Tennessee, 2010

Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 25, 2010

November 25, 2010 · NWS OHX · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

As a line of thunderstorms moved across northwest portions of Middle Tennessee during the mid afternoon hours on Thursday, November 25th, some of these thunderstorms reached severe thresholds, causing thunderstorm wind damage in Montgomery and Robertson Counties.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$122,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

As a line of thunderstorms moved across northwest portions of Middle Tennessee during the mid afternoon hours on Thursday, November 25th, some of these thunderstorms reached severe thresholds, causing thunderstorm wind damage in Montgomery and Robertson Counties.

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 Nov 25, 12:13 PM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 12:13 PM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
November 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, 2.44 mi WNW of Kennedy
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
36.631, -87.322

Trees were downed near Exit 1 on Interstate 24.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
November 25, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, 1.77 mi NW of Hampton Station
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates
36.640, -87.250

Montgomery County EMA reported damage to a house. This damage to the house included a large carport broke off from the house that went airborne and eventually crashed onto the home’s roof, demolishing that part of the roof and two outer walls. A power pole was snapped and two old barns were also demolished. A NWS inspection team estimated winds speeds around 80 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson

When
November 25, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Robertson County, 3.88 mi WSW of Sadlersville
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.581, -87.186

Trees were blown down across Guthrie Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson

When
November 25, 4:29 PM CST
Where
Robertson County, 12 mi NW of Springfield
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
36.623, -87.033

Trees were blown down on Guthrie Road.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 268060, 268065, 268068, 268969.