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me. i m fredricka whitfield. the deadly storm system that shredded northern tennessee is bearing down on millions of americans on the east coast. it spawned a tornado saturday afternoon that killed six people including three in the clarksville area. one of them a child. witnesses appear to be just yards away when they recorded the monster twister crossing a street. oh, my god. how did they remain so calm? nearly 50 miles away, emergency officials say a suspected tornado killed another three people in madison, just north of nashville. reportered a 2-year-old child is among the dead. the governor of tennessee declared a state of emergency as rescuers search for survivors today. we hope the death toll doesn t rise. as of right now, we don t have anything and we hope we don t. but we are still in the recovery stage right now and making assessments. cnn meteorologist alisa rafah is tracking the system from the severe weather center. but, first, let s go to madison, t ....
What we re really concerned with is out of the federal system, so some of the local levees, some of those could over-top. it s a test of the system. once you get the storm surge in and out, it s still the rainfall that occurs. so just because you start reducing the surge over the next few hours, i m still so concerned about the amount of rain that could fall over the next 24, 36 hours. we re going to have to watch that as well as some of the water gets inside the levee systems. aside from the storm surge and the wind, obviously there s a risk for spin-off tornadoes that comes with this storm. how does that change things? can you talk about that at all? it does. it s interesting. when you look at the tropical systems, you think the movement of about like this, that s the movement of the storm currently. you draw a line through the center. 90% of the tornadoes occur in the right front quadrant. look at alabama, look at portions of mississippi. ....
Martin salve yvidge is there. what can you tell us? reporter: well, chris, of course the storm is a mere shadow of what it was when it went through the bahamas. it s a testament to the power of the storm that it is still able to continue to pummel even five, six days after that. the winds are down significantly from what we were earlier in the week. but they re still delivering a punching blow to the carolinas. you saw what it did to the earlier part of south carolina, myrtle beach, now closer to north carolina, feeling the full brunt. it was not just the winds and the torrential rains. a new threat today. tornadoes. these were spin-off tornadoes that came out of darkness in the early morning hours and they did do damage, destroying in some cases mobile homes completely and others, tearing the siding ....
Patti ann: another blow in what has proved to be a destructive hurricane season. i m patti ann browne. kelly: i m kelly wright. the storm touching down near the mouth of the mississippi river near east plaquemines parish. the storm bringing intense winds. heavy rain and serious storm surges. states of emergency have been declared in alabama, mississippi and 30 counties throughout florida and the gulf coast. 11 feet of surge is significant. 80-plus-mile-an-hour winds are significant. spin-off tornadoes are significant. this is the worst hurricane that has impacted missince hurricane katrina. pa% 3 so we target our eacklappening. ....
Gathering strength at this hour as the eye storms toward the mouth of the mississippi river. officials tonight are taking no chances. evacuations have been ordered, a curfew in new orleans starts in 2 hours from now and they say nate could be a category 2 hurricane when it strikes later tonight. hello, everyone, and welcome i m eric sean. jillian: i m gillian turner in for are a tell neville. prepare for 80 mile-per-hour winds and possible tornadoes. this is a very, very dangerous category 2 hurricane that is going to make impact in the dead of night. so, every mississippian needs to understand that the surge is real, 11 feet of surge is very, very significant. 80-plus mile-per-hour winds are significant. spin-off tornadoes are significant. so this is the worst hurricane that has impacted mississippi since hurricane katrina. eric: those are the warnings at this hour. begin with fox team coverage tracking hurricane nate. phil keating waiting for the ....