SKYVIEWS MARCH 2, 2012 NASHVILLE TENNESSEE GALACTIC CLOUD

NASHVILLE TENNESSEE MARCH 2 2012 This is my skyview today. This is what was reported from local Nashville, Tennessee news: Tornado warnings lasted through much of the day on Friday, bringing reports of hail, and funnel clouds and tornadoes from west to east Tennessee as a storm system moved northeast across the state. All of the warnings from the National Weather Service expired about 7 p.m., but about 20 counties in Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky remained under a tornado watch for two more hours. The storm moved east at speeds of 50 miles-per-hour. There were reports of heavy rain, wind and hail throughout Davidson County, but the Office of Emergency Management told Nashville's News 2 there were no reports of damage. By 7 p.m., about 2,000 people were without electricity in Davidson County, according to the Nashville Electric Service's Web site. Around 6 p.m., a confirmed tornado was located just west of Jamestown, in Fentress County. Just after 5 p.m., emergency management officials reported a tornado in Livingston, in Overton County. Trained storm spotters in northern Putnam County, west of Cookeville, reported a funnel cloud touched the ground and was picking up debris. Officials also reported a tornado in southern Jackson County, with possible injuries in the Dodson Branch community. There were multiple reports of homes damaged in both Putnam and Jackson counties. In Putnam County, emergency management officials said damages were concentrated to the area of Fairview Road. A funnel cloud was also reported near Columbia in Maury County. Half-dollar sized hail and a rotating wall cloud was reported in Carthage around 5 p.m. Multiple funnel clouds were reported in Wayne and Decatur counties southwest of Nashville earlier in the afternoon. The Dickson County Sheriff's department confirmed that a tornado was on the ground in west Dickson just before 3:30 p.m. Damages have been reported north of Interstate 40 in Dickson County, as well as multiple homes damaged on Lebanon Road in Mt. Juliet. Firefighters were searching warehouses at Middle Tennessee Lumber on Highway 46 South in Dickson late Friday afternoon for a man who was reportedly pinned. Lincoln County resident Lori Brayden said she saw a funnel cloud in the area of Petersburg on Friday afternoon. "The wind was really heavy. You could see where it was starting to go in circles in a line and tell it was starting to form something, but as soon as it got near some trees it stopped. Then it started raining and hailing a little bit. Five minutes later the sun was out again," Brayden said. A cold front will sweep through during the evening and end the storm threat. wkrn.com/story/17061016/severe-weather-likely-fri-in-mid-state