Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee tours damage of destructive EF-3 tornado

Gov. Bill Lee called the violent tornado that ripped through eastern Columbia “heartbreaking” during a media briefing at Columbia Fire Station 31. The station, a tornado recovery command post, is located off Lasea Road, a rural part of Maury County not too far from Bear Creek Pike, where the path of destruction left its mark. Gov. Bill Lee also drove out to some of the hardest hit areas in Maury County close to where Cheryl Lovett died. The woman was in a mobile home, which was thrown into the trees by the tornado. Uprooted trees lined many of the streets, utility crews were mending broken power lines and clearing roads, according to pool reports.