Videos show EF-3 tornado that barreled through Clarksville, Tennessee
Located along the Tennessee-Kentucky border, Clarksville was hit by severe weather that swept through many cities in the Mid-South.
Traffic camera captures supercell moving through north Tennessee
A traffic camera in Clarkesville, Tennessee, captured a severe thunderstorm with a likely embedded tornado moving through the northern part of the state on Saturday.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Videos shot on Saturday show a tornado making its way through the city of Clarksville, the fifth-largest city in Tennessee. The NWS confirmed the tornado was an EF-3.
The footage below captured the moment the dark funnel cloud moves across the horizon, with a neighborhood of standalone homes with vehicles sitting in driveways in the foreground.
Ominous clouds loom over Clarksville, Tennessee, during tornado warning
No audio. Dark swirling clouds could be seen in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday as a tornado-warned storm moved through the town.
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Another video showed the tornado froming across from a packed mall parking lot. Buildings are completely dwarfed by the gargantuan gray cloud spinning in the distance.
Tornado spotted from mall parking lot in northern Tennessee
No audio. A tornado was seen in Clarksville, Tennessee, as severe weather swept through the Mid-South. Dec. 9, 2023. (Courtesy: Joshua Shipp / Facebook)
Below, the tornado was shot moving behind large transmission towers in a field. The texture of the tornado is more apparent in this clip, as the twister's powerful winds can be seen spinning around its core.
Tornado twists through Clarksville, Tennessee
No audio. Video shows a tornado as it tore through Clarksville, Tenneessee, on Saturday.
A traffic cam in Clarksville recorded the supercell that produced the tornado. Footage from the camera showed vehicles driving along the roads as if it were any other day.
The sheriff's office of Montgomery County, where Clarksville is located, released a statement confirming that a tornado touched down in the area of Hand Estates, a neighborhood in the northwestern part of town. They noted damage had been done to several homes.
The office added that they do not have any confirmed casualties or missing people.
The supercell, along with the tornado, were part of a severe weather system that has been sweeping through the mid-South on Saturday. Prior to reaching Clarksville, the thunderstorm is believed to have spun up at least one other tornado in northwestern Tennessee.