NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Tennessee’s winter storm death toll rose again Tuesday night and includes the first fatality in East Tennessee.
The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has now confirmed eight weather-related deaths in the state over the past few days. The information was released in the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency’s (TEMA) fifth flash report.
TEMA said the deaths occurred in the following counties:
- One fatality in Knox
- One fatality in Cheatham
- One fatality in Crockett
- Two fatalities in Davidson
- One fatality in Haywood
- One fatality Hickman
- One fatality in Obion
The identities of the deceased have not been released, nor has the nature of their deaths…