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Damage Reported In Trousdale County; Sirens Failed

Posted at 6:18 PM, Nov 19, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-20 00:07:35-05

Officials in Trousdale County said they’re aware the sirens did not go off during a tornado warning. 

The Trousdale County Emergency Operations Center has been investigating the possible cause.

They added it may have been due to the power outage which occurred at the same time as the warning before the backup generator took over according to their post on Facebook. 

On Dalton Hollow Road, a family’s farm was damaged. 

10-year-old Fernando Fonseca said about 10 trees were ripped out of the ground there.

Fonseca said, “The big house that's all the way up there that's kind of hard to see, the only thing that blew off on it was the roof and everything inside is a mess." 

Fortunately, they were not at their farm when the storm hit. 

Fonseca said, "Some stuff was blown to the neighbor's side, and a small chicken coop got destroyed and scattered all over the farm." 

His family spent the majority of the day on Sunday cleaning up the mess. 

Fonseca said, "Over there they had to patch it so the animals wouldn't get out." 

It appears all of their animals are okay at this time. 

Damage was reported in multiple locations in Trousdale County following the storm. A possible tornado had not yet been confirmed by the National Weather Service.

Photos: Damage Reported In Trousdale County

Additional damage reports came from Halltown Road, Sulphur College Road, Oldham Road, Bass Road, Providence Road, Sleepy Hollow Lane, Bridle Path Lane, and Crenshaw Road.

Officials with the Emergency Operations Center thanked Tri-County Electric for “working on the power outage promptly.”

No injuries were reported.