Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon hours on June 9th. Some of these thunderstorms reached severe thresholds, resulting mainly in thunderstorm wind damage across several counties across the mid state.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon hours on June 9th. Some of these thunderstorms reached severe thresholds, resulting mainly in thunderstorm wind damage across several counties across the mid state.
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 9, 1:38 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 238 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 .DISCUSSION... MAJOR THEMES THIS PACKAGE WILL BE GREATER THAN AVERAGE POSSIBILITIES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... INCREASING HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH THE WEEKEND... AND COLD FRONT WITH RELIEF FROM THE MUGGY WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK. REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AIR MASS IS UNSTABLE AND VERY MOIST WHILE KBNA 12Z SOUNDING SHOWED PWAT OF OVER 2 INCHES. SCATTERED STORMS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE. POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS EXISTS. HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE BUT FAVORABLE STORM SPEED... 20 TO 25 MPH... SHOULD HELP KEEP THINGS IN CHECK. EXPECT STORMS TO DIMINISH MID/LATE EVENING BUT WILL KEEP POPS THRU THE NIGHT. THURSDAY/FRIDAY...WILL GO WITH CHC TO LIKELY POPS AGAIN THURSDAY AS AIRMASS CONTINUES TO BE UNSTABLE AND EXTREMELY MOIST. WEAK COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHERN MO/IL/IN TODAY IS EXPECTED TO STALL NEAR THE KY/TN BORDER... AND UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESENTLY OVER EAST TX WILL APPROACH TN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND AID LIFT. GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL INCREASE TEMPS A COUPLE DEGREES BUT WILL SLIGHTLY UNDERCUT MODEL GUIDANCE. POPS WILL DROP OFF AGAIN IN THE EVENING BUT INCREASE TO CHC CATEGORY AREAWIDE FRIDAY AS THAT UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES EVEN CLOSER TO TN WITH CONTINUED RICH HUMIDITY. HEAT INDEX WILL INCREASE BY FRIDAY AS TEMPS CREEP INTO THE LOWER 90S WITH DAYTIME DEW POINTS AROUND 70. SAT/SUN...UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE AWAY FROM TN AND SOUTHERN H5 RIDGE WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY. THIS WILL REDUCE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES OVER THE WEEKEND BUT NOT END THEM ALTOGETHER...AND WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS BOTH DAYS. MAIN STORY THIS WEEKEND WILL BE THE HEAT...WITH MAX TEMPS IN THE 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITY. SPECIAL WEATHER STMT WAS ISSUED THIS MORNING TO HIGHLIGHT HEAT THREAT. RELIEF WILL ARRIVE MONDAY AS STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW SWINGS INTO THE GREAT LAKES... AND SENDS A COLD FRONT PLUNGING INTO THE SE U.S. FRONT SHOULD ARRIVE IN MIDDLE TN ON MONDAY SO EXPECT MORE STORMS. COOLER AND MUCH DRIER AIR WITH NORTH WINDS ON TAP FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... NASHVILLE 71 89 72 91 / 30 60 20 40 CLARKSVILLE 69 88 70 89 / 30 50 20 40 CROSSVILLE 69 82 66 86 / 40 50 20 40 COLUMBIA 72 90 72 92 / 30 50 20 30 LAWRENCEBURG 72 89 71 91 / 30 50 30 30 WAVERLY 71 89 71 90 / 30 50 20 40 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && LV
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 735 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-101130- 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- 735 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL BRING NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TODAY AND POSSIBLY TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS... MAINLY DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS AND HAIL. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY MOIST THUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A LINGERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HELP SET OFF SCATTERED TO POSSIBLY NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY...SOME MAY EVEN BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE LOCALLY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT MAINLY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... EVEN THOUGH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF AND ISOLATED, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO CALL IN ANYTHING REACHING REPORTING CRITERIA. SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1103 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-101815- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN... WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON... MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE... LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD... FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO... WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER... WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 1103 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...EXTREME CAUTION ADVISED FOR HEAT AND HUMIDITY THIS WEEKEND... NUMEROUS OUTDOOR EVENTS WILL BE TAKING PLACE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS WEEKEND. THOSE ORGANIZING AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE EVENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAT STRESS. HIGHS EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID 90S WITH LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE HIGH...AND THIS WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN MORE UNCOMFORTABLE. THE HEAT INDEX EACH AFTERNOON WILL PUSH NEAR 100. HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS THIS WEEKEND... DRINK PLENTY OF NON ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE AND TRY TO AVOID SUNBURN. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HEAT SAFETY CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL POSE A RISK THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LIGHTNING IS A DANGER WITH ALL THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO...SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONG WINDS. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH...SEEK SHELTER. EVENT ORGANIZERS SHOULD HAVE PLANS IN PLACE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER. 13
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 246 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 TNZ028-062>064-092015- CANNON-DEKALB-RUTHERFORD-WILSON- 246 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CANNON...DEKALB...RUTHERFORD AND WILSON COUNTIES... AT 238 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR WALTERHILL AND ANOTHER ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF WALTERHILL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...NORTHERN CANNON...NORTHWESTERN DEKALB AND SOUTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTIES...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HALF INCH SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 13
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:52 UTC.
13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple large trees and limbs were blown down or snapped. Pieces of siding were torn off of 2 homes.
Several trees blown down across Elm Hill Pike near Briley Parkway.
Large tree branches were broken off.
Numerous trees were blown down in the northeastern portion of the county.
Several trees were blown down near Nelson Elam Lake.
Numerous trees were blown down causing power outages near James Drive just east of Auburntown.
Trees and power lines were down south of Interstate 40 both inside and outside of the city limits.
A couple of trees were blown down in Rock Island State Park.
Trees were reported down across the entire county. Most recent report received at this time was a tree blocking State Highway 96 just east of the Arrington Post Office.
Trees were blown down near the intersection of State Highway 96 and State Highway 102.
Several trees were blown down.
A local nursery reported several trees blown down along with a large limb. Exact name and location of this nursery were unkown.
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: 240097, 240098, 240572, 240099, 240100, 240103, 240522, 240586, 240543, 240096, 240535, 240555, 240576, 240587.