Izishingishane zidabule eTennessee ngobusuku obubodwa zabulala okungenani abantu abangu-22 futhi zadala umonakalo omkhulu emabhilidini okungenani angu-140, okuhlanganisa nesikhumulo sezindiza saseNashville.
I-Nashville John C. Tune Airport (JWN), isango elikhulukazi elizinikele le-GA eTennessee, lonakele kakhulu izolo ebusuku. Ngokusho kwezithombe zasemoyeni nevidiyo yendawo yesigameko, okungenani ama-hangars e-4 acekelwe phansi ngokuphelele, okuhlanganisa eyodwa ebonisa amajethi amahlanu phakathi kwamanxiwa, kanye nezindiza ezimbalwa ezincane.
Ezinye izindiza ezinenjini eyodwa zikhonjisiwe zisabalale etiyeleni. Umkhulumeli we-Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, engabanikazi nabaphethe i-JWN uthe isikhumulo sezindiza sivaliwe njengoba abasebenzi besaqhubeka nokubheka umonakalo, kodwa baqinisekisa ukuthi kunomonakalo owenziwe kwiContour FBO, okuyiyona yodwa ehlinzeka ngemisebenzi enkundleni.
Iziphathimandla zichaze imizamo yokuthola abasindile ezindaweni ezihlala abantu basemadolobheni njengenzima njengoba besebenza phakathi kwezinqwaba zemfucumfucu. Isibalo sabashonile siyaqhubeka nokukhuphuka njengoba abezimo eziphuthumayo behlunga imfucumfucu nezindlu ezicekeleke phansi.
I-twister eyodwa idale umonakalo omkhulu endaweni engamakhilomitha angu-10 yedolobha laseNashville, yabhidliza amabhizinisi nemizi futhi yacekela phansi umbhoshongo nezingilazi zesonto elinomlando. Enye izindlu ezisulwe ezisekelweni zazo eduze komzila wamamayela amabili (16-kilometer) ePutnam County.
I-Daybreak iveze indawo egcwele izindonga nophahla, izintambo zikagesi nezihlahla ezinkulu eziphukile, okushiya imigwaqo yedolobha ku-gridlock. Izikole, izinkantolo, izintambo zokuhamba, isikhumulo sezindiza kanye ne-state Capitol zivaliwe, kanti ezinye iziteshi zokuvota ezilimele kudingeke ukuthi zisuswe kusasele amahora ambalwa ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale ukuvota kwaSuper Tuesday.
Isibalo sabashonile senyuke safinyelela ku-19 ngoLwesibili, kusho okhulumela abezimo eziphuthumayo eTennessee uMaggie Hannan, ngemuva kokuthi amaphoyisa nabacishamlilo bechithe amahora amaningi bedonsa abasindile nezidumbu emabhilidini abhidlikile.
Izakhamizi zendawo eyingqophamlando yaseGermantown zihambe zijabhile njengoba abezimo eziphuthumayo bevala imigwaqo. Uphahla lwaludatshulwe amafulethi, izihlahla ezinkulu zisishuliwe futhi imfucumfucu igcwele imigwaqo eminingi. Izindonga zadilizwa, zaveza amagumbi okuhlala namakhishi ezindlini ezilimele. Izintambo zikagesi eziphithene nezihlahla eziphukile zahlala ezimotweni, emigwaqweni nasezindundumeni zemfucumfucu.
Lezi zishingishane zabangelwa uhide lweziphepho ezinamandla ezazisuka eduze kwaseMontgomery, e-Alabama, ziye entshonalanga yePennsylvania.
E-Nashville, yadabula izindawo eziguqulwe i-boom yakamuva yokwakha. I-Germantown kanye ne-East Nashville yizindawo ezimbili ezihamba phambili kuleli dolobha, ezinezindawo zokudlela, izindawo zomculo, izindawo zokuhlala ezisezingeni eliphezulu kanye nezintengo zezindlu ezikhuphukayo ezisabisa ngokuxosha abantu asebenesikhathi eside.
