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StaffReports The Gallatin area took a major hit from a tornado that traveled roughly west-to-east and crossed directly over Volunteer State Community College and several subdivisions. is the worst thing seen in my said Gallatin Fire Chief Joe Womack, 72. As rain continued to fall and what was left of daylight faded last night, crews were out at the Woodhaven-on-the-Lake subdivision, making one final search and serving as some semblance of a security force in the neighborhood, where Womack said there was concern about looting. Martha Hayes, a former emergency room nurse who lives several streets over from Woodhaven, tried to rescue a couple trapped in their home. She and two doctors had formed an impromptu rescue team and dug frantically to reach the couple, who ended up among the three killed in Woodhaven.

sad part is, they were holding each Hayes said. Two lots down, at Regina and Mike new home, Mike Stockman barely escaped when the storm bore down about 2:30 p.m. He and two heat- and air-conditioning workers were installing a unit when they heard the storm approaching, and tried to rush inside. Stockman and one of the men got to an area where the brick foundation protected them as one of the walls collapsed. The third man so fortunate.

He was found dead after the storm passed. Stockman believes the wall collapse actually saved his life, by shielding him from flying debris, his wife said. Moments after the storm passed, Regina Stockman spoke to her husband by phone. said, need to come home. Everything is she said.

Five other people were killed near South Water Avenue. Not far from Woodhaven, at least two buildings on the campus of Volunteer State Community College suffered damage. A grassy area in front of the school was littered with shingles, plywood and roofing material. Three large car dealerships across the street from the college were hit hard. About 250 cars at Nissan of Gallatin were totaled.

The windows were blown out and its roof ripped off. On Lock Four Road, the square-foot brick home belonging to Steve Walker and his wife, Mary, is gone. Most of the basement is intact and the back bedroom still exists, but the rear wall of their cherished fixer-upper was torn out. was wondering if my dog was all right and was wondering if my family heirlooms had been said Walker, 51, standing on a concrete slab where his sunroom once stood. His dog, a Scottish terrier named Scruffy who was in a pen, was fine.

But most of his possessions were obliterated. guess the old saying, you know what you got until he said. On Lakeshore Drive, survivors of the storm were counting their blessings. Shirley Bradley got in a bathtub with her granddaughter, Rayna, and they covered themselves with blankets. just heard the she said.

North of Hendersonville, five homes were seriously damaged and two others received minor damage in the sprawling Mansker Farms subdivision. Some residents there said they were told yesterday that they need to evacuate and prepare to stay gone for up to a week because of the storm damage and the lack of electricity and natural gas service. On the corner of Villa Way and Ridgeview Trace in that subdivision, Rita Oruska waited for her daughter. She said she suffered only some broken windows and missing shingles, but what worried her the most was that her 13-year-old Tiffany had not made it home from school by 5 p.m. supposed to be here at she said, looking at a group of Sumner County school buses pulling up a block away.

Immediately, she walked toward them searching for her oldest daughter. As the lanky teen bounced off the bus, Rita hugged her and then tried to brace her for what she was about to see. Tiffany gasped. The house that used to be next to theirs was a pile of two-by-fours. The Oruskas moved to Hendersonville in December from just outside Philadelphia and had experienced their first tornado.

was one of the lucky Rita Oruska said as family and friends called her cell phone to check on her and her two daughters. talked to both of my kids and all that Power may be out in the Gallatin and Hendersonville areas for three to four days, Cumberland Electric Membership Corp. said on its Web site last night. Hospital in Ashland City hit; ER closes www.tennessean.com THE TENNESSEAN Saturday, April 8, 2006 11A TennesseanBroadsheet Master TennesseanBroadsheet Master 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 5 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 5 TennesseanBroadsheet Master TennesseanBroadsheet Master 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 11A DEADLY WINDS COUNTIES HIT SUMNER CO. MACON CO.

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DEKALB CO. McMinnvilleMcMinnville Dickson Franklin Near Old Salem Highway Lebanon North NashvilleNorth Nashville MurfreesboroMurfreesboro Whites Creek Pike GreenbrierGreenbrier DETAIL AREA TN. NashvilleNashville ASHLAND CITY Roof and window damage at Centennial Medical Center 1:39 P.M. CHARLOTTE Mobile homes destroyed; considerable damage east to county line. 1:30 P.M.

