Recovery ongoing in Middle Tennessee five years after March 3 tornadoes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Monday marks a somber day for many in Middle Tennessee marking the five year anniversary of the March 3, 2020 tornadoes.

25 people lost their lives when the series of tornadoes swept across the mid-state.

It first hit downtown, killing two in East Nashville before making it's way east.

Mt. Juliet lost three people as it turned into an EF-4 later taking 19 lives in Putnam County. One life was also lost in Benton County.

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Adventures in Iceland: Tourists credited with saving Iceland after economic collapse

My friend and colleague Carrie Sharp had a lot of fun last week, on an adventure to a country more than three thousand miles away! She’s back now – sharing her Adventures in Iceland through stories, and incredible images of this remarkably beautiful and unique island nation (kudos to Chief Photographer Catherine Steward)! But did you know Nashville has something very important in common with Iceland? Tourism! Here, Carrie explains how a volcanic eruption decades ago helped save the country’s economy from collapse!

-Rhori Johnston