The number of injuries and damaged structures is unknown. Damage assessments are ongoing, TEMA officials said.
Author: Dalisa Robles (WBIR)
Updated: 6:29 PM EDT May 4, 2021
TENNESSEE, USA — Severe weather has impacted several counties in Tennessee resulting in power outages, debris, structural damage, and one weather-related fatality, according to Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
A State of Emergency remains in place with the State Emergency Operations Center activated in Nashville to support statewide severe weather efforts.
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed one weather-related fatality in Weakley County in West Tennessee.
TEMA said that as of 8 a.m., there are 31,000 customers without power in Middle and West Tennessee.