GOODLETTSVILLE 55 homes, seven businesses damaged; Alterra Sterling House assisted living center hit; Metro Baptist Church suffers heavy damage; reports of cars blown off of I-65 2 P.M. GALLATIN (8 DEAD) 3 bodies pulled from Woodhaven On The Lake subdivision; 5 bodies found along S. Water severe damage to Volunteer State Community College. 2:15 P.M. HENDERSONVILLE 5 houses leveled in Mansker Farms subdivision 2:10 P.M.

WARREN COUNTY (3 DEAD) Power lines, trees down IN GOODLETTSVILLE SOURCES: News reports, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, AccuWeather KENT TRAVIS, LEIGH SINGLETON, DREW WHITE, DAVID WERSINGER STAFF IN GALLATININ WARREN COUNTY 4:56 P.M. FATALITIES Dyer County: 16 killed Gibson County: 8 killed 10 Miles 41 386 65 Rivergate Mall Old Hickory Lake 43E 31W Mile Metro Baptist Church: Severely damaged Alterra Sterling House assisted living facility: Building damaged, injuries reported Morrison community: 1 body found 55 55 55 70S WARREN CO. 1 McMinnville Green Hill community: 2 bodies found 287 287 56 56 DEKALB CO. 109 Mile Volunteer State Community College: Severely damaged 31E Woodhaven On The Lake: 3 bodies found Along S. Water 5 bodies found NashvilleNashville CONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS ANOTHER DAY OF DEATH, DESTRUCTION On Sunday, tornadoes killed 24 in northwestern Tennessee.

Yesterday, deadly storms struck the Nashville area, killing at least 11. DAVIDSON COUNTY SUMNER COUNTY CHEATHAM COUNTY thing seen in my By ANDY HUMBLES StaffWriter Helen Balthrop has lived in her Ashland City home on Ruth Drive, off Highway 12, for about 55 years. never been too afraid of storms, but this one I was a little she said. The storm left a large heating and air conditioning unit hanging over the side of the Ashland City campus of Centennial Medical Center. There also was significant damage to the third floor roof and windows.

Two people were transported to Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, but spokeswoman Karen Giorgio reported no injuries. The hospital closed its emergency department until further notice, Giorgio said. Brad Jenkins, radiology manager, said he was outside until the winds picked up. Jenkins said he saw clouds swirling but did not witness a tornado. was here and gone in 15 he said.

The Cumberland Electric Membership Corp. office next door is missing much of the roofs of its office building and of a separate warehouse. Cumberland Electric employee James Michael Crowder made it back inside the door just before the storm hit. were coming around the gas station and (the tornado) was just said Crowder, pointing down the road. could see it.

We barely got inside the door was still open, and I looked back and saw debris A CEMC communications tower described by workers as about 100 feet tall behind the electric company was blown over. It appeared part of it went through the back part of a home on Ruth Drive next to the electric company property. That home also looked to have part of its front porch deposited on top of the back porch. Numerous cars parked in the area had damage by trees, limbs and debris. felt like a freight said Esther Cole of 111 Ruth Drive, who had shingles torn off her roof and had screens and windows cracked or blown off her home, which she shares with her husband.

could feel it shaking the OUR COVERAGE Staff writers contributing to this report were Leon Alligood, Brad Schrade, Kate Howard, Ailene Torres, Andy Humbles and Clay Carey. Also contributing were Gallatin News-Examiner staff writer Linda Bryant, Hendersonville Star News staff writers Jeremy Johnson, and Cheryl Tatum and Robertson County Times staff writer Nicole Young. The Associated Press also contributed to this story. LARRY MCCORMACK STAFF Country music star William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys looks through his home on Saundersville Road in Sumner County after a tornado hit the area. The home, built in 1786, is one of the oldest.

DWIGHT HALL GALLATIN NEWS EXAMINER Several cars lie damaged on a lot after storms ripped through Gallatin. SUBMITTED BY CANDIS ANN SHEA Ashland City was pelted with hail as large as baseballs during the storm. City 15 homes and 10 other buildings destroyed About 15 homes and 10 other buildings were classified as destroyed in Davidson County, Eddie Boatwright of TEMA said. A peak of 11,000 customers were without power yesterday, a Nashville Electric Service spokeswoman said, but the number had been reduced to about 2,800 by last night. STAFF REPORTS.