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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Nashville, TN

April 28, 2026Hickman County, Lewis County, Perry County, Tennessee

NWS Nashville, TN issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2026, 12:19 AM CDT for Hickman County, Lewis County, Perry County, Tennessee. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2026, 12:19 AM CDT (05:19 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Nashville, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Hickman County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Perry County, TN

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:20 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 27, 9:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 131 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2026-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 591 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2026-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
591 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1425 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
503 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
10.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

136 
WFUS54 KOHX 280519
TOROHX
TNC081-101-135-280600-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0005.260428T0519Z-260428T0600Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1219 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Lewis County in Middle Tennessee...
  Perry County in Middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Hickman County in Middle Tennessee...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1219 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Decaturville, or 13 miles west of Linden,
  moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Linden around 1235 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Flatwoods, Kimmins, Mousetail Landing State Park, Pleasantville, and
Lobelville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3568 8802 3575 8746 3546 8743 3546 8763
      3547 8765 3549 8773 3549 8780 3547 8784
      3547 8786 3548 8787 3547 8789 3546 8795
      3547 8803 3548 8799 3551 8798 3553 8798
      3562 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 0519Z 264DEG 28KT 3558 8808 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements
391 
WWUS54 KOHX 280534
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1234 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

TNC081-101-135-280600-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260428T0600Z/
Lewis TN-Perry TN-Hickman TN-
1234 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LEWIS...PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...

At 1233 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Linden, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Linden around 1240 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Flatwoods, Kimmins, Mousetail Landing State Park, Pleasantville, and
Lobelville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3568 8802 3575 8746 3546 8743 3546 8763
      3547 8765 3549 8773 3549 8780 3547 8784
      3547 8786 3548 8787 3547 8789 3546 8795
      3547 8803 3548 8799 3551 8798 3553 8798
      3562 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 264DEG 28KT 3559 8794 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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393 
WWUS54 KOHX 280550
SVSOHX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1250 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

TNC081-101-135-280600-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260428T0600Z/
Lewis TN-Perry TN-Hickman TN-
1250 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LEWIS...SOUTHEASTERN PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN
COUNTIES...

At 1250 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Linden, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Lewis, southeastern Perry and southwestern Hickman
Counties, including the following locations... Pleasantville,
Kimmins, and Lobelville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3569 8786 3575 8746 3546 8743 3546 8763
      3547 8765 3549 8773 3549 8780 3554 8790
      3562 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 0550Z 264DEG 28KT 3560 8778 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 27, 10:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 1014 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026
  • Severe thunderstorm risk this evening into the overnight hours with all hazards possible. Risk levels range from level 1 out of 5 along the Plateau to 3 out of 5 for northwest Middle Tennessee.
  • Additional strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast across the area Tuesday evening into Tuesday night. The main risks are damaging winds and large hail. The tornado risk is low.
  • Good drought relief rainfall is expected with 1 to 3 inches across most of the mid state through mid-week. Although some locally heavy downpours and standing water may occur, significant flooding is not expected.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 10:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1033 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1014 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

- Severe thunderstorm risk this evening into the overnight hours
  with all hazards possible. Risk levels range from level 1 out of
  5 along the Plateau to 3 out of 5 for northwest Middle
  Tennessee.

- Additional strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast across
  the area Tuesday evening into Tuesday night. The main risks are
  damaging winds and large hail. The tornado risk is low.

- Good drought relief rainfall is expected with 1 to 3 inches
  across most of the mid state through mid-week. Although some
  locally heavy downpours and standing water may occur,
  significant flooding is not expected.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Wednesday Night)
Issued at 1014 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

A non-PDS Tornado Watch is currently in effect for western Middle
Tennessee counties until 5 a.m. Although the main line of
organized convection is still impacting southeast Missouri and
southern Illinois, discreet cells are now beginning to develop
over northwest Middle Tennessee. The environment across the mid
state is quite unstable, with steep mid-level lapse rates, plenty
of available moisture and significant low-level wind shear. A
capping inversion that was evident on the 00Z OHX sounding is
expected to erode prior to the arrival of storms later this
evening. The HRRR has consistently shown widespread convection
developing ahead of the approaching line of storms and more or
less merging by late evening, with little abatement into the early
morning hours. Although the severe threat is expected to diminish
as the convection propagates eastward and we lose more of our
daytime heating, the convection itself is expected to hold
together all the way across Middle Tennessee, and that will
consume the bulk of the overnight hours. The cold front that is
the primary culprit for this active weather pattern will stall
out just to our northwest, keeping us in this warm, unstable
environment for an additional day, so we'll get to do this again
tomorrow night (although the setup will be quite different). On
Tuesday, a low pressure center will ride northeastward out of the
Arklatex and right along the cold frontal boundary before pulling
the entire system through the mid state Tuesday night and early
Wednesday. There is less of a severe risk tomorrow night than
tonight, but all severe modes will still be possible. We can
expect our rain and storm chances to finally taper off on
Wednesday as cooler air fills in behind the departing cold front.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 1014 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

Significantly cooler weather will prevail from late week, through
the weekend and into early next week. And that will get us into
May. There are low to medium rain chances on Friday and Friday
night as an active weather system skirts across the Gulf Coast
states, but there's little severe threat with that one. The next
appreciable rain chances won't come our way until the middle of
next week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 625 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

