LOCALTornado, heavy rain cause damage, death and flooding in Middle TennesseeWeston Crumely, 14, gathers belonging from his cousin’s destroyed home on Lee Road Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanA damaged power pole along Kedron Road Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanRyan Whitten holds a dog collar that belonged to Dash, one of his three dogs, while walking around in his destroyed home Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanDavid White walks past the pool after checking on his sister-in-law’s damaged home on Cothran Road Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanWorkers repair a roof of a storm damaged home on Blackburn Lane Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanGov. Bill Lee and his wife Maria talk with Lori Barnes as they survey her damaged home on Blackburn Lane Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanTrees that were destroyed near Blackburn Lane Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanUtility workers repair a TVA tower Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanA destroyed home on Blackburn Lane Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanDestroyed trees rest on Lori Barnes’ damaged home on Blackburn Lane Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanGov. Bill Lee surveys a storm damaged home on Blackburn Lane Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanRyan Whitten walks around in his destroyed home Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanA tree rests on Derrick Cole’s damaged house along Joe Brown Road Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanTracy Crumely gathers belonging from her cousin’s destroyed home on Lee Road Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanLauren Bial, left, and Jaila Cole remove metal house siding from broken trees at Cole’s home on Joe Brown Road Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanTracy Crumely and her son Weston, 14, enter their cousin’s destroyed home to gather personal belongings on Lee Road Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanBrian and Kimberly Hames collects personal belongings from a section of their destroyed home Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanRyan Whitten walks around in his destroyed home Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanRyan Whitten pets his two dogs after looking at his damaged home Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Whitten is missing his third dog, named Dash, and two cats. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanMotorists drive past a destroyed telephone pole Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanDebris surrounds a tornado damaged home along Kedron Road Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanFlooding at the Laguardo Recreation Area off Old Hickory Lake, Thursday May 9, 2024Andy Humbles / The TennesseanFlooding at the Laguardo Recreation Area off Old Hickory Lake, Thursday May 9, 2024Andy Humbles / The TennesseanA tornado ripped through Cothran Road in Columbia, leaving a destroyed home, downed trees and power lines off Bear Creek Pike in eastern Columbia.Kerri Bartlett / The Columbia Daily HeraldSteve Craig of Gallatin, Tenn., cuts limbs from a fallen tree on a neighbor's home after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning at in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024. "I lost 16 trees at my own place," Craig said of the magnitude of the storm.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanAaron White, an employee at Starstruck Farms in Gallatin, Tenn., cleans up debris after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning at in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanRogers Field, home of the Gallatin Soccer Complex is covered in water after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanRogers Field, home of the Gallatin Soccer Complex is covered in water after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanRogers Field, home of the Gallatin Soccer Complex is covered in water after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanAaron White, an employee at Starstruck Farms in Gallatin, Tenn., cleans up debris after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning at in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanSteve Craig of Gallatin, Tenn., cuts limbs from a fallen tree on a neighbor's home after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning at in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024. "I lost 16 trees at my own place," Craig said of the magnitude of the storm.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanThe Station Camp Creek boat ramp after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning at in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanA crew of employees work to clean up storm damage at Lucky Ladd Farms in Eagleville on Thursday, May 9, 2024.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalIsaac South, Carolyn Schell, Ricky Schell and Maisen Lewis, 16, repair a cattle fence that was washed-out after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning at in Hendersonville, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanAmy Ladd talks about the storm damage to the farm at her business, Lucky Ladd Farms, that she owns with her husband Jason Ladd on Thursday, May 9, 2024.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalCarolyn Schell of Hendersonville, Tenn., repairs a cattle fence that washed out after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning at in Hendersonville, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanIsaac South, left, and Maisen Lewis, 16, accompany Ricky and Carolyn Schell, right, as they repair a washed-out cattle fence on their Hendersonville, Tenn., property after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning , Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanA bridge washed-out after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning at in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanA vehicle driver decides against crossing a washed-out bridge after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning at in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanVolunteer Loren Shelly clears trees from storm damage at the Rockvale Community Center on Thursday, May 9, 2024.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalSumner County Schools employees, from left, Chris Sullivan, Jimmy Miller and Neil Miller take a lunch break after cleaning White House High School's auditorium Thursday, May 9, 2024. Storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon and flooded the school. They said it would be ready for classes Friday.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanJustin Bryant uses a hose to help Jessica Steele, center, and her partner, Brandon Stecz, clean mud from their garage after storms hit the area Wednesday afternoon throughout Thursday morning at in Gallatin, Tenn., Thursday, May 9, 2024. The couple had only closed on their home less than a week before and the flood got into their home and garage.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanA vehicle sits in a field by a damaged power pole Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. Severe weather and tornadoes caused damage in Tennessee on Wednesday.Mark Zaleski / The TennesseanA home on Cothran Road overlooking Bear Creek was damaged by a likely tornado Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Tammy Johnson, 66, had lived in the home for most of her life and was on the scene with her dog Max the day after Thursday, May 9, 2024.Kerri Barlett / The Columbia Daily HeraldA home off Cothran Road overlooking Bear Creek was damaged by a likely tornado Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Tammy Johnson, 66, had lived in the home for most of her life and was on the scene with her dog Max the day after Thursday, May 9, 2024.Kerri Barlett / The Columbia Daily HeraldA home off Cothran Road overlooking Bear Creek was damaged by a likely tornado Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Tammy Johnson, 66, has lived in the home for most of her life and was on the scene with her dog Max the day after Thursday, May 9, 2024.Kerri Barlett / The Columbia Daily HeraldA home off Cothran Road overlooking Bear Creek was damaged by a likely tornado Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Tammy Johnson, 66, had lived in the home for most of her life and was on the scene with her dog Max the day after Thursday, May 9, 2024.Kerri Barlett / The Columbia Daily HeraldA tornado ripped through Cothran Road in Columbia, leaving a destroyed home, downed trees and power lines off Bear Creek Pike in eastern Columbia.Kerri Bartlett / The Columbia Daily HeraldA tornado ripped through Cothran Road in Columbia, leaving a destroyed home, downed trees and power lines off Bear Creek Pike in eastern Columbia.Kerri Bartlett / The Columbia Daily HeraldA tornado ripped through Cothran Road in Columbia, leaving a destroyed home, downed trees and power lines off Bear Creek Pike in eastern Columbia.Kerri Bartlett / The Columbia Daily HeraldA tornado ripped through Cothran Road in Columbia, leaving a destroyed home, downed trees and power lines off Bear Creek Pike in eastern Columbia.Kerri Bartlett / The Columbia Daily HeraldPhotos of the destruction in Columbia, Tennessee, following the May 9 tornado in Middle Tennessee.Provided By Columbia Fire & RescuePhotos of the destruction in Columbia, Tennessee, following the May 9 tornado in Middle Tennessee.Provided By Columbia Fire & RescuePhotos of the destruction in Columbia, Tennessee, following the May 9 tornado in Middle Tennessee.Provided By Columbia Fire & RescuePhotos of the destruction in Columbia, Tennessee, following the May 9 tornado in Middle Tennessee.Provided By Columbia Fire & RescuePhotos of the destruction in Columbia, Tennessee, following the May 9 tornado in Middle Tennessee.Provided By Columbia Fire & RescuePhotos of the destruction in Columbia, Tennessee, following the May 9 tornado in Middle Tennessee.Provided By Columbia Fire & RescuePhotos of the destruction in Columbia, Tennessee, following the May 9 tornado in Middle Tennessee.Provided By Columbia Fire & RescueFrankie Harper, who has worked at Lucky Ladd Farms clears out insulation along a fence line on Thursday, May 9, 2024, caused from storm damage Wednesday.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalHeather Rocher pushes water out of the Barn Market at Lucky Ladd Farms on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the day after a storm destroyed the roof of the buildingHELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalPower lines were being repaired in Rockvale on Thursday, May 9, 2024, after a storm ripped through the community on Wednesday.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalMcKenlee Hood, 13, help clean up around the Rockvale Community Center on Thursday, May 9, 2024, following damage from a storm on Wednesday.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalFrankie Harper, who has worked at Lucky Ladd Farms clears out insulation along a fence line on Thursday, May 9, 2024, caused from storm damage Wednesday.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalDamage to Lucky Ladd Farms on Thursday, May 9, 2024, after a storm went through the area on Wednesday.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalBristly Hood, 9, left and Aliza Hood, 11, right help clean up around the Rockvale Community Center on Thursday, May 9, 2024, following damage from a storm on Wednesday.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalJimmy Swagger clears downed trees around the Rockvale Community Center on Thursday, May 9, 2024, following damage from a storm on Wednesday.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalThomas Whidby clears downed trees around the Rockvale Community Center on Thursday, May 9, 2024, following damage from a storm on Wednesday.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalJimmy Swagger clears downed trees around the Rockvale Community Center on Thursday, May 9, 2024, following damage from a storm on Wednesday.HELEN COMER/The Daily News JournalDamage to a greenhouse at Lucky Ladd Farms on Thursday, May 9, 2024, after a storm went through the area on Wednesday.HELEN COMER/The Daily News Journal