A strong to violent tornado moved through western through northern portions of Murfreesboro- Tennessee early Friday afternoon.
Murfreesboro is a city of about 100000 people- 30 miles southeast of Nashville. Middle Tennessee State University is located in the east-southeastern part of that city.
"Widespread destruction" in those areas struck by the tornado was reported by Rutherford county Sheriff Truman Jones in a radio interview on WGNS in Murfreesboro.
Sheriff Jones reported "dozens" of people were injured and rescues were still underway.
WGNS and other local news media organizations reported "a couple of fatalities." WGNS had earlier reported one dead in the storm- but officials have yet to confirm any deaths.
Other tornadoes have been reported near Murfreesboro with no damage or injury reports from those touch-downs yet.
Parts of Tennessee- Alabama and Georgia remain under Tornado watches and are in a "high risk" for severe weather for the remainer of the day.
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