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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2025, 6:11 AM CDT for 6 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2025, 6:11 AM CDT (11:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2025, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clay County, TN, Fentress County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 11:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 117 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1447 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1501 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 418 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 15.1
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 3, 6:07 AM CDT, 4 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 603 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
- There is a level 4 out of 5 risk for severe storms tonight for many of our western counties with a level 3 out of 5 for Nashville Metro and surrounding areas. Storms are expected to begin moving in from the west late this evening, spreading across the northwest half of Middle Tennessee through the late night hours. Damaging winds, tornadoes, large hail, and torrential downpours will all be possible. Locations around and west of Linden, Waverly, Clarksville, and Dover are at greatest risk for strong, long track tornadoes late this evening.
- Major flooding may develop for northwest Middle Tennessee with torrential rainfall at times from this evening through Sunday morning. Stewart, Montgomery, and Houston Counties are at greatest risk with 10 inches of rainfall possible. Nashville Metro could have more than 6 inches of rain. Flash flooding and eventually river flooding will be concerns across the northwest half of Middle Tennessee where a Flood Watch is in place.
- There will be a continued risk for severe storms across the area Thursday through Saturday. The greatest risk will continue to be over the northwest half of Middle Tennessee with much lower storm chances over the southeast half. Damaging winds will be the main concern Thursday through Saturday, although tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 6:07 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Nashville TN Issued by National Weather Service Morristown TN 607 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 603 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 - There is a level 4 out of 5 risk for severe storms tonight for many of our western counties with a level 3 out of 5 for Nashville Metro and surrounding areas. Storms are expected to begin moving in from the west late this evening, spreading across the northwest half of Middle Tennessee through the late night hours. Damaging winds, tornadoes, large hail, and torrential downpours will all be possible. Locations around and west of Linden, Waverly, Clarksville, and Dover are at greatest risk for strong, long track tornadoes late this evening. - Major flooding may develop for northwest Middle Tennessee with torrential rainfall at times from this evening through Sunday morning. Stewart, Montgomery, and Houston Counties are at greatest risk with 10 inches of rainfall possible. Nashville Metro could have more than 6 inches of rain. Flash flooding and eventually river flooding will be concerns across the northwest half of Middle Tennessee where a Flood Watch is in place. - There will be a continued risk for severe storms across the area Thursday through Saturday. The greatest risk will continue to be over the northwest half of Middle Tennessee with much lower storm chances over the southeast half. Damaging winds will be the main concern Thursday through Saturday, although tornadoes cannot be ruled out. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Friday Night) Issued at 912 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025 The surface boundary that is creating all this mayhem tonight continues to creep toward Middle Tennessee, but will soon stall just to our northwest. Earlier discreet cells that produced large hail and some wind damage across mainly western portions of Middle Tennessee have either dissipated or moved out of the area, and we are now watching the next line of severe storms track across West Tennessee and toward the OHX warning area. Not much has changed from our earlier messaging. We expect the approaching storms to have their most significant impacts over western Middle Tennessee, then weaken somewhat as they advance toward the Nashville Metro Area. It is still conceivable that some portions of the mid state may not be impacted at all tonight, especially over southeastern portions of the mid state. As the severe threat overnight diminishes, we will begin to transition to more of a flooding threat. Granted, severe storms will still be possible until the aforementioned boundary loosens from its moors and finally sweeps through the mid state this weekend. But the primary impacts after tonight will be areal flooding, river flooding and also flash flooding in areas affected by high rainfall rates. Temperatures will remain quite warm the remainder of this week. (Today's high temperature of 85 degrees at Nashville was just 2 degrees shy of the daily record high.) The unusually warm air mass and moisture transport provided by strong low-level winds, coupled with the close proximity of the quasi- stationary boundary are fueling what is expected to be some large rainfall totals. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through next Thursday) Issued at 912 PM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025 Blocking high pressure centered off the Carolina coast will finally relent this weekend and enable the stalled frontal boundary to come through Middle Tennessee late Saturday and Saturday night, with one more round of potentially severe storms and heavy rainfall before this active weather pattern draws to an end. By the time the rain finally winds down on Sunday, we are looking at storm total QPF of 2 to 3" along the Cumberland Plateau, to 5 to 7" across Nashville Metro, to 10+" around Land- between-the-Lakes. So we do expect significant rises along rivers and creeks across a large portion of the mid state. Fortunately, the weather next week will be much more benign, albeit significantly cooler. Of note, widespread frost is possible Tuesday morning, and many spots can expect freezing temperatures Wednesday morning before we start to warm back up. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 603 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025 Ongoing storms are occurring along a stalled front, which will meander across northern Middle TN through the day, making for a low confidence forecast. Showers and storms will impact BNA and MQY for the next few hours, then lift north as the front retreats north. CKV is expected to see storms increase this afternoon as the front stalls nearby. South of the front, ceilings will likely improve to VFR in the afternoon. With the front expected to be somewhere near the TN/KY border tonight, CKV will likely have showers and MVFR conditions continuing through tonight. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 67 78 67 86 / 70 80 50 40 Clarksville 63 71 61 83 / 90 90 70 70 Crossville 65 80 64 83 / 20 30 20 20 Columbia 67 81 67 86 / 60 60 40 30 Cookeville 66 80 66 83 / 40 60 30 30 Jamestown 65 80 64 83 / 40 60 30 30 Lawrenceburg 69 81 69 85 / 40 40 30 20 Murfreesboro 67 82 66 86 / 50 60 40 20 Waverly 63 72 63 84 / 90 90 60 50 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Rose LONG TERM....Rose AVIATION.....DGS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:29 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
