Tornado Archives

Brick building facade with large lettering reading “MEDICAL CENTER NORTH” beneath a cloudy sky.

March 18, 2022

Tornado warnings are coming — what you need to know to be safe at work and at home

If the sky above you grows dark and full of clouds, keep your head together

By Kylie Avery

Large dark tornado funnel extending from a storm cloud to the ground beyond a tree line, viewed across an open field.

December 13, 2021

VUMC treats influx of trauma victims from Kentucky and Tennessee tornadoes

By Kylie Avery

Thomas Akins, identified in the caption as an Emergency Department Guest Services employee and Credo Award winner, poses in a blue suit and purple gloves in a hospital corridor.

September 18, 2020

After a tornado tore through Thomas Akins’s home in an overnight storm, he was only worried about one thing: getting to work to serve patients and families.

“He is truly the most positive person and a real example of the Credo.”

By Paul Govern

A large tornado funnel extends from dark storm clouds near the ground, with bright lightning striking beside it at night.

April 29, 2015

Vanderbilt psychiatrist says demystifying weather can help ease anxiety during spring storms

By Nancy Humphrey

Dark, dramatic storm clouds with a bright break of light near the center-left.

March 19, 2013

Understanding Vanderbilt emergency sirens and AlertVU

Severe weather in Nashville March 18 prompted the sounding of Metropolitan Nashville’s sirens and also prompted some questions about Vanderbilt’s notification system.

By Vanderbilt Health News

Hallway entrance sign reading “TORNADO SHELTER AREA” and “CLOSE ALL DOORS,” with tornado icons on both sides.

March 7, 2013

New signage system points way to ‘tornado safe’ areas

New signs directing Vanderbilt University Medical Center visitors to “tornado safe” areas during a tornado have been placed at Vanderbilt University Hospital, The Vanderbilt Clinic, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks.