Category: News Author : Duncan Riley Posted: April 10, 2009
Tags : Murfreesboro tornados, tennessee tornados, tornado
Tornados have ripped through Murfreesboro, other parts of middle Tennessee and Kentucky today, injuring at least 9 people and causing extensive property damage in the area.
Dispatchers from the Rutherford County Emergency Management Agency said the county had been “heavily impacted” and is now in “response phase” after receiving numerous reports of tornados on the ground at midday and early afternoon, Friday.
Martha Tolbert, spokesperson for the Middle Tennessee Medical Center, said nine people have been taken to the hospital with injuries resulting from the tornado. She did not have any other details of any fatalities or the severity of the people’s injuries.
UPDATE: Reports are coming in that 2 people have been confirmed dead and 13 people are being treated for injuries in local hospitals. Also, the local power company is saying that approximately 15,000 people are without power.
Below is actual video footage of the tornado in Murfreesboro taken earler today.
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Apr 10, 2009
I live in Nashville and was glad none hit here today but was sad to see some Tornados did touch down here in the State!
Apr 10, 2009
Hi Sue – so glad to see you are ok. There's so much news coming in about the tornado that it's hard to fathom how bad it must have been. i have a close personal friend who lives in McMinnville about an hour southeast of Murfreesboro and she says they are still on tornado watch but the bulk of the storm has passed over already. Thank God.
Apr 11, 2009
I live in Murfreesboro and alot of people are devastated. A 9 week old baby and it's mother died. This was a few miles from me. I feel very blessed to be here with my home intact.
Jun 11, 2011
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