ET, March 3, 2020. ... 2020 3 Tennessee counties reported significant damage at polling places . The tornado touched down in Benton County, and a 67-year old person was killed in the Ballard Road area near Camden, TN. Officials with the … Located over seventy miles east of Memphis, Jackson lies along the shortest rail route between Cairo, IL; Jackson, MS (Mississippi's capital); and New Orleans, Louisiana. Jackson native among 25 killed in devastating Tennessee tornadoes, report says. Updated 3:22 p.m. Tornadoes In Tennessee Kill At Least 24, Cause Widespread Damage In Nashville State officials say the overnight twisters damaged buildings and roads across multiple counties. Deadly tornado tears through Tennessee . By Meg Wagner and Mike Hayes, CNN. A tornado touched down north of downtown Nashville on March 3, 2020, causing severe damage to several areas of town and deaths. Jackson developed rapidly just prior to the Civil War as a railroad junction and maintenance shop for several early railroads, including the Mississippi Central, the Tennessee Central and the Mobile and Ohio lines. In April 2020, various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service confirmed …