State of Emergency Declared Following Severe Storms

THE TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY HAS ACTIVATED A LEVEL 4 -ELEVATED STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER RADAR-CONFIRMED TORNADOES HIT MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON WEDNESDAY. VARIOUS ROUNDS OF SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTED THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…GILES, CHEATHAM, LINCOLN, MAURY, RUTHERFORD, SMITH, WARREN, AND WILSON. MAURY, GILES AND LINCOLN COUNTIES ALL EXPERIENCED RADAR-CONFIRMED TORNADOES WEDNESDAY AND ONE FATALITY WAS REPORTED IN MAURY COUNTY. THE TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY HAS DEPLOYED PERSONNEL AND THE AGENCY IS WORKING WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ASSESS DAMAGE AND MAKE SURE SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY. CRISIS CLEANUP HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH DAMAGE FROM TORNADOES OR SEVERE WEATHER AT NO COST, CALL THE HOME CLEANUP HOTLINE (615-488-1875) FOR HELP.

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