Editing Dyer, Tennessee (section)

==Tornado of April 2, 2006==
Dyer was hit directly by an F3 [[tornado]] on [[Tornado outbreak of April 2, 2006|April 2, 2006]], which devastated the town and left 15 people dead. Early estimates were that over 1,500 homes were destroyed in Dyer and other areas of Gibson County. Of the 15 people who died, five were in the nearby town of [[Bradford, Tennessee|Bradford]], including a family of four. Two died just east of [[Rutherford, Tennessee|Rutherford]]. The remaining deaths were in [[Dyer County, Tennessee|Dyer County]], about 15 miles west of Dyer.