A Christmas tornado was not in a letter to Santa, but that’s what a small area of northeastern Shelbyville received Christmas morning around 7:15 a.m.
According to the National Weather Service and Bedford County Emergency Management Agency the tornado had a top wind speed of 90 mph. The EF-1 twister hit the Newell Rubbermaid distribution facility on Railroad Avenue and then the Calsonic complex buildings before lifting.
No injuries were reported.
EF-1 Tornado Hits Shelbyville
