A Tornado Watch was in effect for much of Middle Tennessee Thursday afternoon and evening. Squall line type thunderstorms developed and produced some wind damage, mainly downed trees and power lines.
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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.
The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
A Tornado Watch was in effect for much of Middle Tennessee Thursday afternoon and evening. Squall line type thunderstorms developed and produced some wind damage, mainly downed trees and power lines. One tornado occurred in extreme northwest part of Stewart County.
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 Oct 18, 1:56 PM CST, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 256 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 .DISCUSSION...SEVERE WEATHER IS MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD. A TORNADO WATCH WAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF OUR AREA BASED ON RAPIDLY DEVELOPING CELLS ALONG MS/AL BORDER AND INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION. WE STILL THINK BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER IN MID TN WILL BE THIS EVENING FROM 8 PM CDT - 2 AM CDT WITH THE MAIN HAZARD BEING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. PARAMETERS WILL REMAIN SUITABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH THE PERIOD. GUSTY THUNDERSTORM WINDS ALONG WITH GRADIENT WINDS WILL LIKELY BRING DOWN A FEW TREES OR LIMBS THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY DROUGHT WEAKENED TREES. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR GUSTY GRADIENT WINDS. WINDS MAY BE STRONGER LATER..BUT SHOULD BE CONVECTIVELY INDUCED OR JUST ALONG THE FRONT ITSELF. AT 2 PM CDT...THE SURFACE FRONT EXTENDED FROM A LOW PRESSURE IN MN DOWN INTO MO AND NORTHWEST AR THIS AFTERNOON. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND FILL IN AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY OVER WEST TN AND WEST KY LATE TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS MID TN WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS BETWEEN 06Z- 12Z FRIDAY. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL. NEXT SYSTEM WILL BRING MOISTURE BACK INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS. MODEL FORECAST SOLUTIONS DIVERGE RADICALLY AT THAT POINT. GFS SWEEPS SYSTEM THROUGH THE AREA QUICKLY WHILE OTHER MODELS HOLD BACK LOW PRESSURE FARTHER WEST. WE WILL GO WITH A BLEND...KEEPING POPS A LITTLE LONGER THAN GFS AND NOT BRINGING IN COOL AIR QUITE AS FAST. TREND FROM ALL MODELS IS TO BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN TO NORMAL OR EVEN A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL BY MIDWEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... NASHVILLE 60 77 53 78 / 80 10 0 0 CLARKSVILLE 57 74 50 78 / 70 10 0 0 CROSSVILLE 59 72 50 76 / 90 20 0 0 COLUMBIA 60 77 51 79 / 80 10 0 0 LAWRENCEBURG 60 77 49 80 / 80 10 0 0 WAVERLY 58 75 50 79 / 70 10 0 0 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TNZ005>011- 022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095. && 13
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 210 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-191030- 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- 210 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON BUT IT WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE NASHVILLE AREA AND TO THE WEST IN A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER... WITH A SLIGHT RISK TO THE EAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON MONDAY, WHICH WILL BRING OUR NEXT ROUND OF ACTIVE WEATHER. IT IS THEREFORE POSSIBLE THAT HAZARDOUS WEATHER MAY OCCUR AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE MID STATE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT ...SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 519 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 TNZ005>009-022>030-056>062-075-093>095-190030- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-PERRY- HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-BEDFORD-WAYNE- LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON... ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...LEBANON... MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...LINDEN...LOBELVILLE... CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA... LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO... LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 519 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE... AT LATE AFTERNOON...SEVERE STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...WHERE SEVERAL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY OUR NEIGHBORING WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. THE EARLY AFTERNOON UPPER AIR SOUNDING AT NASHVILLE SHOWED QUITE A LOT OF MID AND UPPER LEVEL DRYING ACROSS THE AREA. THIS HAS SLOWED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPED HERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL QUICKLY DESTABILIZE THIS EVENING...AND WITH THE COLD FRONT STILL TO OUR WEST...SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE EVENING. BOYD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 734 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 TNZ005>009-022>030-056>062-075-093>095-190145- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-PERRY- HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-BEDFORD-WAYNE- LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON... ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...LEBANON... MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...LINDEN...LOBELVILLE... CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA... LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO... LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 734 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNTIL 11 PM CDT... A LINE OF SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM EVANSVILLE INDIANA...SOUTHWEST THROUGH EDDYVILLE KENTUCKY...DYERSBURG TENNESSEE TO ABOUT MEMPHIS. THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS BEEN SLOW TO MOVE EAST...ABOUT 20 MPH...HOWEVER STORMS ARE RACING NORTHEAST UP THE LINE AT ABOUT 45 TO 55 MPH. THE WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE IS MONITORING THIS LINE CLOSELY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE STATEMENTS AS IT NEARS WESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. IT APPEARS NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL BE THE FIRST AREA TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS...AROUND 800 PM CDT. IF YOU LIVE IN STEWART AND BENTON COUNTIES...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS SHOULD THEY BE NECESSARY. THE NASHVILLE UPPER AIR SOUNDING SHOWS THE ATMOSPHERE OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO BE VERY UNSTABLE THIS EVENING. IT ALSO SHOWS STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR. THE ATMOSPHERE WOULD SUPPORT SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING. NOW...IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. THINK WHERE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MIGHT TAKE COVER. GO TO A BASEMENT OR THE LOWEST FLOOR IN YOUR HOUSE OR BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF NO BASEMENT... GET INSIDE AN INTERIOR CLOSET. THE IDEA IS TO PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOURSELF AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE. BOBBY BOYD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
32 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Trees were lying in different directions. Damage was noted along Route 206 in Land Between the Lakes Park.
Trees were blown down in the Homeplace section of Land Between the Lakes Recreational Area on Trace road.
The 911 dispatch reported trees were blown down.
Three trees were blown down in the western part of Houston County including the City of Erin beginning at 820 PM CST and ending at 840 PM CST.
The 911 dispatcher reported a tree was blown down.
The 911 dispatcher reported a tree was blown down.
Trees were blown down near Coble.
Spotter reported trees blown down on Cynthia Drive near the intersection with Janie Lane.
The 911 dispatch reported trees were down starting at Woodlawn at 0934 PM CST then through Clarksville and ending at Port Royal by 10 PM CST.
A four inch diameter tree was blown down in the City of Dickson.
Sheriff's office reported several trees were down around the county.
The 911 dispatch reported trees and power lines were down in Centerville.
Trees were blown down. A large tree limb fell on a house on High Point Ridge Rd.
Trees were blown down.
The 911 reported trees down at Kimmins.
Davidson County OEM official reported 73 mph wind gust with hand held anemometer at I-65 and Harding Road.
Several large trees were blown down at the Crieve Hall area of Nashville near the Ellington Agricultural Center.
Trees were down on State Route 227 in Iron City.
A fourteen inch diameter tree was blown down onto a house.
Trees and power lines were down in Hermitage at intersection of Tulip Grove Road and Old Lebanon Dirt Rd.
Trees down at intersection of Benders Ferry Road and Mays Chapel Rd.
Trees and power lines down at 4900 Poplar Wood Road at 1105 PM CST.
Tree was blown down.
Trees and power lines were down in the Rockdale area.
Pieces of tin roof from a barn was scattered about a farm. The tin traveled about 150 yards and struck the tailgate of a flatbed trailer, the roof of a farm home, smashed the windshield of a van, and bent the doors of two chicken houses over 100 yards away.
Tree down on Jenning Creek Highway.
Sheriff's office reported trees blown down in Lancaster Hill in southeast Smith County.
Sheriff's office reported trees blown down in Difficult in northeast Smith County.
Trees and power lines were down.
Part of a roof was blown off a house northwest of Manchester, specifically at 4457 Murfreesboro Highway. A 500-pound swing was tossed 30 feet from the back porch and landed against a tree. Several trees were blown down in the area as well. Damage to the home was estimated between $30,000 and $40,000.
Strong thunderstorm winds produced damage at the Willow Grove Marina on Dale Hollow Lake. Some pieces of the roof came off a pier where boats were stored and hit a houseboat.
The 911 center reported tree limbs were down at the intersection of Celina Highway and Andrew Cove Rd.
Putnam County sheriff's office reported a tree was blown down on a vehicle on Old Baxter Road near the town of Silver Point.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Tennessee, 2007Warnings in Tennessee, October 2007
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