Three-hour Doppler radar loop of the United States. (FOX Weather) In Nashville, Tennessee, paneling fell five stories from the side of a downtown hotel Wednesday evening and onto a roof of a building below.
The fire department warned the debris could become airborne as high winds continued, and some hotel guests were moved to other parts of the building due to concerns that the roof would become unstable.
No injuries were immediately associated with the collapse.Elsewhere, a warehouse roof collapsed as the storms moved through Southaven, Mississippi, near Memphis, police said.
The building had been evacuated and no injuries were reported.The Mississippi Senate suspended its work Wednesday as weather sirens blared during a tornado watch in downtown Jackson.