Feb 7, 2025 · The EF-2 tornado with maximum winds of 135 mph hit Deer Lodge in Morgan County, while an EF-1 tornado, with 110 mph winds, touched down near Thorn Hill in Grainger County. The Morgan County ...

Feb 7, 2025 · The National Weather Service in Morristown said Friday that, "Preliminary survey results indicate an EF-2 with 135 [mph] max winds in Morgan County near Deer Lodge." A second tornado was confirmed in Grainger County, Tennessee near Thorn Hill. Preliminary survey results indicate that tornado was an ...

Feb 7, 2025 · Two people are dead in Morgan County, Tennessee, after a tornado swept through the area on Thursday, Feb. 6. The storm moved through the Deer Lodge and Sunbright areas around 8:30 p.m., taking the ...

Feb 7, 2025 · The Tennessee Highway Patrol said on social media that troopers were in Morgan County ensuring resident safety and assessing and helping with structure damage. The Morgan County School District said on its website that schools would be closed Friday because of “significant damage from tornadoes in parts of our county.”

While Tennessee averages three tornadoes in February, Thursday’s was the first in the month in Morgan County, the National Weather Service office in Morristown said. East Tennessee has only had ...

Feb 7, 2025 · In Morgan County, Tenn., a mother and daughter were killed at home and three other people were injured when a tornado touched down about 8 p.m., according to local emergency management officials.

Feb 7, 2025 · A different tornado struck in Grainger County, about a two-hour drive northeast of Morgan County. The weather service said the EF1 tornado in Thorn Hill had estimated top winds of 110 mph.

Feb 7, 2025 · MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — At least two people are dead and three more were injured following a tornado in Morgan County Thursday night. The Morgan County Emergency Management Agency reported ...

Feb 7, 2025 · A 2022 study found that tornadoes occurring at night are twice as likely to be deadly as those during the daytime due to reduced visibility and the difficulty in taking shelter. Since 1965, Morgan County has experienced multiple tornadoes, including a devastating F3 twister in 2002 that killed seven people about 20 miles southeast of Deer Lodge.

Feb 7, 2025 · Morgan County has set up an emergency operations center, and there are additional facilities including at Wartburg Central High School. A second EF-1 tornado with 110-mph winds touched down near ...