Tornado kills woman in Middle Tennessee: Here's what we know

An EF-2 tornado reaching winds up to 135 miles per hour ripped through Middle Tennessee overnight claiming at least one life and injuring others. 

Here's what we know so far:

Major impact in parts of Middle Tennessee

Severe weather warnings from the National Weather Service in Nashville went into effect Monday evening and expired in Davidson, Rutherford and Williamson Counties about 1:30 a.m., Tuesday after heavy storms passed through the area.

Late Tuesday morning the NWS confirmed that an EF-2 tornado with winds that reached 135 miles per hour touched down overnight in Christiana, an unincorporated community about 45 miles south of Nashville.

Most of the storm's damage took place in Rutherford County as well as the southern portion of Middle Tennessee.

Overturned homes, downed power lines and roadway debris were also reported in Wayne, Lawrence, Maury, Williamson, Cannon, Coffee and Grundy counties. 

The Rutherford County Fire Rescue Department reported several homes damaged on the southern end of the county, due to the tornado touching down.

Emergency crews responded to a structure collapse at 8085 Midland Road, a home that was possibly hit by Tornado on 2250 Rock Springs Midland Road, and a structure fire on Barley Road in Christiana. 

One dead, others hurt in Christiana

A woman died and two other women were taken to local hospitals early Tuesday morning after damage from the tornado in Christiana.

According to the Special Operations Division of Rutherford County EMS, the woman died after the tornado blew a house at 8050 Midland Road off of it's foundation.

Mid-Tuesday morning WGNS radio identified the woman who died as Angie Walker, who was married to station president Scott Walker. She was 41.

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Crews with Rutherford County Emergency Services also responded early Tuesday morning to a house collapsed in the Midland area of Christiana and a house trailer that had been flipped over by the winds.

Two women in the trailer suffered injuries, said RCEMS spokesman Patrick Miller. One of the women has internal injuries and is in the trauma center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. The other woman is being treated for minor injuries at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Nashville.

NWS surveys underway

Several NWS crews have been deployed to multiple counties in Middle Tennessee Tuesday to assess whether more than one tornado touched down in different areas, NWS Meteorologist John Cohen said Tuesday. 

Rutherford County Sheriff's Office public information officer Lisa Marchesoni said Middle Tennessee Electric was on the ground trying to restore power to more than 15,000 customers Tuesday.

Residents urged to stay home

Emergency officials are asking people to avoid the area and residents to stay home Tuesday while they assess the damage.

"I would suggest as day breaks for the residents to stay home," Miller said, noting streets are littered with debris which crews are cleaning. 

Miller said residents might be tempted to look for property damage but said they should wait in order to make the cleanup and rescue process go faster. 

Most of the roads from Rock Springs to Midland Fosterville Road were closed Tuesday but were expected to be open later in the day.

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