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​Tornadoes that strike at night are more deadly and require more effective warning systems

  • Written by Kelsey Ellis, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
Salvaging items from a destroyed home near Lebanon, Tenn., March 3, 2020, after tornadoes ripped across the state. AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

During the hours after midnight on March 3, 2020, tragedy struck middle Tennessee when a tornado ripped through the region, traveling over 50 miles from West Nashville to near Gordonsville. Another tornado forme...

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