Hail, Montgomery
- When
- February 18, 12:37 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 2.07 mi N of Clarksville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.560, -87.350
Penny size hail reported on Ft. Campbell Blvd.
Hail in Tennessee, February 18, 2009
A strong cold front moved across Middle Tennnessee resulting in the development of severe thunderstorms producing large hail in several locations.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 happened
The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved across Middle Tennnessee resulting in the development of severe thunderstorms producing large hail in several locations.
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 Feb 17, 9:55 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 9:55 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 955 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 .UPDATE... LATEST ANALYSIS SHOWING WARM FRONT STILL WELL SOUTH/WEST OF THE MID-STATE ...WITH CLOSED SFC LOW ACROSS NORTHEAST OK. GOOD MOISTURE ADVECTION CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF APPROACHING WFRONT. ADDITIONALLY... JET STRUCTURE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND WILL BECOME QUITE FAVORABLE TOWARD 12Z AS WFRONT MAKES IT PAST MEM. DESTABILIZATION REMAINS ON THE WEAKER SIDE THROUGHT THE NIGHT BUT CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE... ESPECIALLY AFTER 06Z. WHILE ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT...SEEMINGLY THE THREAT WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING/AFTERNOON AS THE AREA MOVES INTO THE WARM SECTOR AND A COLD FRONT PASSES. WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES FOR NOW AS TRENDS WELL REFLECTED. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 07
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 5:00 AM CST, 19 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 500 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-181130- 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- 500 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOOK FOR A COLD FRONT TO APPROACH THE MID STATE LATE TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT, AND SOME OF THOSE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU, WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REPRESENTING THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON WEDNESDAY, WITH MORE STORMS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE BOUNDARY. AGAIN, SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE THRESHOLDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. ROSE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 17, 9:56 PM CST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 956 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-181000- 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 956 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...A FEW SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY... AT MID-EVENING...STORMS ARE GATHERING STRENGTH...WHILE INCREASING IN NUMBER...ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS...AND IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. AS THESE STORMS MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT...THE UPPER LEVEL WIND FLOW... COMBINED WITH INCREASING INSTABILITY...WILL ACT TO DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS LATER TONIGHT...AND DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...BUT DAMAGING DOWNBURSTS WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. BOYD
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Pickett
- When
- February 18, 1:32 PM CST
- Where
- Pickett County, 0.69 mi S of Smyrna
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 36.560, -85.170
Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail on Highway 111 and Pendergrass Road.
Hail, Pickett
- When
- February 18, 1:32 PM CST
- Where
- Pickett County, 5.63 mi SW of Midway
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -85.250
CoCoRAHS Observer reported one inch hail.
Hail, Cumberland
- When
- February 18, 1:33 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, 1.12 mi W of Oak Hill
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -85.040
Trained Spotter reported hail at the intersection of I-40 and Highway 127.
Hail, Cumberland
- When
- February 18, 1:38 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, 1.12 mi W of Fairfield Glade
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -84.900
Amateur Radio report received of nickel size hail in Fairfield Glade.
Hail, Putnam
- When
- February 18, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County, 1.31 mi ESE of Cookeville Arpt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.190, -85.460
Trained spotter reported penny size hail.
Hail, Putnam
- When
- February 18, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County, 1.31 mi ESE of Cookeville Arpt
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.190, -85.460
Penny size hail reported on Burton Branch Road.
Hail, Putnam
- When
- February 18, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County, 1.78 mi NE of Brotherton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -85.360
Trained spotter reported nickel size hail.
Hail, Cumberland
- When
- February 18, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, 1.12 mi W of Fairfield Glade
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -84.900
CoCoRAHS Spotter reported quarter size hail.
Hail, Fentress
- When
- February 18, 2:48 PM CST
- Where
- Fentress County, 1.38 mi N of Camp Ground
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -85.050
Penny size hail reported by trained spotter.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, February 18 to 19, 2009
- Tornado and Hail in Alabama, February 18, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 18 to 19, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, February 18, 2009
- Tornado in Georgia, February 18, 2009
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 18 to 19, 2009
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, February 18 to 19, 2009
- Hail in Kentucky, February 18, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, February 18, 2009
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 18, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 18 to 20, 2009
- Hail in Kentucky, February 18, 2009
More
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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: 154787, 154770, 154788, 154786, 154773, 154785, 154789, 154784, 154790, 154793.