Oak Ridge Anderson Decades old checks from Deer Lodge business found in Anderson County after tornado hits Morgan Co. The checks are dated back to 1992 and were issued by Williams Market and Deli.

Several tornadoes have touched down in Morgan County since 1965, including an F3 in 2002, which killed seven people some 20 miles southeast of Deer Lodge and an EF1 tornado last year in Sunbright.

Fallen trees lay against a home Thursday in Deer Lodge, Tennessee, after an EF2 tornado struck. - WVLT As daylight arrived Friday, damage assessments in Morgan County began.

WARTBURG, Tenn. -- Two tornadoes moved through eastern Tennessee, leaving a mother and daughter dead and injuring three other people, officials said Friday.

The tornado in Deer Lodge in Morgan County had maximum winds of 135 mph (217 kph) and was rated as an EF2, which is considered “significant” on the Enhanced Fujita scale.

WARTBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Two tornadoes moved through eastern Tennessee, leaving a mother and daughter dead and injuring three other people, officials said Friday. A mother and daughter from the ...