529 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0424 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 S Hohenwald 35.54N 87.56W
04/03/2025 Lewis TN Emergency Mngr
EM for Lewis county reports trees down and
outbuilding destroyed in Hohenwald. Power
lines down as well. Time estimated.
&&Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:31 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
531 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM Flash Flood 1 NNE Gallatin 36.39N 86.45W
04/03/2025 Sumner TN Public
Numerous roads closed across Sumner County
due to flooding, including N Russell St at
Westland St; Stop Thirty at Creekmore Road;
SLatter Creek Road; TGT Road; Penny Morris
Road at Wilson Road; 1700 Block of Old
Galltin Road; and Liberty Lane.
&&Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:37 AM CDT, 34 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
537 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0448 AM Flash Flood 1 S Nashville 36.16N 86.78W
04/03/2025 Davidson TN Broadcast Media
Media reports 2 feet of water in Wedgewood
neighborhood. Multiple vehicles stuck on
Lester Ave and Murfreesboro Pike.
&&Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:44 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
544 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0536 AM Flash Flood 2 WSW Mount Juliet 36.20N 86.55W
04/03/2025 Wilson TN Law Enforcement
Old Lebanon Dirt Road near Page Drive in Mt
Juliet is closed due to flooding.
&&Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:54 AM CDT, 17 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
554 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0453 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Williamsport 35.69N 87.22W
04/03/2025 Maury TN Emergency Mngr
Downed trees in Williamsport, TN reported by
EM. Time estimated.
&&Local storm report, Apr 3, 6:03 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
603 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0552 AM Flash Flood 1 SW Berry Hill 36.11N 86.79W
04/03/2025 Davidson TN Broadcast Media
Flooding reported along West Fork Browns
Creek near General Bate Drive and Graybar
Lane. Homes inundated with water as well as
Lipscomb Academy football field.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Stewart | 62 min |
| Apr 2, 10:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 65 min |
| Apr 2, 11:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Houston, Stewart | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Montgomery | 68 min |
| Apr 2, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 13 min |
| Apr 2, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 12:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 12:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 12:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Robertson, Sumner, Trousdale | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 12:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 1:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 1:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 1:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Sumner, Williamson and 1 more | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 2:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 2:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Maury, Williamson | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 2:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 2:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 3:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 3:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 3:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 3:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 3:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 3:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 3:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Williamson | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 37 min |
| Apr 3, 3:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Wilson | 7 min |
| Apr 3, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 53 min |
| Apr 3, 4:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 4:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 4:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson | 8 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 4:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Williamson | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 4:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Smith and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon | 21 min |
| Apr 3, 4:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 5:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Pickett | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Smith | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 5:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 5:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Wilson | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 5:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Jackson, Putnam, Smith | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 5:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 6:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Maury, Rutherford, Williamson | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 6:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Smith, Wilson | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 6:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson | 22 min |
| Apr 3, 6:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Williamson | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 7:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Overton | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 8:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Hickman | 23 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:06 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Perry | 11 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:10 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Cheatham | 13 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:13 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 4 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:36 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 56 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Smith, Trousdale, Wilson | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 10:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Rutherford and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson, Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham | 23 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:48 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 23 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:50 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 52 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery, Robertson | 4 days |
| Apr 3, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 11:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Stewart | 5 days |
| Apr 3, 11:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OHX | Davidson | 86 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.