Severe thunderstorms occurred across multiple Middle Tennessee counties during the evening hours on Wednesday, July 25th. This resulted in thunderstorm wind damage, large hail, and even some funnel cloud events.
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.
Severe thunderstorms occurred across multiple Middle Tennessee counties during the evening hours on Wednesday, July 25th. This resulted in thunderstorm wind damage, large hail, and even some funnel cloud events. A person was also struck by lightning in Lawrence 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 May 25, 7:12 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 812 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 .DISCUSSION...LINE OF SEVERE TSTMS APPROACHES THE TENNESSEE RIVER... SHOULD ENTER STEWART COUNTY AROUND 830 PM AND BENTON COUNTY AROUND 9 PM. LINE APPEARS TO HAVE WEAKENED A BIT AS IT MOVED INTO WEST TENNESSEE. SPC HAS ALSO DOWNGRADED THE HIGH RISK AREA TO MODERATE RISK. LATEST OHX SOUNDING SHOWS A BIT OF DRY AIR AROUND 700MB AND A BIT OF AN INVERSION. THIS WOULD BE A NEGATIVE FACTOR TAMPING DOWN THE SEVERE THREAT. CURRENT MOVEMENT WOULD BRING THE MAIN LINE INTO DAVIDSON COUNTY AROUND 1030-1100 PM. WE EXPECT THIS LINE TO WEAKEN FURTHER AS IT MOVES EASTWARD INTO THE PLATEAU LATE TONIGHT. CURRENT PACKAGE LOOKS GOOD AND DO NOT ANTICIPATE CHANGES. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 738 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011/ MESOSCALE UPDATE...EVENING SOUNDING FROM OHX IS IN, AND SHOWS AN UNSTABLE, SHEARED, BUT SLIGHTLY DRY PRE-STORM ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE. LIFTED INDEX IS STILL -6.9, BUT CAPE HAS DROPPED TO 2296 J/KG, AND K-INDEX IS 23. HELICITY IN THE 0-3 KM LAYER HAS INCREASED TO 387. A COUPLE OF FEATURES, HOWEVER, STAND OUT THAT MAY INHIBIT CONVECTION OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE. FIRST, A SIZABLE CAP EXISTS BETWEEN ABOUT 820 MB AND 700 MB. SECOND, THE LCL IS NEARLY 4.8 KFT, INDICATING A DRY LOW-LEVEL ENVIRONMENT. STILL, FULLY EXPECT LINE OF CONVECTION CURRENTLY OVER WEST TENNESSEE TO PROGRESS DEEP INTO THE MID STATE, AND AM ALSO KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR CELL DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF THE MAIN SQUALL LINE. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 605 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011/ AVIATION...BNA/CSV...MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT THIS MOMENT, WITH MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNDER THE GUN LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LINE OF CONVECTION (OR DISCREET SUPERCELLS) WILL LIKELY REACH BNA AROUND 06Z, AND CSV AROUND 12Z, AND HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO PERIODS BUILT AROUND THESE TIMES. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES, AND WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY UNDERNEATH THUNDERSTORMS AS 850 WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 50 KTS AHEAD OF THE CONVECTION. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 322 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011/ DISCUSSION... AT MID AFTERNOON...TEMPS HAVE WARMED INTO THE MID 80S OVER W HALF AND GENERALLY LOWER 80S E...WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. SPC MESOANALYSIS SITE SHOWED SURFACE BASED CAPES HAVE RISEN TO ABOVE 3000 JOULES PER KG OVER THE W THIRD OF OUR CWA...WITH MOST OF THE HELICITY CONCENTRATED IN LOWEST 1 KM OF ATMOSPHERE...WHICH IS ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR GENERATION OF TORNADIC STORMS. ISOLATED STORMS HAD DEVELOPED NEAR AND OR JUST W OF THE TN RIVER IN AN AREA OF MAXIMUM PRECIP EFFICIENCY AND PW VALUES. TORNADO WATCHES WERE ISSUED EARLIER FOR AREAS JUST N OF...AND JUST W OF OUR CWA. CONTINUED CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. I WOULD EXPECT THAT A WATCH WILL BE ISSUED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS THAT WILL INCLUDE AREAS OF WEST MIDDLE TN. WE WILL SEE. MESOSCALE MODELS INDICATE A ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL MOVE ACROSS THE W AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF OUR CWA BY ABOUT MIDNIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND CONTINUE MOVING E INTO THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AREA. THEN PERHAPS ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIAL SEVERE STORMS OVER THE AREA ON THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE W PART OF OUR AREA EARLY THU AFTERNOON...AND THEN TO THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AREA THU NIGHT... WHICH WILL BRING AN END TO ANY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. OTHER THAN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE E SECTION EARLY IN THE DAY ON FRI...