Video Shows Tornado Hurl Trailer Outside Tennessee Football Stadium

A dramatic video shows the effects of a powerful twister near a football stadium at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro on Monday.

The clip, captured by MTSU’s security cameras, shows what looks to be an equipment trailer or bus being overturned by the intense wind.

WDRB News meteorologist Jude Redfield reacted to the footage by writing “Whoa! Tornado hits campus of MTSU in Murfreesboro, TN.”

MTSU spokesperson Jimmy Hart told local news channels: “Police dispatch said there are a few trees down around campus and there was localized flooding in some areas, but no injuries were reported. Power was out briefly for some parts of campus.”

Photos shared with News Channel 5 Nashville show the overturned equipment trailer and damage to part of the university’s grounds, as well as trees that had fallen onto parked cars.

While no official tornado warnings were issued for the area of Murfreesboro, The National Weather Service (NWS) said it is possible there was a tornado and is investigating—no confirmation is expected until later on Tuesday.

Several traffic lights lost power during the storm, which meant Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers had to step in.

The police department wrote in a Facebook post: “MPD provided traffic control at multiple intersections in the city due to traffic light outages from the storm that move through Monday afternoon.

“The majority of the traffic signals are back working. Cason Lane and Old Fort (Hwy 99) still flashing. Old Fort and Bridge, officers still directing traffic.

“There were reports of trees or tree limbs down in various parts of the city. City street workers have cleared most or working on clearing the rest. Street department has placed signs under the CSX Bridge on W. College Street due to flooding.”

The Valley area of Tennessee faces the threat of flash flooding and severe weather until Thursday, the NWS said, labeling the threat level two out of five.

Other parts of the country seeing the same weather conditions, coming in from the mid-Atlantic, include the Midwest and Northern Plains.

“Thunderstorms aside, heat will become the big story over the Central and
Southeast U.S. this week as an upper-level high strengthens,” the NWS said.

Forecasters went on to explain that the heat is expected to spread to the Central Plains, the High Plains and the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley.

They added: “This combination of hotter temperatures to the west, higher heat indices to the east, and the multi-day duration of this heat wave will increase the danger not only to more sensitive groups, but also the general public, particularly those without adequate air
conditioning.