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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Nashville, TN
NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2026, 7:07 PM CDT for Davidson County, Sumner County, Tennessee. It was in force for 53 min. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2026, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Nashville, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Davidson County, TN, Sumner County, TN
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 7:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ssw Ridgetop, TN | Trees across both lanes of Crocker Springs Road. Time estimated via radar. |
| Apr 16, 7:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Nashville, TN | Huge tree down blocking shoulder and parts of the westbound lane on I-40. Relayed by Nash Severe WX. |
| Apr 16, 7:19 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Hendersonville, TN | Trees blocking Sanders Ferry Road in Hendersonville. |
| Apr 16, 7:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Hendersonville, TN | Trees down on live power line, relayed via #tSpotter. |
| Apr 16, 7:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | 1 Ese Forest Hills, TN | Mesonet station GW3284 Nashville. |
| Apr 16, 7:29 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hendersonville, TN | Power outages in Hendersonville. |
| Apr 16, 7:31 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Hermitage, TN | No working red lights and down trees on central pike in Hermitage. Time estimated. |
| Apr 16, 7:32 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 4 Se Inglewood, TN | Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
| Apr 16, 7:36 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Hermitage, TN | Tree down and on a car. Time estimated from radar. Relayed via Facebook. |
| Apr 16, 7:36 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | 4 N Antioch, TN | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 4 N Antioch. ASOS station peak gust KBNA Nashville Intl Airport. |
| Apr 16, 7:36 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 4 N Antioch, TN | ASOS station peak gust KBNA Nashville Intl Airport. |
| Apr 16, 7:36 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 4 N Antioch, TN | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 4 N Antioch. ASOS station peak gust KBNA Nashville Intl Airport. |
| Apr 16, 7:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ene Antioch, TN | Tree down in Antioch on Anderson Road. Time estimated from radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 10 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 3 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 15 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
- 471 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1842 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
725
WUUS54 KOHX 170007
SVROHX
TNC037-165-170100-
/O.NEW.KOHX.SV.W.0039.260417T0007Z-260417T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
707 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Davidson County in Middle Tennessee...
Southwestern Sumner County in Middle Tennessee...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 707 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ashland City,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Nashville, Madison, Hendersonville, Brentwood, La Vergne, Mount
Juliet, Goodlettsville, Millersville, Forest Hills, Oak Hill, Belle
Meade, Lakewood, Hermitage, Bellevue, Antioch, Old Hickory,
Joelton, Rural Hill, Berry Hill, and Bells Bend.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between mile markers 196 and 223.
Interstate 65 between mile markers 74 and 99.
Interstate 24 between mile markers 32 and 63.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3638 8686 3635 8682 3637 8679 3633 8649
3628 8652 3632 8655 3625 8659 3614 8653
3609 8652 3606 8653 3609 8655 3604 8656
3599 8662 3609 8704 3613 8700 3623 8698
3633 8692 3639 8691
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 281DEG 41KT 3626 8700
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Mueller1 follow-up statement
648
WWUS54 KOHX 170034
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
734 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
TNC037-165-170100-
/O.CON.KOHX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-260417T0100Z/
Davidson TN-Sumner TN-
734 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR DAVIDSON AND SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES...
At 734 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hermitage, or 9
miles east of Nashville, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Nashville, Madison, Hendersonville, Brentwood, La Vergne, Mount
Juliet, Goodlettsville, Millersville, Forest Hills, Oak Hill, Belle
Meade, Lakewood, Hermitage, Bellevue, Antioch, Old Hickory, Rural
Hill, Berry Hill, Percy Priest Lake, and Green Hill.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between mile markers 197 and 223.
Interstate 65 between mile markers 74 and 99.
Interstate 24 between mile markers 42 and 63.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3633 8649 3628 8652 3632 8655 3625 8659
3614 8653 3609 8652 3606 8653 3609 8655
3604 8656 3599 8662 3607 8696 3636 8672
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 281DEG 41KT 3620 8663
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MuellerWhat 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 16, 6:30 PM CDT, 37 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 624 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
- There are medium to high rain chances this evening with a low severe weather risk. Primary threats with any stronger storms will be damaging winds and hail.
