J1.3 Covering the December 9th, 2023 Tornado Outbreak in Middle TN & Southern KY

Wednesday, 12 June 2024: 9:15 AM
Carolina C (DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront)
Danielle Armbrecht, Nexstar, Nashville, TN; and D. Nolan

We will highlight our high impact tornado outbreak on December 9th, 2023. This event led to eight tornadoes including an EF-3 in Clarksville as well as an EF-2 tornado through Madison that later led to a tornado emergency being issued for Hendersonville & Gallatin. We will demonstrate through social media and live coverage what we did to get viewers prepared for this event. We will also show you our live coverage that day on tv and online as we street level mapped while giving points of interest, and how the use of t-dot cameras and viewer videos were able to capture multiple tornadoes on the ground. Finally, we will explain how important it is to continue your coverage after the storms are gone and what we did to follow up and help our communities get back on our feet through stories, live coverage, and social media.
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