophic outbreak

September 2024 · 2 minute read

The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed Thursday a seventh tornado hit Middle Tennessee during the deadly outbreak on December 9.

The newest tornado is an EF-1 in Clay County. According to NWS, a brief tornado touched down at 6:07 p.m. near Harlan Crossroads. It traveled into Monroe County, Kentucky where it ended at 6:11 p.m.

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NWS reports the tornado blew down a few trees on Barber Shop Road as an EF-0. It then intensified to EF-1 as it moved northeast into Kentucky and caused significant roof and siding damage to several chicken barns on Harlan Crossroads.

A home also lost its porch and part of its roof on Red Hill-Beech Grove Road. A few more trees were blown down west of Beech Groves-Boles Road before the tornado lifted, NWS reports.

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Other confirmed tornadoes from Saturday include:

At least six people died in the outbreak, including two children.

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