17 NOW REPORTED KILLED IN PUTNAM COUNTY TORNADO
The death toll continues to climb in Putnam County from a large tornado that hit around 2 a.m. this morning. Officials say 17 died, some including children, and around 75 were injured between the Cook ...
SMALL TORNADO REPORTED IN WESTERN MORGAN COUNTY
A survey by the National Weather Service in Morristown indicated an EF-0 tornado with 85 mile per hour winds touched down in western Morgan County just before 4 a.m. eastern time this morning. The to ...
VERIZON EXPERIENCING WIDESPREAD OUTAGES BECAUSE OF TENNESSEE STORMS
Verizon is reporting widespread outages because of the storms that left a trail of destruction in Tennessee early this morning. Kate Jay, spokesperson from Verizon, released the following statement: ...
DEATH TOLL FROM PUTNAM COUNTY TORNADO NOW AT 16
(DEVELOPING STORY as of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2020) Putnam County officials say as of 10 a.m. this morning, 16 people died in an early morning tornado that hit between Baxter and Cookeville. A ...
FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUED FOR PART OF COVERAGE AREA
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a FLOOD ADVISORY until 8 a.m. central time for the following counties: southern Overton County northwestern Cumberland County Putnam County ...
TORNADO HITS PUTNAM COUNTY, AT LEAST THREE FATALITIES REPORTED
At approximately 2 a.m. central time, a tornado touched down between the city limits of Cookeville and Baxter on Highway 70 West in Putnam County. We have confirmed deaths possibly of 3 or more in Put ...
SCHOOL CLOSINGS/DELAYS FOR MARCH 3, 2020
Updated 6:15 a.m. central, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 The following school systems are CLOSED today because of storm damage: MORGAN COUNTY PICKETT COUNTY The following schools are delayed 1 HOUR becau ...
TORNADOES LEAVE TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION IN STATE AND IN AREA
(DEVELOPING STORY) - Downtown Nashville took a direct hit from a tornado around 1 a.m. this morning. The Nashville Fire Department initially responding to about 40 structure collapses throughout town. ...
MOTION TO REDUCE BOND FOR MEGAN BOSWELL DENIED
A judge this afternoon denied the request to reduce the $25,000 bond of Megan Boswell, the mother of missing 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Boswell was appointed an attorne ...
AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR HELP IN FINDING MISSING JEFFERSON COUNTY WOMAN
The Knoxville Police Department is requesting the public’s help in finding Tiffany Trull. The 48-year-old is from Jefferson County. Trull is a Caucasian woman, standing 5’2” and weighs 148 pounds. Sh ...
SHOOTING IN MORGAN COUNTY LEAVES ONE INJURED, ONE ARRESTED
(FOLLOW UP STORY) – The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department said this morning one man was arrested following a shooting Saturday night. Officers say 25-year-old Todd Michael Hawn allegedly got into a p ...
WORK ON SECTION OF HIGHWAY 68 ON GRANDVIEW MOUNTAIN COULD BE FINISHED SOON
Work on a section of Highway 68 on the mountain between Spring City and Grandview continues. Jennifer Flynn, Community Relations Officer for TDOT, told 105.7 News this morning the geotechnical contrac ...
