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Jackson, TN Devastated by tornado...large fire near Nashville
NWS ^ | Feb 6, 2008

Posted on 02/05/2008 9:51:37 PM PST by silentknight

Reports that Jackson, TN have been devastated by a large tornado. Several people have been killed. 100+ injured. Also a LARGE fire near Nashville. Reports of tornado damage in numerous towns.

Image of fire near Nashville http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc8475wg3.jpg


TOPICS: US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: tornadoes; weirdweather
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1 posted on 02/05/2008 9:51:39 PM PST by silentknight
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To: radu

You doin’ okay?


2 posted on 02/05/2008 9:52:49 PM PST by tongue-tied
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To: tongue-tied

More photos
http://www.nashflix.com/CommunityGallery.aspx?m=1


3 posted on 02/05/2008 9:53:19 PM PST by silentknight
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To: silentknight

18 dead now according to CNN.


4 posted on 02/05/2008 9:53:59 PM PST by silentknight
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To: silentknight

Yeah the gas fire is all over TV. Apparently you can see the glow 20 miles away.


5 posted on 02/05/2008 9:54:23 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

TV says AP says Highway patrol says undetermined number of fatalities.


6 posted on 02/05/2008 9:55:17 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: silentknight

OMG, horrible. Seems weird at this time of year too.


7 posted on 02/05/2008 9:57:09 PM PST by Lijahsbubbe
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To: silentknight

bump


8 posted on 02/05/2008 9:58:27 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: silentknight

Man that storm is just brutal.


9 posted on 02/05/2008 9:58:42 PM PST by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy.)
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To: silentknight

That’s an awfully high death toll. Sadly, it’ll probably go up by morning as they clear the rubble and find more bodies.


10 posted on 02/05/2008 9:59:16 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: silentknight

Thanks for posting. This is still happening right now. If this were not primary night this would be a bigger news story. There are a few threads, here is one:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1965652/posts?page=72


11 posted on 02/05/2008 10:00:15 PM PST by RDTF
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To: Free Vulcan
The tornado hit a atural gas plant in Hartsville, TN and started the fire. I could see it from over 20 miles away. I thought that the fire was just a mile or two away when I first saw the flames. Must have been a very big and intense fire.

Two people were killed when the same tornado touched down in Castalian Springs.

12 posted on 02/05/2008 10:01:08 PM PST by TennTuxedo
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To: silentknight

I don’t think I would be able to sleep knowing there was tornadoes occurring at night.

Last year Santa Fe saw it’s first tornado in over fifteen years.


13 posted on 02/05/2008 10:01:42 PM PST by Santa Fe_Conservative (The RINOs think that they have won but we shall see who has the last laugh in '08...)
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To: silentknight

Prayers for the victims.


14 posted on 02/05/2008 10:02:22 PM PST by LdSentinal
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To: wardaddy

You O.K.?


15 posted on 02/05/2008 10:02:28 PM PST by primeval patriot
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another active thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1965512/posts


16 posted on 02/05/2008 10:03:07 PM PST by RDTF
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To: DannyTN

I can see it from my house. I’m only 10 miles away. Pictures are coming in from as far as 2 counties away.

Prayers for those people.


17 posted on 02/05/2008 10:03:50 PM PST by CrappieLuck
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To: metmom

this is an awful storm


18 posted on 02/05/2008 10:03:54 PM PST by RDTF
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To: silentknight

Huge hail here in nashville two hours ago from same storm.

I was at my wash in west Nashville.....hail was bad enough to damage things....quarter sized

rattled me a bit

my wife is up a hollow but they got in the closet

i’m building a house in williamson county next year....it will have a safe room underneath


19 posted on 02/05/2008 10:04:55 PM PST by wardaddy (Political Correctness is to Western Culture what the Aids virus is to the cake community)
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To: silentknight

The link you provided http://www.nws.com/ is a dead-end.

Please provide a working link.


20 posted on 02/05/2008 10:06:12 PM PST by Admin Moderator
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