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CHRISTIANA, Tenn. – One person was killed and two others injured when a possible tornado shot dead on their homes here early Tuesday morning, reports WTVF-TV, affiliated with CBS Nashville. Elsewhere in the south, election day resulted in a possible tornado in Tupelo, Mississippi.
The storms hit because weather forecasts were unfavorable for much of the country as voters went to the polls.
Heavy rains and devastating winds began to move to mid-Tennessee around 8 pm and continued until early Tuesday morning.
The National Weather Service had issued tornado warnings and watched over the area.
A house in Christiana hit by high winds, killing a woman, authorities said. The first responders worked on strengthening the structure in order to recover his body.
Two other women were injured in a damaged mobile home and overturned during the storm. They were taken to a neighborhood hospital.
First responders said the house appeared to have been "cut to pieces" with debris scattered all over the place.
In the neighboring house was considerably damaged by a fire probably caused by lightning. Fire officials said one man and three children were able to go out.
The fire alarms woke the family, allowing them to escape on time.
"The smoke detectors have saved this family," said Lisa Sloan of Fire and Rescue County Rutherford.
A fourth house was damaged when a tree fell on it. A man was inside at that time, but he refused any treatment.
In Tupelo, the emergency teams were assessing the damage caused by a possible tornado.
The daily newspaper for northeastern Mississippi reports that parts of the city were closed Monday night due to debris, felled trees and power lines blocking roads. Tupelo's communications director, Leesha Faulkner, said that there was a gas leak in a residential area of the city and that blackouts were reported.
A senior citizens' home in Tupelo has been evacuated safely, a 911 sector director told CBS News.
Forecasters predicted that severe weather would move into the southeastern United States late Monday to early Tuesday.
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