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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Nashville, TN
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 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.
- 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
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
$$
272 follow-up statements
391
WWUS54 KOHX 280534
SVSOHX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1234 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
TNC081-101-135-280600-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260428T0600Z/
Lewis TN-Perry TN-Hickman TN-
1234 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LEWIS...PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...
At 1233 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Linden, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Linden around 1240 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Flatwoods, Kimmins, Mousetail Landing State Park, Pleasantville, and
Lobelville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3568 8802 3575 8746 3546 8743 3546 8763
3547 8765 3549 8773 3549 8780 3547 8784
3547 8786 3548 8787 3547 8789 3546 8795
3547 8803 3548 8799 3551 8798 3553 8798
3562 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 264DEG 28KT 3559 8794
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
27393
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
$$
27What 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
27Special 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
27Special 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
27The office that day
Everything else NWS Nashville, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 11:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Hickman | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cheatham | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 12:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Sumner, Trousdale | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson, Trousdale | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Perry | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Rutherford, Williamson | 68 min |
| Apr 28, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lewis | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 1:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 1:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Overton | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 1:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne | 56 min |
| Apr 28, 1:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Wilson | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 1:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 2:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OHX | Davidson | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson | 16 min |
| Apr 28, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Warren and 2 more | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 3:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 1 more | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 3:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Bedford, Coffee, Maury | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Jackson, Putnam, Smith | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 3:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Cumberland, DeKalb, Van Buren, Warren, White | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 3:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Coffee, Grundy | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OHX | Houston, Montgomery | 39 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.