Tornado in Christiana, Tennessee kills woman

The ministry also said that he had reacted to the collapse of a structure located at 8085 Midland Road, that a house had perhaps been hit by the tornado on the 2250, Rock Springs Midland Road, as well as a structure fire on Barley Road in Christiana.

Public security officials have asked that only those who must be in the affected area. Closed roads include Rock Springs Midland and Midland Fosterville Road, which remained closed Tuesday morning.

Representatives from the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, Rutherford County Fire Department and Rutherford County Emergency Services were present, as well as the Tennessee Road Patrol.

Storm damage Christiana

RCEME teams arrived early Tuesday morning to find a house that had collapsed in the Christiana area in the Midland and a trailer was overturned by the winds.

Two women in this trailer were injured, said SGEM spokesman Patrick Miller. One of the women has internal injuries and is at the trauma center of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The other woman is being treated for minor injuries at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital.

Lisa Marchesoni, Information Officer at the RCSO, told MPs that the damage had been shocked.

"Cut everything into pieces," said Marchesoni.

A third house was damaged but Miller said that the man inside the house had refused medical treatment.

Around 12:30 pm, RCFRD teams discovered a house on fire on two floors with smoke and flames flowing from the attic, said department spokeswoman Lisa Sloan.

An adult man and three children were able to escape unscathed from the house, which is still being assessed by the fire crews. It is thought that the cause of the fire is a crush, but the investigation is underway.

"The smoke alarms have saved this family, they can wake you up and save your life," said Sloan.

Nearly 15,000 households throughout the region are without electricity, said Marchesoni. Middle Tennessee Electric is on the ground trying to restore power.

Residents have heard of a possible tornado

Ashley Herman was awake in her bed when she heard the second alert indicating that Rutherford County was under the sign of a tornado.

Then, her current went out, which she had expected.

"I thought it was ok, but the wind got up, I went into my room, caught my two daughters and in my father's closet," she said. The girls of Herman are 2 and 3 years old.

Fortunately, her family was not injured and the house escaped significant damage, although several trees and the girls' play house on the outside were demolished, she said.

"This sound is something I will never forget, just a very serious WOOOOOOOOOH," said Herman in a message. "It did not last a minute or so, I'm upset, thinking how much worse it could have been."

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A home in Rutherford County caught fire because of the bad weather that devastated Christiana early Tuesday morning. It is thought that this was caused by lightning that hit the storm. The adult man and three children indoors escaped unscathed.
Rutherford County Fire Department, Murfreesboro Daily Newspaper

Authorities asking residents to stay at home

"I would suggest residents stay home as a break from the day," Miller said.

The streets are littered with debris that teams clean up.

According to Miller, locals may be tempted to look for property damage, but they should wait to speed up the cleanup and rescue process.

Most roads are currently closed but should be open later Tuesday, said Sloan. Roads from Rock Springs to Midland Fosterville Road are closed.

The NWS has announced that some showers on the plateau are expected to leave Middle Tennessee on Tuesday, followed by clear, sunny skies and temperatures above 60 years.