- High rain chances return Saturday afternoon and evening. No severe weather is currently expected.
- Temperatures will cool Sunday into early next week.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 6:30 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 630 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 624 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 - There are medium to high rain chances this evening with a low severe weather risk. Primary threats with any stronger storms will be damaging winds and hail. - High rain chances return Saturday afternoon and evening. No severe weather is currently expected. - Temperatures will cool Sunday into early next week. && .SHORT TERM... (Rest of today through Friday) Issued at 1111 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 A few light showers have been ongoing this morning as a shortwave passes to the north. These showers have been very light and non- impactful, and given dry air we still have to overcome, these showers may not be amounting to much more than sprinkles. This activity should dissipate into the early afternoon, and with some breaks in the clouds, that will help build instability across the area. A more pronounced shortwave then tracks through the area late this afternoon into the evening, and CAMs continue to show a cluster of storms moving into Middle TN from the west. Latest CAM runs show these storms not making it to the TN River until around 6-7pm, which is good news as instability will be falling off due to the loss of daytime heating. Main threat with these storms will be damaging winds with steep mid-level lapse rates also allowing for a hail threat. Do anticipate that these storms will be weakening as they move east through Middle TN and instability lessens. Main time frame to watch for severe potential will be 6-10pm with the severe potential decreasing east of I-65. Ridging builds over the area Friday, allowing for a much warmer day as highs warm well into the 80s. There does remain a low rain and thunderstorm chance Friday afternoon, mainly across the northwest, but most of the area should remain dry. && .LONG TERM... (Friday Night through next Thursday) Issued at 1111 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 On Saturday, another trough will be taking shape to our west, and this one has a strong cold front associated with it. As this system moves through, it will result in high rain chances across the area. Models continue to suggest that most of the activity will be behind the front. That's more good news as it means that our severe weather threat is very low, and even the threat for lightning may be low as well. While we need this rain, the rain today and into Saturday won't amount to much. Between the two systems, rain amounts are still expected to be below one inch with low probabilities of 10-20% of getting more than one inch. So enough rain to get the ground wet, but not enough to start putting a dent in the severe drought that has now developed across most of Middle TN. Behind Saturday's cold front, temperatures will cool with highs on Sunday in the 60s and then warming into the 70s Monday and Tuesday. But temperatures will climb back into the low-80s by the middle of next week. As far as rain goes, there doesn't look to be much of it as we head into next week as the pattern favors only low rain chances toward the end of next week. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 624 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 A line of showers and storms will impact terminals over the next 6 to 8 hours. Radar trends show this line is quickly weakening, and with limited instability over BNA, have only mentioned -RA at the terminal. Gusts up to 30 kts will be possible as the line pushes through. High-res models continue to show the line fizzling out before reaching SRB and CSV, so PROB30 for -SHRA remains in the taf. Beyond this, VFR conditions will prevail with light southerly winds and SCT mid to high level clouds overnight. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 61 88 68 83 / 60 10 10 70 Clarksville 60 87 67 78 / 60 10 40 80 Crossville 55 83 61 81 / 50 10 10 40 Columbia 59 88 66 82 / 60 10 10 60 Cookeville 58 83 65 81 / 40 10 10 50 Jamestown 55 83 62 81 / 50 10 10 50 Lawrenceburg 59 86 65 82 / 60 10 10 50 Murfreesboro 58 88 66 83 / 60 10 10 60 Waverly 60 88 67 78 / 60 10 30 80 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Clements LONG TERM....Clements AVIATION.....Baggett
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 16, 6:23 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
623 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0602 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 11 WSW Dover 36.45N 88.05W
04/16/2026 Stewart TN Emergency Mngr
Trees and power lines down on Donelson
Parkway at the TN River Bridge. Reported by
EMA.
