WKRN, Nashville, Tennessee News, Weather, and Sports |Tornado cleanup has cost Murfreesboro more than $8 million
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Rutherford County and the city of Murfreesboro have spent an estimated $8.3 million cleaning up after the Good Friday tornadoes of April 10, 2009.
Murfreesboro's costs include overtime pay, contract labor, equipment, and materials.
An EF-4 tornado with winds of 170 miles-per-hour completely destroyed 81 houses in the city and damaged nearly 200 homes.
The tornado caused more than $41 million worth of damage.
If the event meets certain requirements, the federal government will reimburse the local government 75% of their costs.
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