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Tornado Damage Reported In West Tennessee
A tornado watch was issued for 12 West Tennessee counties.
LEXINGTON, TN — Tornado damage was reported Saturday to "multiple homes" southwest of Lexington.
One resident reported climbing over the wall of a destroyed home on Highway 22 to rescue a neighbor's dog.
The residents were OK but natural gas was reportedly leaking, the Twitter user wrote.
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A tornado watch was expected to remain in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday for 12 West Tennessee counties: Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Shelby and Tipton.
Seven counties in Arkansas and 14 in Mississippi were also under the tornado watch.
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Climber over wall of destroyed home and rescued neighbors dog. Residents are okay but natural gas leaking on highway 22 Sw of Lexington TN #TNwx pic.twitter.com/0So7iSqHkR
— Aaron Rigsby (@AaronRigsbyOSC) March 27, 2021
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