15 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 15, 12:55 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 155 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003 UPDATE TO TWEAK CODED CITY NUMBERS OHX RADAR SHOWING MOSTLY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA AT MID AFTERNOON. THERE HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF LIGHTNING THUS FAR. FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH OF OHIO RIVER HAS BECOME SO DIFFUSED ITS DIFFICULT TO EVEN FIND IT MUCH LESS CALL IT A FRONT ANY LONGER. VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF DISCONTINUITY CAN BE FOUND. MODELS ARE SIMILAR IN KEEPING MOIST AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BUT NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF FORCING TO KEY ON. NO DOUBT AFTERNOON HEATING WILL PLAY A ROLE IN CONVECTION BUT ALSO EXPECT SOME NOCTURNAL TO OCCUR AS WELL. FOR THE EVENING PACKAGE PLAN TO BACK OFF ON POPS A LITTLE FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST AND GO WITH SOMETHING LIKE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OVERNIGHT AND SAME FOR MONDAY. POPS IN GENERAL HAVE BEEN RUNNING A LITTLE HIGH FOR WHAT IVE BEEN SEEING ON RADAR LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS: NASHVILLE 67 82 67 83 67 3444 CROSSVILLE 66 80 66 80 65 4554 .BNA...NONE. BOYD 01
TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075>080-093>097-161030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 530 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THIS MORNING A SURFACE BOUNDARY AREA WAS LOCATED IN NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND WILL STAY AROUND THE MID STATE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. TODAY THIS FRONT WILL BRING A LIKELY CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. ISOLATED EVENTS OF GUSTY WINDS... HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCALIZE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LITTLE CHANGE TO THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. MIDDLE TENNESSEE CAN EXPECT SCATTERED RAIN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH THURSDAY. ISOLATED EVENTS OF GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LOCALIZE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IS UNLIKELY. 31
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:06 UTC.
15 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water was across Old Hillsboro Road near Leipers Fork.
Trees were down on power lines at U.S. Highway 412 and the Tennessee River.
Highway 49 flooded in several spots from Pleasant View to I-24.
TDOT reported culvert overflowed. About 2 inches of rain fell in one hour.
2 trees were blown down near the Rivergate Mall.
TDOT reported a tree down in the northeast part of the county.
Trees and power lines were down on McCrory Lane.
Public report of large tree limbs were down in the northern part of the city.
Trees were blown down on Oakwood Dr. and Lane Pkwy. Trees were also blown down from Sims Road just west of Shelbyville through the northern part of the city.
TDOT reported a tree was blown down on U.S. Highway 70S.
TDOT reported a tree was blown down near the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and Dry Creek Rd.
TDOT reported a tree was blown down on Gunther Hollow Road in the Short Mountain area of Cannon County.
TDOT reported a tree was blown down on Highway 56 north.
TDOT reported a few trees were blown down.
TDOT reported a tree was down on Ben Mason Rd.
Trees were blown down on Highway 52.
Trees were blown down in the Lake Tansi area.
Trees and power lines were blown down near Airport Estates.
Water was rising near apartments in Jamestown. Water was bumper high to vehicles in some locations. Apartments were being evacuated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5362960, 5362961, 5362962, 5363025, 5362963, 5363026, 5363018, 5362966, 5362964, 5363024, 5363023, 5363022, 5363021, 5363020, 5363019, 5362965, 5362967, 5362968, 5363017.