ðə stˈoːɹm wʌzðə sˈɛkənddˈɛdliɪst tɔːɹnˈeɪdoʊ ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv mˈɪdəl tˌɛnəsˈiː, ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ɪt stɹˈʌk ɐ spˈɑːɹsli pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd, ɹˈʊɹɹəl ˈɛɹiə.
The storm was the second-deadliest tornado in the history of Middle Tennessee, even though it struck a sparsely populated, rural area.