A multi-day severe weather event continued on Tuesday as tornado warnings were issued in at least five states.

Heavy downpours and hail covered swaths of Middle Tennessee as strong storms blew through May 20, triggering severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings for multiple counties. At about 4:30 p.m., street cameras in Franklin showed heavy rainfall and large hail falling along Downs Boulevard and Highway 96.

At 6:46 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service released a tornado watch in effect until Wednesday at 1 a.m. for Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson,

Anger continued to mount on Tuesday. City officials railed against Spencer. Families of those killed in the tornado said they believed the sirens could have saved lives.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deliver critical assistance to St. Louis, which was devastated by an unprecedented tornado that killed more than a dozen people Friday.

At 7:28 p.m. on Tuesday, the NWS Morristown TN issued an updated tornado watch in effect until Wednesday at 2 a.m. for Cherokee County.

A pair of construction workers in St. Louis had no choice but to sit tight when a tornado, which killed five, passed through the region on May 20.

Amid severe thunderstorm warnings, the National Weather Service confirmed the touch down of a tornado north of I-40 on May 20.

Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe. Weather radios, basements and bicycle helmets can all help save lives.

Tornadoes that swept through parts of Kentucky Friday night killed 18 people in Kentucky and left several others critically injured. The storms that hit Kentucky came from a weather system

At 12:04 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service released a tornado warning in effect until 12:45 p.m. for Colbert and Lauderdale counties.