Severe thunderstorms developed across central and eastern portions of Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon through early evening hours on June 28th, resulting in thunderstorm wind damage.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed across central and eastern portions of Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon through early evening hours on June 28th, resulting in thunderstorm wind damage.
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 28, 1:53 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 253 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT MOVING INTO KY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM KY INTO NORTHWEST TN APPARENTLY ALONG PREFRONTAL TROUGH. ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE AND COVERAGE AND SOMEWHAT IN INTENSITY AS THE FRONT COMES INTO THE WARM AND HUMID AIR ACROSS MID TN THIS EVENING. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED DOWNBURST WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA. ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT WITH LOSS OF HEATING. PATCHY LATE NIGHT FOG IS POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL SLOW DOWN AS IT REACHES OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES...SO AT LEAST A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/STORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTH HALF THROUGH TUESDAY. ONLY LIGHTLY DRIER/COOLER AIR WILL BE PUSHING IN FROM THE NORTH...SO TEMPS NEAR 90 EXPECTED. ANOTHER PUSH OF COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL COME IN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING CLEARING SKIES AND MUCH MORE PLEASANT CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL LEAN TOWARD THE ECMWF SOLUTION...ALTHOUGH THE LATEST GFS IS TRENDING THAT WAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION WITH A BUILDING RIDGE. TEMPERATURES WILL CREEP UPWARD INTO THE 90S AGAIN BY INDEPENDENCE DAY. WE WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY FOR NOW...BUT PROBABLY SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY REBUILD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... NASHVILLE 70 90 68 86 / 50 10 10 10 CLARKSVILLE 66 87 64 84 / 40 0 10 10 CROSSVILLE 66 83 65 81 / 60 30 10 10 COLUMBIA 71 90 69 87 / 60 30 10 10 LAWRENCEBURG 70 89 69 87 / 60 40 20 10 WAVERLY 68 88 66 86 / 50 10 10 10 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 13
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 508 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-291030- 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-DE KALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- 508 AM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY AND TONIGHT, BRINGING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MID STATE. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE, WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED. SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN ROSE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1244 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 TNZ005>011-022>034-065-066-281845- BENTON-CHEATHAM-CLAY-CUMBERLAND-DAVIDSON-DICKSON-FENTRESS-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-JACKSON-MACON-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PICKETT-PUTNAM-ROBERTSON- SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-WHITE-WILSON- 1244 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...CHEATHAM...CLAY... CUMBERLAND...DAVIDSON...DICKSON...FENTRESS...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS... JACKSON...MACON...MONTGOMERY...OVERTON...PICKETT...PUTNAM... ROBERTSON...SMITH...STEWART...SUMNER...TROUSDALE...WHITE AND WILSON COUNTIES... AT 1238 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. THE LINE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND INTO NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE NEXT HOUR. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE LINE ACROSS NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE NEXT HOUR...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. BOYD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 228 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-282030- 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- 228 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 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 AND WILSON COUNTIES... AT 222 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ACROSS SOUTHERN KENTUCKY DOWN INTO NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED OUT AHEAD OF THE LINE. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE DURING THE AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. BOYD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
404 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM DOWNBURST 6 S NASHVILLE 36.08N 86.78W
06/26/2010 DAVIDSON TN NWS STORM SURVEY
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A MICROBURST WITH MAXIMUM WINDS
AROUND 90 MPH OCCURRED. AROUND 100 TREES WERE SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED...SEVERAL BUILDINGS SUFFERED PARTIAL UPLIFTING
AND SHINGLE DAMAGE...AND FOUR WOODEN POWER POLES WERE
SNAPPED.
0745 PM HAIL 7 S NASHVILLE 36.07N 86.78W
06/26/2010 E1.75 INCH DAVIDSON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
HAIL OF AT LEAST GOLF BALL SIZE BROKE SEVERAL CAR WINDOWS
AT A BUSINESS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TROUSDALE DRIVE
AND BLACKMAN RD.
&&The Nashville radar (KOHX), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:25 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree was reported downed 5 miles southeast of Lebanon.
Trees were blown down on Cottonport Drive just north of the Davidson and Williamson County Lines.
Trees were blown down along Jamestown Highway and across several other areas of Eastern Overton County.
One tree was blown down on a house in Grimsley.
Trees were blown down just west of the Pall Mall Area.
Strong winds roared through the Blanton's Chapel area as well as the downtown Manchester area. Emergency dispatchers said fallen trees blocked parts of North Woodland, Hendrickson Drive, Hills Chapel, Hillcrest and Iris Drive areas. A tree also blocked a section of Doak Road at Hills Chapel Road. Because of a power failure the traffic lights at the intersection of State Highway 51 and State Highway 53 in Manchester were out for a time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 2010
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: 243511, 244097, 244105, 244093, 243514, 244742.