Flash Report #2 Tornadoes and Severe Weather
Several rounds of significant severe weather impacted Tennessee on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. At this time, affected counties include Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Giles, Lincoln, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Warren, Weakley, and Wilson counties. TEMA has deployed personnel at the request of the counties and is coordinating with local officials to assess damages and ensure life-safety needs are met. The National Weather Service (NWS) continues to survey the impacted areas for potential tornadoes. NWS has confirmed an EF-2 in Giles County, an EF-3 tornado in Maury County, an EF-1 in Robertson County, and an EF-0 in Rutherford County.