As a warm front moved from northern Mississippi northeastward into southwestern portions of Middle Tennesee during the late afternoon hours, the airmass became moist and unstable. Southerly surface flow also developed, and with the influences of daytime heating, produced severe thunderstorms across Lawrence and Wayne Counties.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
As a warm front moved from northern Mississippi northeastward into southwestern portions of Middle Tennesee during the late afternoon hours, the airmass became moist and unstable. Southerly surface flow also developed, and with the influences of daytime heating, produced severe thunderstorms across Lawrence and Wayne Counties. These severe thunderstorms resulted in several reports of large hail and thunderstorm wind damage, along with flash flooding in Wayne 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 Jun 15, 2:09 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 309 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 .DISCUSSION...SURFACE MAP AT 19Z SHOWS BOUNDARY LYING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY, WITH MOST OF THE ONGOING CONVECTION OCCURRING NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN INTO THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH SCATTERED CELLS HAVE TEMPORARILY DROPPED TEMPERATURES IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. ATMOSPHERE REMAINS QUITE MOIST WITH DEW POINTS HAVING RISEN INTO THE LOWER 70S ACROSS WESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. ATMOSPHERIC MODELS SHOW CONVECTION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AFFECTING MAINLY THE NORTHEAST HALF OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS THE BOUNDARY LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE MID STATE. A LOW CENTER CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL TRACK EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, EVENTUALLY BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE ON WEDNESDAY. A WARMING TREND WILL SEND TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 80S TOMORROW, LOWER 90S WEDNESDAY, AND MID 90S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL COME THROUGH IN THE FORM OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, PRODUCING SCATTERED CELLS. ASIDE FROM THIS, THE PERIOD FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND LOOKS TO BE DRY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... NASHVILLE 68 88 71 92 / 40 40 30 20 CLARKSVILLE 67 87 71 91 / 40 40 20 20 CROSSVILLE 65 83 69 86 / 50 40 50 50 COLUMBIA 69 89 70 93 / 30 40 20 20 LAWRENCEBURG 69 90 70 93 / 30 40 20 20 WAVERLY 68 88 71 92 / 40 40 20 20 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 419 UNTIL 600 PM...TORNADO WATCH 422 UNTIL 600 PM. && ROSE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 526 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-161030- 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- 526 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOOK FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER ROUND POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE MORE ON TUESDAY...AGAIN WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. 17/MAG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 440 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 TNZ005>007-022>027-056>061-093>095-152245- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON- CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL- WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY... KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...LINDEN...LOBELVILLE... CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA... LEWISBURG...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 440 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 ...SEVERE WEATHER MOVING CLOSER TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE... AS OF 430 PM...REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WERE INCREASING IN WEST TENNESSEE. REPORTS INCLUDED ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND A FUNNEL CLOUD IN THE JACKSON AREA. THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE WORKING THEIR WAY EASTWARD TOWARD THE MID STATE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING TORNADOES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. MAKE PLANS NOW FOR WHERE YOU WILL GO IF A TORNADO APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION. BASEMENTS ARE BEST...OTHERWISE GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME. THE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. 13
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 449 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 TNZ010-011-152245- CLAY-PICKETT- 449 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING CLAY AND PICKETT COUNTIES... AT 448 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALBANY...OR 11 MILES WEST OF BYRDSTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. 31/JBW
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:31 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were reported down.
Minor flash flooding was reported in Waynesboro and the surrounding areas.
Golf ball size hail was reported 2 miles west of Waynesboro.
Quarter size hail was reported 5 miles west of the Clifton Turnpike.
A few trees were reported down.
Quarter size hail was reported three miles west of West Point.
Multiple trees were reported down just west of Lawrenceburg.
Nickel size hail was reported on Highway 242 five to seven miles south of Westpoint.
Six inch tree was reported down across road three miles east of Westpoint.
Large trees were reported blown down, 3 miles west of Highway 43.
Trees and power lines were down in southeast part of county.
Tree was reported down on trailer. Extent of any damage to trailer was unkown.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 2009
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: 182993, 182554, 181586, 181588, 183000, 181576, 182951, 181578, 182956, 182965, 182980, 182996.