Drone video shows devastating aftermath of Clarksville tornado
Surveyors found the EF-3 tornado traveled nearly 43 miles with maximum winds of 150 mph. The NWS estimated nearly 1,000 homes were damaged by the tornado, with 114 destroyed and 268 with major damage.
Clarksville, Tennessee, was devastated by an EF-3 tornado on Saturday. Aerial footage from after the event shows neighborhoods destroyed. (Video: Wright Imgs via Storyful)
Surveyors found the EF-3 tornado traveled nearly 43 miles with maximum winds of 150 mph. The NWS estimated nearly 1,000 homes were damaged by the tornado, with 114 destroyed and 268 with major damage.
"As the rain started to slow, we turned down this neighborhood, and it was completely obliterated," Oman said.
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Scenes from Clarksville, Tennessee on Sunday, December 10, 2023 the day after a deadly tornado ripped through the community. (Image: Nicole Valdes/FOX Weather)
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Scenes from Clarksville, Tennessee on Sunday, December 10, 2023 the day after a deadly tornado ripped through the community. (Image: Nicole Valdes/FOX Weather)
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Scenes from Clarksville, Tennessee on Sunday, December 10, 2023 the day after a deadly tornado ripped through the community. (Image: Nicole Valdes/FOX Weather)
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Scenes from Clarksville, Tennessee on Sunday, December 10, 2023 the day after a deadly tornado ripped through the community. (Image: Nicole Valdes/FOX Weather)
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Scenes from Clarksville, Tennessee on Sunday, December 10, 2023 the day after a deadly tornado ripped through the community. (Image: Nicole Valdes/FOX Weather)
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Scenes from Clarksville, Tennessee on Sunday, December 10, 2023 the day after a deadly tornado ripped through the community. (Image: Nicole Valdes/FOX Weather)
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Scenes from Clarksville, Tennessee on Sunday, December 10, 2023 the day after a deadly tornado ripped through the community. (Image: Nicole Valdes/FOX Weather)
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