Esinye isishingishane esihlasele phansi eduze kwedolobha kubikwa ukuthi sahlala phansi cishe amakhilomitha angu-10 (amakhilomitha angu-16), endaweni esempumalanga yeNashville, silandela indlela ehambisana ne-Interstate 40 futhi sadala umonakalo omkhulu eMt. Juliet, Lebanon, Hermitage nakweminye imiphakathi.
Amavidiyo afakwe ku-inthanethi akhombisa lokho okubonakala kuyinkanyamba echazwe kahle ihamba ngokushesha endaweni yaseNashville, ibaneka ngombani njengoba iklebhula amagumbi okuhlala futhi iveze amakhishi ezintweni. Amaphoyisa kaMetro Nashville athe abasebenzi bebesabela ngokubhidlika kwamabhilidi angu-40.
Phakathi kwazo bekunenkundla yomculo edumile ebisanda kubamba umhlangano wokhetho lomuntu ongenele ukhetho lukamongameli uBernie Sanders. Isixuku sihambe ngaphambi nje kokuba i-twister ihlasele iBasement East Nashville, kubika i Tennessean.
Inhlekelele ithinte ukuvota eTennessee, okungesinye sezifundazwe eziyi-14 zeSuper Tuesday. Ezinye izindawo zokuvota eNashville zasuswa, kanti iziza kuzo zonke izifunda zaseDavidson nezifunda kanye neWilson bezivula sekudlule ihora kodwa zisavala ngasikhathi sinye, kumemezele uNobhala Wezwe uTre Hargett.
Ukuvuza kwegesi okubikiwe kuphoqe ukuthi kuphume abantu ebhilidini le-IMT eGermantown, ngokusho kwesiteshi sezindaba sendawo. Inqwaba yabantu, kungazelelwe bengenamakhaya, babonakale bethwele izimpahla zabo emigwaqweni egcwele udoti ngemuva kokudlula kwesishingishane.
INashville Electric ibhale kuTwitter ukuthi iziteshi zayo ezine zonakalisiwe kulesi sishingishane. Ukunqamuka kukagesi kuthinte amakhasimende angaphezu kuka-44,000 ngasekuqaleni kukaLwesibili, kusho inkampani ehlinzeka ngogesi.
Umkhulumeli wombusi, uGillum Ferguson, uthe amakhulu abantu baye endaweni yokukhosela iRed Cross izakhamuzi ezasala dengwane eNashville Farmers Market, enyakatho nenhloko-dolobha yesifundazwe, kodwa ukuphela kukagesi lapho kwaphoqa abantu ukuthi baphinde bathuthele eCentennial Sportsplex.
Ukunqamuka kuphinde kwafinyelela naseCapitol, kwaphoqa ukuthi kuhoxiswe imihlangano yomthetho.
IMetro Nashville Public Schools ithe izikole zayo zizovalwa ngoLwesibili ngenxa yomonakalo odalwe yinkanyamba. I-Wilson County, empumalanga nje ye-metro Nashville izovala izikole isonto lonke.
Isimiso sesiphepho sashiya imvula ehlakazekile ngemva nje kokuba siya ngasempumalanga. Amaseli aqinile akwazi ukudala umonakalo abonwe maphakathi ne-Alabama, empumalanga yeTennessee nasentshonalanga yeCarolinas.
Iziphepho zasekuseni ziphinde zalimaza amakhaya futhi zawisa nezihlahla emaphandleni amaphakathi ne-Alabama, lapho abeNational Weather Service babike khona umoya ofika ku-60 mph (97 kmh) futhi bakhipha izexwayiso zesishingishane okungenani izifunda ezinhlanu.
Emaphandleni ase-Bibb County eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Birmingham, izisebenzi zokuvota eziyisikhombisa bezilungiselela ukuvula iminyango kubavoti bakwa-Super Tuesday e-Lawley Senior Activity Center ngesikhathi izaziso zomakhalekhukhwini ziqala ukukhala ngesexwayiso ngenkanyamba ngo-6:45 ekuseni, kusho ivolontiya uGwen Thompson. Uthe bebevota ngethoshi.