&&Special weather statement, Apr 16, 6:24 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
624 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
TNZ005>007-025-026-170015-
Stewart TN-Robertson TN-Dickson TN-Cheatham TN-Montgomery TN-
624 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN DICKSON...MONTGOMERY...
EASTERN STEWART...CHEATHAM AND WESTERN ROBERTSON COUNTIES THROUGH 715
PM CDT...
At 624 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Erin, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Clarksville, Springfield, Oak Grove, Ashland City, Fort Campbell,
Coopertown, Kingston Springs, Pegram, Guthrie, Big Rock, Pleasant
View, Charlotte, Adams, Vanleer, Cedar Hill, Cumberland City,
Slayden, Cheatham Dam, Palmyra, and Woodlawn.
This includes Interstate 24 between mile markers 1 and 31.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3639 8689 3638 8691 3633 8692 3623 8698
3612 8701 3609 8704 3621 8754 3633 8751
3634 8759 3637 8759 3637 8772 3634 8776
3664 8776 3665 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 287DEG 45KT 3640 8761
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MuellerLocal storm report, Apr 16, 6:43 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
643 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0634 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 E Woodlawn 36.55N 87.43W
04/16/2026 Montgomery TN Amateur Radio
Trees down, with one on power line and on
fire. Time estimated from radar.
&&Special weather statement, Apr 16, 6:46 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
646 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
TNZ025-026-057-059-060-170030-
Hickman TN-Williamson TN-Dickson TN-Maury TN-Cheatham TN-
646 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN DICKSON...NORTH CENTRAL
MAURY...NORTHWESTERN WILLIAMSON...SOUTH CENTRAL CHEATHAM AND NORTHERN
HICKMAN COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM CDT...
At 645 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
McEwen, or 8 miles southeast of Waverly, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Dickson, Centerville, White Bluff, Kingston Springs, Burns, Fairview,
Bon Aqua, Pinewood, Primm Springs, Lyles, and Nunnelly.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between mile markers 155 and 158, and between mile
markers 161 and 186.
Interstate 840 between mile markers 1 and 16.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3595 8761 3595 8756 3597 8753 3599 8753
3602 8755 3610 8754 3617 8756 3606 8704
3604 8704 3605 8705 3600 8704 3573 8710
3592 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 288DEG 47KT 3603 8765
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
MuellerLocal storm report, Apr 16, 6:57 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Nashville TN
657 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Cumberland Furnace 36.27N 87.36W
04/16/2026 Dickson TN Amateur Radio
Power outages in Cumberland Furnace. Time
estimated with radar.
&&Special weather statement, Apr 16, 7:01 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
701 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
TNZ007-008-170045-
Robertson TN-Sumner TN-
701 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SUMNER AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES
THROUGH 745 PM CDT...
At 701 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cross Plains, or 7 miles east of Springfield, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Gallatin, Springfield, Hendersonville, Goodlettsville, White House,
Millersville, Greenbrier, Coopertown, Westmoreland, Ridgetop, Cross
Plains, Portland, Pleasant View, Orlinda, Adams, Cedar Hill,
Mitchellville, Black Jack, Bethpage, and Oak Grove.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 101 and 121.
Interstate 24 between mile markers 23 and 27.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3664 8620 3650 8622 3645 8624 3645 8627
3636 8627 3631 8636 3633 8635 3636 8637
3631 8639 3634 8644 3628 8652 3632 8655
3625 8659 3626 8664 3641 8675 3635 8682
3639 8689 3637 8699 3642 8706 3664 8704
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 277DEG 48KT 3653 8674
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
MuellerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 44 min |
| Apr 16, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Williamson | 45 min |
| Apr 16, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale | 41 min |
| Apr 16, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 45 min |
| Apr 16, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Rutherford | 53 min |
| Apr 16, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Lewis, Marshall, Maury | 63 min |
| Apr 16, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Putnam, Rutherford, Smith, Van Buren and 3 more | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Putnam and 4 more | 52 min |
| Apr 16, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland | 55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.