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Hendersonville tornado hits something causing an explosion (Tweet) (Original Post) catbyte Dec 2023 OP
kick Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #1
It looks like it hit a transformer, or a power station, since the lights went out. rsdsharp Dec 2023 #2
It hit several transformers for sure. I've seen a lot of tornado videos but I've catbyte Dec 2023 #3
My scientific wild-assed guess would be cloudbase Dec 2023 #4
Apparently it was a substation. catbyte Dec 2023 #7
Was this footage in Hendersonville or Madison? 70sEraVet Dec 2023 #5
Over half the houses are on slabs in TN exboyfil Dec 2023 #6

rsdsharp

(10,099 posts)
2. It looks like it hit a transformer, or a power station, since the lights went out.
Sat Dec 9, 2023, 06:57 PM
Dec 2023

As odd as it seems, that can be a lucky thing. I was in an F5, where it hit our power plant, before devastating the town. Many power lines were down, and gas lines were broken. If the power had still been on, we would have had raging fires, in addition to all the storm damage.

catbyte

(35,727 posts)
3. It hit several transformers for sure. I've seen a lot of tornado videos but I've
Sat Dec 9, 2023, 07:42 PM
Dec 2023

never seen a transformer explode in flames like that with such black smoke. But there's always a first time, I guess.

exboyfil

(17,987 posts)
6. Over half the houses are on slabs in TN
Sun Dec 10, 2023, 02:14 AM
Dec 2023

We specifically got a house with a basement when we moved down there in 1995. Years later an awful tornado went through the town wiping out a new housing development (Cookeville).

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