A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved across southern portions of Middle Tennessee during the late morning and early afternoon hours on June 18. Several reports of wind damage and large hail were received.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved across southern portions of Middle Tennessee during the late morning and early afternoon hours on June 18. Several reports of wind damage and large hail were received.
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 18, 6:00 AM CST, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 700 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 .UPDATE...FOR 12Z TAFS. && .AVIATION... MCS THAT DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS IN SOUTHERN IL/IN CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHWARD AT 35 KTS AND WAS IN KY AT 12Z. AT THIS PACE...EXPECT LEADING EDGE OF STORMS TO HIT KBNA AT 1330Z AND KCSV BETWEEN 1430Z AND 15Z. BOTH SITES WILL RECEIVE STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINS IN OCCASIONALLY IFR CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AFTER THE LINE OF STORMS MOVES SOUTH AWAY FROM BOTH TERMINALS. EXPECT A FEW MORE STORMS TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BUT THESE SHOULD BE ISOLATED ENOUGH TO LEAVE OUT OF TAFS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 352 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011/ SHORT TERM (THRU TUE)... MORE MOIST/UNSTABLE 18/00Z MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW A BETTER CHANCE OF STORMS TDAY. MCS IN MO WL MV EAST AND DEVELOP RW/TRW ACR KY. SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT A LITTLE SOUTH AND BRING A ROUND OF STORMS TO N MID TN THIS MORNING AFT DAYBREAK. GFS/NAM SHOW STRONG AFTN DESTAB W/SHOWALTER TO -6 AND CAPES 4000+ J/KG TDAY. STR-SVR STORMS POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. STORM TRACK SHIFTS MORE NORTH SUNDAY WITH LESS MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR STORMS IN MID TN. VERY WARM TEMPS AND ISO-SCT STORMS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTN. H5 RIDGE SHIFTS FURTHER NORTH MON-TUE WITH DRIER CONDITIONS AND VERY WARM TEMPS. LONG TERM...(TUE-FRI) SFC LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FM CNTL PLAINS TO GREAT LAKES REGION WED. SYSTEM IS STRONG ENOF TO PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO THE OH VLY AND POSSIBLY FURTHER SOUTH. A GOOD CHANCE OF STORMS TUE NGT- WED WITH BDRY DROPPING SOUTH. LINGERING SCT ACTIVITY THU. DRIER W/COOLER TEMPS THU-FRI. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 49
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 517 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-191030- 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- 517 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE MAIN THREAT IS FOR DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ALTHOUGH SOME HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...GENERALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THE MAIN THREAT FROM SUNDAY/S STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN 49
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 712 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-181500- 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 712 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS MORNING. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN...THOUGH A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL DESTABILIZE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. STRONGER STORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND/OR LARGE HAIL. 04
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 837 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 TNZ005>011-022>031-033-057-059-062-181530- BENTON-CHEATHAM-CLAY-DAVIDSON-DICKSON-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS- JACKSON-MACON-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PICKETT-ROBERTSON-RUTHERFORD-SMITH- STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- 837 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BENTON...CHEATHAM...CLAY... DAVIDSON...DICKSON...HICKMAN...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...JACKSON... MACON...MONTGOMERY...OVERTON...PICKETT...ROBERTSON...RUTHERFORD... SMITH...STEWART...SUMNER...TROUSDALE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON COUNTIES... AT 830 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE TENNESSEE KENTUCKY BORDER MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN BENTON...CHEATHAM...CLAY...DAVIDSON...DICKSON...HOUSTON... HUMPHREYS...JACKSON...MACON...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN HICKMAN... NORTHERN RUTHERFORD...NORTHERN WILLIAMSON...NORTHWESTERN OVERTON... NORTHWESTERN PICKETT...ROBERTSON...SMITH...STEWART...SUMNER... TROUSDALE AND WILSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPRINGFIELD...GREENBRIER...WHITE HOUSE...GALLATIN...HARTSVILLE AND GAINESBORO...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR WITH THIS LINE. 07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1040 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 TNZ011-028-030>034-062>066-075-077-078-080-181645- BEDFORD-CANNON-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DEKALB-FENTRESS-JACKSON-OVERTON- PICKETT-PUTNAM-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-VAN BUREN-WARREN-WHITE-WILSON- 1040 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEDFORD...CANNON...COFFEE... CUMBERLAND...DEKALB...FENTRESS...JACKSON...OVERTON...PICKETT... PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...SMITH...VAN BUREN...WARREN...WHITE AND WILSON COUNTIES... AT 1037 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN CANNON...CUMBERLAND...DEKALB...EASTERN RUTHERFORD... FENTRESS...NORTHEASTERN BEDFORD...NORTHERN COFFEE...PUTNAM... SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN SMITH...SOUTHEASTERN WILSON... SOUTHERN OVERTON...SOUTHERN PICKETT...VAN BUREN...WARREN AND WHITE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROSSVILLE AND FAIRFIELD GLADE... SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 07
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees were blown down southwest of Camden.
One house was reportedly destroyed and another suffered structural damage in southern Perry County.
Numerous trees were blown down across Hickman County, including along Highway 438, Highway 48, Highway 100S, and Beaverdam Road.
Trees were blown down with power outages in Lawrenceburg.
Power lines were blown down on West 17th Street at Woodland Park.
Several trees were blown down south of Pulaski and large oak trees were stripped of leaves.
Large tree branches were blown down on roads in Tullahoma.
Several trees were blown down near Cornersville.
Several trees were blown down near Chapel Hill.
Numerous trees were blown down with some falling on power lines in Monteagle, including on Central Avenue, Lee Avenue, and Summerville Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 2011
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: 321226, 321276, 321282, 321283, 321295, 321284, 321287, 321297, 321299, 321300, 321301, 321303.