An EF-2 tornado with maximum winds of 135 mph hit Deer Lodge in Morgan County, while two EF-2 tornadoes touched down in Fentress and Grainger Counties.

Officials in eastern Tennessee say two people were killed when severe storms with two tornadoes moved through the region.

Preliminary storm surveys determined that two tornadoes hit the region on Thursday, the National Weather Service said.

A mother and daughter were killed Thursday night during a tornado strike in Tennessee, according to local emergency management.

The tornado tore through the Deer Lodge area, killing at least two people, who the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said were mother and daughter.

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