NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Wednesday marks the 10th anniversary of a powerful weather phenomenon that occurred in Middle Tennessee.
The April 10, 2009 “Good Friday Tornado Outbreak” of 10 tornadoes swept across Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia on the second Friday of the month.
According to the National Weather Service, this tornado outbreak impacted a large portion of Middle Tennessee, with confirmed tornadoes touching down from the Tennessee River to the Cumberland Plateau and affecting parts of eight counties.
The most violent tornado occurred in Rutherford County, where a long track EF-4 tornado caused 58 injuries and two deaths in and near Murfreesboro, TN.