No significant changes with this TAF update. Main changes were to
slow arrival of thunderstorms slightly as latest mesoanalysis
suggest delayed initialization over Middle TN. Otherwise, a line
of thunderstorms, some severe, are still expected to move through
the overnight. Damaging winds and hail will be the greatest
threats. VFR conditions remain this evening until storms arrive,
most likely after 02z. VFR conditions return Tuesday afternoon
with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing after 00z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Nashville      65  83  66  75 /  90  50 100  70
Clarksville    65  82  63  72 / 100  50  90  40
Crossville     55  75  59  71 /  90  60  80  90
Columbia       64  83  63  75 /  90  50  90  70
Cookeville     58  78  61  72 /  90  50  90  80
Jamestown      55  78  59  71 /  90  50  90  90
Lawrenceburg   63  81  63  75 /  90  50  90  80
Murfreesboro   63  83  63  76 /  90  50  90  80
Waverly        65  83  61  71 / 100  50 100  50

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...Rose
LONG TERM....Rose
AVIATION.....Cravens

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 27, 11:20 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1120 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

TNZ025-026-057-059-280500-
Hickman TN-Williamson TN-Dickson TN-Cheatham TN-
1120 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN DICKSON...
NORTHWESTERN WILLIAMSON...SOUTH CENTRAL CHEATHAM AND NORTHEASTERN
HICKMAN COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1120 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Centerville, moving east at 30 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...
Dickson, Centerville, White Bluff, Kingston Springs, Burns, Fairview,
Bon Aqua, Pinewood, Lyles, Nunnelly, and Leipers Fork.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between mile markers 155 and 159, and between mile
markers 161 and 187.
 Interstate 840 between mile markers 1 and 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for Middle
Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3595 8759 3595 8756 3596 8755 3597 8753
      3598 8753 3616 8715 3590 8698 3577 8754
      3594 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 248DEG 27KT 3589 8749

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Apr 27, 11:26 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1126 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

TNZ006-007-025>027-280515-
Robertson TN-Dickson TN-Davidson TN-Cheatham TN-Montgomery TN-
1126 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN DAVIDSON...
NORTHEASTERN DICKSON...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN CHEATHAM
AND SOUTHWESTERN ROBERTSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM CDT...

At 1126 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northwest of Ashland City, moving east at 40 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...
Springfield, Ashland City, Goodlettsville, Millersville, Greenbrier,
Coopertown, Ridgetop, Joelton, Pleasant View, Cheatham Dam, Beaman
Park, and Whites Creek.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 90 and 93.
 Interstate 24 between mile markers 20 and 43.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for Middle
Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3649 8672 3642 8672 3642 8675 3641 8675
      3638 8673 3634 8672 3623 8672 3625 8728
      3643 8729
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 267DEG 34KT 3634 8720

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 12:13 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1213 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

TNZ008-027>029-280600-
Davidson TN-Wilson TN-Trousdale TN-Sumner TN-
1213 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN DAVIDSON...SOUTHERN
SUMNER...NORTHERN WILSON AND TROUSDALE COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM CDT...

At 1212 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Goodlettsville, or 12 miles southeast of Springfield, moving east at
40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Gallatin, Hartsville, Hendersonville, Mount Juliet, Goodlettsville,
White House, Millersville, Ridgetop, Cottontown, Bethpage, Bledsoe
Creek State Park, and Dickerson Chapel Recreation Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 65 between mile markers 93 and 103.
 Interstate 24 between mile markers 37 and 41.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for Middle
Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 8622 3649 8623 3648 8619 3644 8617
      3644 8614 3629 8613 3629 8614 3625 8613
      3627 8684 3636 8684 3635 8682 3636 8679
      3639 8678 3640 8676 3642 8675 3641 8669
      3642 8670 3646 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 265DEG 36KT 3635 8673

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 11:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHickman40 min
Apr 27, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCheatham49 min
Apr 28, 12:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Perry52 min
Apr 28, 12:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXSumner, Trousdale47 min
Apr 28, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson50 min
Apr 28, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXJackson, Trousdale44 min
Apr 28, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXHickman, Lewis, Maury, Perry50 min
Apr 28, 1:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Rutherford, Williamson68 min
Apr 28, 1:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLewis46 min
Apr 28, 1:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHouston, Montgomery, Stewart39 min
Apr 28, 1:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXOverton46 min
Apr 28, 1:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart44 min
Apr 28, 1:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne56 min
Apr 28, 1:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXWilson52 min
Apr 28, 1:42 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury32 min
Apr 28, 1:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry57 min
Apr 28, 2:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner43 min
Apr 28, 2:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXBedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury37 min
Apr 28, 2:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson54 min
Apr 28, 2:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOHXDavidson3 hr
Apr 28, 2:28 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXDavidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson16 min
Apr 28, 2:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXDavidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson63 min
Apr 28, 2:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOHXCannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Warren and 2 more51 min
Apr 28, 3:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXBedford, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 1 more44 min
Apr 28, 3:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXBedford, Coffee, Maury43 min
Apr 28, 3:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXJackson, Putnam, Smith38 min
Apr 28, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCumberland, DeKalb, Van Buren, Warren, White39 min
Apr 28, 3:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXCoffee, Grundy31 min
Apr 28, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXPerry, Wayne40 min
Apr 28, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXLawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne45 min
Apr 28, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOHXHouston, Montgomery39 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.