Tornado in Tennessee, November 15, 2005

Name: Tornado in Tennessee, November 15, 2005
Start: 2005-11-15T16:55
End: 2005-11-15T16:58
Location: Tennessee

November 15, 2005 · NWS OHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $200,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 15, 3:47 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 3:47 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
347 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

.DISCUSSION...
18Z RAOB SHOWED DRIER AIR OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE BELOW A MID LEVEL
CAP...THUS LIMITING MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON STORM DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER...TWO LINES OF STRONG TO SEVERE CONVECTION DEVELOPED
FURTHER WEST WITH A FEW CELLS EXHIBITED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES. THE
FIRST AND MORE INTENSE LINE IS TAPPING INTO MODERATE INSTABILITY
WITH ROTATING COUPLETS AT LOW ANGLES.

KOHX RADAR SHOWED THE FIRST OF THESE COUPLETS IN STEWART COUNTY
WITH MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST. H8 JET APPROACHING 60KTS JUST NORTH OF
HOPKINSVILLE IN THE NAM12 AT 16/00Z. VAD WINDS SUPPORT DAMAGING
SURFACE WINDS AS AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD. SECONDARY LINE OF STORMS
MAY MERGE WITH THE FIRST LINE...AND THE SEVERE STORM THREAT WILL
CONTINUE WILL INTO THE EVENING. COLLOBRATED TORNADO WATCH 869 WAS
MERGED INTO HAZARD GRIDS AND IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11 PM CST.

EXTENDED LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...AND KEPT THIS ADVISORY
ALL NIGHT IN THE PLATEAU. COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

GFS80 IS QUICKER WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT...MOVING
THROUGH METRO NASHVILLE SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT CST. THE FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PLATEAU AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODELS SHOW THAT
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. H8
TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW -6 C WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND MOS DOES
NOT HAVE ENOUGH CLOUDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

COOL AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. IN FACT THE
COOL TEMPERATURES LOOK TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. THERE MAY BE A
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE OR TWO...BUT MOISTURE IS TOO LIMITED TO
ADVERTISE A RAIN CHANCE AT THIS POINT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
NASHVILLE    41  45  25  44 / 100  10  10  10
CLARKSVILLE  38  45  23  45 / 100   0  10  10
CROSSVILLE   42  44  23  40 / 100  30  10  10

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR MOST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST FOR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU

&&

04

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 15, 5:30 AM CST, 11 hours 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
530 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-161130-
BEDFORD-BENTON-CANNON-CHEATHAM-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DAVIDSON-
DEKALB-DICKSON-FENTRESS-GILES-GRUNDY-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-
JACKSON-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MACON-MARSHALL-MAURY-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PERRY-
PICKETT-PUTNAM-ROBERTSON-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-
VAN BUREN-WARREN-WAYNE-WHITE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
530 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE AIR MASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE MOIST
AND UNSTABLE, WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR. THIS WILL PROVIDE A
GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED SUPERCELLS THIS
AFTERNOON, ACCOMPANIED BY ISOLATED TORNADOES AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS.

OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM AREAS, WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL BE 15 TO 20
MILES AN HOUR TODAY, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MILES AN HOUR. CAUTION
IS THEREFORE ADVISED ON AREA LAKES.

MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT IN THE FORM OF AN ORGANIZED
SQUALL LINE. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL ALSO BECOME SEVERE, WITH THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS BEING DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES.

IN ADDITION, THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED A PORTION OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNDER A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE HIGH RISK
AREA LIES WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM WHITE HOUSE, TO NASHVILLE, TO
FAIRVIEW, TO HOHENWALD, TO WAYNESBORO. AREAS FARTHER EAST,
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAFAYETTE, LEBANON, MURFREESBORO, COLUMBIA,
AND PULASKI ARE UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE
REMAINDER OF THE MID STATE AND CUMBERLAND PLATEAU IS UNDER A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE RISK OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ROSE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 15, 12:41 PM CST, 4 hours 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1241 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-152100-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN...
LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...
COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT...
SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
1241 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR BENTON...
HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...MONTGOMERY...PERRY AND STEWART COUNTIES IN
WEST AND NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM FOR ALL OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

AT 1235 PM CST...A NARROW BAND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WAS LOCATED ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN FAR WEST TENNESSEE.
THIS LINE OF STORMS EXTENDED FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FURTHER TO THE WEST OVER ARKANSAS...AND
WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WAS MOVING TO THE
EAST.

AT THE CURRENT SPEED...THE LINE OF STORMS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER WILL REACH THE TENNESSEE RIVER AREA BETWEEN 215 PM AND 300 PM.
AS THE AIRMASS GRADUALLY BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE DUE TO NORMAL
DAYTIME HEATING...THE LIKELIHOOD OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE OVER THE WEST PART OF THE MID STATE. IN ADDITION...DUE
TO THE STRONG INCREASE IN LOWER LEVEL WINDS WITH HEIGHT...SOME
STORMS COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES.

THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE
MID STATE IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER BAND OF
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT FURTHER TO THE WEST
WILL ALSO MOVE EAST INTO THE MID STATE LATER THIS EVENING.

PEOPLE IN THE WEST PART OF THE MID STATE SHOULD STAY TUNED TO
THIS SAME SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...AND SEEK SHELTER
QUICKLY IF ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

STEIGERWALDT

Local storm report, Nov 15, 4:23 PM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
423 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 W ERIN                36.32N 87.81W
11/15/2005                   HOUSTON            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN TENNESSE RIDGE ALONG HWY 13S
            POSSIBLE TORNADO

&&

MED

Local storm report, Nov 15, 4:35 PM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
435 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0408 PM     HAIL             16 SW WAYNESBORO        35.16N 87.96W
11/15/2005  0.75 INCH        WAYNE              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JCOHEN

Local storm report, Nov 15, 4:38 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
438 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0429 PM     TSTM WND DMG     16 SW WAYNESBORO        35.16N 87.96W
11/15/2005                   WAYNE              TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BARN ROOF DAMAGED NEAR LUTTS

&&

JCOHEN

Local storm report, Nov 15, 4:49 PM CST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
449 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S CLARKSVILLE         36.47N 87.35W
11/15/2005                   MONTGOMERY         TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIND DMG WITH POSSIBLE TORNADO

&&

JCOHEN

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Humphreys

When: November 15, 4:55 PM CST to 4:58 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County, 3 mi SW of New Johnsonville
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $200,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 35.983, -88.000

Roof damage to several homes was observed from Old State Route 1 and on Long Street. One house and several mobile homes were destroyed. Many other homes had structural damage. A barn on Old State Route 1 lost its roof. As many as 2000 people were without power during the height of the storm. This storm complex moved into Dickson County.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Tennessee, 2005 Warnings in Tennessee, November 2005

Sources

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: 5481236.