Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 6, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 6, 2005
Start: 2005-11-06T02:41
End: 2005-11-06T05:25
Location: Tennessee

November 6, 2005 · NWS OHX · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 6, 1:17 AM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 1:17 AM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
117 AM CST SUN NOV 6 2005

.DISCUSSION...
1ST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE TO UPDATE THE ZONES AND INCLUDE THE
NEW SVR TSTM WATCH FOR THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE.
THIS WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST.

FOR THE UPCOMING FORECAST...POPS FOR TODAY WILL HINGE ON THE EXACT
PROXIMITY OF THE BAND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WHICH IS CURRENTLY
MOVING OUR WAY. THE BEST ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW IS FOR 20 POPS ACROSS
WESTERN AREAS AND 40-50 POPS ACROSS THE PLATEAU. THIS COULD CHANGE
HOWEVER AS THE PRODUCT TRANSMISSION TIME NEARS.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FCST...SKIES WILL CLEAR THIS AFTERNOON FROM
WEST TO EAST. TEMPS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL
ALTHOUGH NIGHTIME LOWS WILL FALL BACK DOWN INTO THE 40S SUN NT.

RIDGING AND HEIGHT RISES WILL BE THE RULE ON MONDAY WITH TEMPS
APPROACHING RECORD LEVELS INTO THE LOWER 80S.

THROUGH THE EXTENDED...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS TO REMAIN WITH WEAK UPPER
RIDGING REMAINING. DESPITE THE UPPER RIDGING...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WILL ATTEMPT TO APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. WILL THEREFORE
INCLUDE A 20-30 POP FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 4:19 AM CST, 22 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
419 AM CST SAT NOV 5 2005

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-061030-
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-
419 AM CST SAT NOV 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FOR THE NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES OF THE MID STATE...MAINLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE REST OF
THE MID STATE WILL HAVE RAIN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

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The radar

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Event by event

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: November 6, 2:41 AM CST
Where: Benton County, South Portion
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.917, -88.083

Trees down over Highway 192 and also on Birdsong Rd.

Hail, Houston

When: November 6, 3:08 AM CST
Where: Houston County, Grays Crossing
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.333, -87.750

Nickel size hail reported at intersection of Highway 147 and Highway 49.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stewart

When: November 6, 3:11 AM CST
Where: Stewart County, 10 mi SSW of Dover
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.350, -87.900

Several trees down along Highway 232.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: November 6, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Clarksville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.533, -87.350

A few trees were blown down. Pieces of a metal barn structure was blown onto Steelstock Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: November 6, 4:10 AM CST to 4:11 AM CST
Where: Davidson County, 3 mi NNE of Joelton
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 36.350, -86.850

Shallow rooted trees were uprooted, and a few trees were snapped. One home had roof damage. The hardest hit area was along Strawberry Hill Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: November 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Davidson County, Nashville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates: 36.133, -86.833

Power lines down. Over 350 homes without power.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: November 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Sumner County, Gallatin
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 36.400, -86.450

Trees were blown down on Long Hollow Pike and on Highway 109.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: November 6, 5:05 AM CST
Where: Jackson County, 5 mi W of Gainesboro
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.350, -85.733

Tree limbs blocking Grandville Highway.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: November 6, 5:25 AM CST
Where: Wilson County, 8 mi NW of Lebanon
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.300, -86.400

Power lines were down along Hartsville Pike and Rodgers Road.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5479378, 5479379, 5479380, 5479384, 5479377, 5479382, 5479385, 5479383, 5479381.