News about Tennessee, tornado

2:45 am - We're canceling the rest of the tornado watch, as the severe threat has diminished. Hope everyone gets plenty of rest over the rest of the night!

2:20 am - The tornado watch remains in Atoka/Bryan/Coal/Hughes/Johnston/Marshall Counties. Everywhere else - the severe weather risk has ended for the night.

Our damage survey team found an EF1 #tornado struck Smithville, TN in DeKalb County yesterday (May 6, 2024). Max winds 100 mph, path length 3.3 miles, path width 150 yards #tnwx pic.twitter.com/UzerScSqqC

Our staff will be out surveying damage this morning from yesterday's tornadoes. They hope to be done quickly prior to the next round of potential severe storms this afternoon. We will relay findings from the damage survey as soon as possible.