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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Nashville, TN

July 2, 2026Houston County, Humphreys County, Stewart County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2026, 6:13 PM CDT for Houston County, Humphreys County, Stewart County, Tennessee. It was in force for 42 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: Jul 2, 2026, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2026, 6:55 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Nashville, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Stewart County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jul 2, 1:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 107 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3326 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 982 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 2, 6:03 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 6:03 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
505 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026

TNZ005-006-023-024-056-057-022245-
Hickman TN-Stewart TN-Humphreys TN-Montgomery TN-Houston TN-Perry TN-
505 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...
STEWART...HOUSTON...NORTHEASTERN PERRY...HUMPHREYS AND NORTHWESTERN
HICKMAN COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 505 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles east of Dover to 11 miles north of
Linden. Movement was north at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...
Waverly, Camden, Dover, Erin, New Johnsonville, McEwen, Tennessee
Ridge, Hurricane Mills, Big Rock, Lobelville, Cumberland City, I-40
Near The Tennessee River, Bucksnort, Houston County Airport, and
Indian Mound.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 136 and 152.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
Middle Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3666 8785 3663 8785 3664 8781 3638 8749
      3566 8772 3580 8797 3592 8793 3594 8793
      3594 8800 3605 8798 3615 8792 3622 8795
      3631 8796 3667 8791
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 162DEG 6KT 3646 8772 3577 8780

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

40/Sizemore

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:14 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
514 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026

TNZ056>058-093-022300-
Hickman TN-Wayne TN-Lewis TN-Perry TN-
514 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN LEWIS...NORTHERN
WAYNE...PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Hohenwald, moving northwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...
Hohenwald, Waynesboro, Linden, Lobelville, Mousetail Landing State
Park, Pleasantville, and Flatwoods.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
Middle Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3547 8802 3548 8799 3551 8798 3553 8798
      3562 8804 3566 8802 3572 8804 3577 8799
      3584 8796 3584 8794 3558 8751 3528 8767
      3545 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 126DEG 8KT 3547 8771

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

40/Sizemore

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:40 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:44 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 5:58 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:08 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Perry	42 min
Jul 1, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Maury	32 min
Jul 1, 7:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Perry	32 min
Jul 2, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Perry	26 min
Jul 2, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Williamson	44 min
Jul 2, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Davidson	40 min
Jul 2, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Hickman	25 min
Jul 2, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Williamson	52 min
Jul 2, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Williamson	47 min
Jul 2, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson	46 min
Jul 2, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Hickman, Lewis	41 min
Jul 2, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Hickman	41 min
Jul 2, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Rutherford, Williamson	46 min
Jul 2, 4:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson	3 hr
Jul 2, 4:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery	40 min
Jul 2, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson	21 min
Jul 2, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson	51 min
Jul 2, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Perry	49 min
Jul 2, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Stewart	47 min
Jul 2, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Rutherford	29 min
Jul 2, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Houston, Humphreys, Stewart	40 min
Jul 2, 5:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson	3 hr
Jul 2, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Cheatham, Montgomery, Robertson	51 min
Jul 2, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Perry	46 min
Jul 2, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OHX	Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart	57 min
Jul 2, 5:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OHX	Montgomery	2 hr
Jul 2, 5:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Coffee	50 min
Jul 2, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Montgomery	46 min
Jul 2, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Giles	67 min
Jul 2, 6:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OHX	Montgomery	41 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.