# Tornados! Nashville Area Under Siege! Tenn Dopers Report In Here. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 7, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781 "2006-04-07T21:28:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/1 "2006-04-07T21:28:51Z")
2 dead _so far_ in the Nashville area, one in Donelson. Local Community College seriously damaged, casualties unknown. Several buildings badly damaged/destroyed. Several interstates impassible. Goodlettsville badly damaged. Local hospital **severely** damaged! Patients being evac-ed. Heavy hail, 3 inch diameter, here in Murfreesboro. My family, cowering in the laundry room. Intermittant blackouts. More storms to come. :eek: :eek: Local Dopers report in here. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/2 "2006-04-07T22:14:46Z")
Goodlettesville church destroyed, 35 pre-school kids inside, none dead. Tennessee was set to do a State-wide disaster simulation today, so all assets up & running. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/3 "2006-04-07T22:24:07Z")
Wow, my sister just left TN to come to England last night. She picked a good time. Stay safe. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/4 "2006-04-07T22:34:44Z")
I’m afraid I was blown away in a tornado, and am now checking in from the Land of Oz. Last I checked, Tuckerfan was in Gallatin, which got hit pretty hard. You doing okay, Tucker? ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/5 "2006-04-07T22:44:29Z")
I am at work, probably within a couple of miles of you, Bosda, and I think the worst is over. We got small hail, but I heard that Woodbury got hit much worse. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/6 "2006-04-07T23:02:35Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Tennessee was set to do a State-wide disaster simulation today, so all assets up & running. Don’t tell that to any conspiracists, they’ll start saying that the goverment triggered the twisters with HAARP. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/7 "2006-04-07T23:08:47Z")
> [@Brynda](#): > > I am at work, probably within a couple of miles of you, Bosda, and I think the worst is over. We got small hail, but I heard that Woodbury got hit much worse. NO! This is going to go on **all night**. Take shelter! Death toll at 7. So far. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/8 "2006-04-07T23:27:58Z")
What are the tornado [ratings](http://www.tornadoproject.com/)? (Click the Fujita Scale option on the side menu to pull up the rating system.) How many have been reported so far? Do most of the houses there have basements or at least [safe](http://www.wichitabuilders.com/Tips_advice/tornadoproof.htm) rooms? I hope that the night passes with no more destruction to property or loss of life. [Here](http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2004-03-15-wichita-safe-rooms_x.htm?POE=WEAISVA) is an article I found about Wichita Kansas schools, and the safe rooms they built. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/9 "2006-04-07T23:30:23Z")
North Alabama here. We’ve been watching the weather in TN, knowing that we’re directly in line for it. Ugly stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/10 "2006-04-07T23:31:37Z")
> [@Zabali\_Clawbane](#): > > What are the tornado [ratings](http://www.tornadoproject.com/)? (Click the Fujita Scale option on the side menu to pull up the rating system.) How many have been reported so far? Do most of the houses there have basements or at least [safe](http://www.wichitabuilders.com/Tips_advice/tornadoproof.htm) rooms? I hope that the night passes with no more destruction to property or loss of life. [Here](http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2004-03-15-wichita-safe-rooms_x.htm?POE=WEAISVA) is an article I found about Wichita Kansas schools, and the safe rooms they built. Most homes don’t have basements, as bedrock is too close to the surface. F2 through F3 in Gallatin, but many remote areas cannot report in. Gallatin is essentially shut down. Traffic & blocked interstates, 40+ people being treated at Summit Medical Center there. Power/phones out there. ---
**Author:** ![diku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@diku](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diku)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/11 "2006-04-07T23:36:39Z")
In Nashville itself, nothing too bad damage wise. Looks like most of it hit north of town. Talking to a friend in Smyrna, he had no damage, but a lot of rain. We’ve got sunny skies right now in Green Hills, but I’m not expecting it to last. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/12 "2006-04-07T23:41:21Z")
How many tornadoes? From the same storm? I hope the storm(s?) lose enough energy soon that things calm down in that area. It is spooky to be on edge ready to dive for cover because tornadoes have touched down nearby. :eek: I’m sending good vibes to those in the affected areas. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/13 "2006-04-07T23:43:25Z")
That should read “because tornadoes have touched down in a nearby town and may be headed your way if they don’t peeter out”. :o If it is “just outside of town” I take cover. I don’t take chances like that. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/14 "2006-04-07T23:52:17Z")
I’m down in Huntsville, watching the the storms slowly creep our direction. They don’t seem to be petering out. The local TV weather people are desperately trying to get some video of a wall cloud before it gets dark. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/15 "2006-04-07T23:52:55Z")
Multiple tornadoes. Gallatin has a three mile long damage path, on the ground. Brick buildings _vaporized_! ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/16 "2006-04-07T23:59:30Z")
If well built buildings are being demolished, that is stronger than an F3 tornado, that is more like an F4. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/17 "2006-04-08T00:29:40Z")
Found some images of a tornado that hit a Kansas town a few years back. I was in that town a few months afterwards, and it still looked like “a war zone” as one news story shortly afterwards described it. Look at the [images](http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ict/scripts/viewstory.php?STORY_NUMBER=2001071109), and read a more in-depth description [here](http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2001/04/26/3/). The damage to that small town was bad enough that FEMA actually came in to help. ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/18 "2006-04-08T02:01:29Z")
CNN’s reporting 11 dead. Holy crap. Stay safe, y’all. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_O\_Malley\_s\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Mrs\_O\_Malley\_s\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_O_Malley_s_Cow)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/19 "2006-04-08T02:02:55Z")
> [@Zabali\_Clawbane](#): > > That should read “because tornadoes have touched down in a nearby town and may be headed your way if they don’t peeter out”. :o If it is “just outside of town” I take cover. I don’t take chances like that. In Kansas, if it is 50 miles away, take cover! (I grew up in Topeka) Hang in there!!! ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781/20 "2006-04-08T02:13:44Z")
It depends on the area of Kansas and the speed the storm is moving at. I grew up in Central Kansas. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tornados-nashville-area-under-siege-tenn-dopers-report-in-here/351781.md?page=2)