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The tornado formed on Amana Avenue with minor roof and shingle damage to single family homes. It tracked due east into the Fairgrounds where it uplifted reinforced roofing to horse stalls, and destroyed a large outdoor shed approximately 80 ft. by 30 ft. that had several 4x4 support beams anchored with concrete snapped near the base. The tornado then rolled a large horse trailer next to the building approximately 80 yards. It continued to snap trees and power lines heading east. As it approached Hedgemont Avenue, several residential and commercial structures had roofing and siding damage. The tornado crossed Main Avenue South and snapped several bradford pear trees, then crossed Highway 231. At the Lincoln Medical Center, power poles were snapped, debris collided with the front of the building, several cars were lifted and had their windows blown out, and an exterior wall was disconnected but not collapsed. The HVAC system was also toppled on the roof. After damaging Lincoln Medical Center, the tornado went through open fields and wooded areas where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted.|Before lifting, an awning that was reinforced with 4x4s in concrete was flipped. Just west of Winchester Highway, the tornado lifted.
At this location on Kelso-Mulberry Road, an old house was heavily damaged. Winds ripped numerous shingles off of the house. Also, winds snapped porch columns and blew windows out. Power poles were also snapped.
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Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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Kelso, Tennessee
| City | Kelso |
| County | Lincoln |
| State | Tennessee (TN) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 37348 |
I am affected by it and it also pitch black, please fix asap