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON. RETURN FLOW AROUND THE HIGH FRI NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING...ALONG WITH A WARM FRONT MOVING N ACROSS THE AREA WILL RESULT IN A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SE...AND RIDGING DEVELOPING ALOFT WILL PROVIDE NOT ONLY A DRY WEEKEND WITH RATHER WARM TEMPERATURES...BUT DRY WEATHER AND WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUING INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON WED...BUT WITH HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUING BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT...IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL ONLY BE A WIND SHIFT LINE AT BEST. BUT THERE MAY BE ENOUGH MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT TO GENERATE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ELEVATED TERRAIN OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... NASHVILLE 68 78 56 76 / 70 70 30 10 CLARKSVILLE 67 75 53 77 / 80 60 20 10 CROSSVILLE 67 76 56 74 / 40 70 60 20 COLUMBIA 68 77 56 77 / 70 70 30 10 LAWRENCEBURG 68 81 57 78 / 60 70 30 10 WAVERLY 67 76 54 77 / 80 60 20 10 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && JLM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 832 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-270145- 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- 832 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THIS INCLUDES NASHVILLE, COLUMBIA, CLARKSVILLE, DOVER, AND CAMDEN. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN ONE THIRD OF THE MID STATE, INCLUDING COOKEVILLE, CROSSVILLE AND MANCHESTER IN THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL BE MAINLY LARGE HAIL, POWERFUL WINDS, AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE MID STATE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE STORMS WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY, BUT MAY STILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD FLARE UP AGAIN ON THURSDAY, MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY 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 JLM
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
41 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Significant tree damage reported on Rushing Creek Road in the Land between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
Several trees were blown down including one on a house. Specific details concerning any damage caused to the house and associated repair costs were unknown.
Several trees were downed across the county.
Several trees were reported downed.
Several trees and power lines were blown down across northern portions of the county.
Several trees were reported downed in Dickson.
Trees were reported downed across the county.
Multiple trees were downed and also snapped on Mosley Ferry Road.
A few trees were reported downed.
Several trees were downed just north of Ashland City.
Several trees were downed in Springfield.
Multiple trees were uprooted with two houses having trees on them near Hidden Lake Circle. Specific details concerning any damage to the two houses along with any associated damage cost were unknown.
Several trees were reported downed in Centerville.
Several trees were downed on State Route 25.
A funnel cloud was reported just east of Portland by EMS personnel.
Trees were downed on cars and resulted in power outages on Howard Switch Road. Specific details concerning any damage to the cars were unknown.
Several trees were blown down on Cane Creek Rd near Pleasantville.
Trees were downed on power lines in Portland. Specific details concerning if the trees falling on the power lines caused any damage were unknown.
A roof was blown off a home in the Gandy Community.
A tree was downed on a house. Specific details concerning any damage that occurred to the home were unknown.
Several trees were downed blocking U.S. Highway 64 West.
A few power poles were reported downed just east of Lawrenceburg.
Trees were downed and the doors were blown in on a commercial building. Specific details on how large the doors were and associated repair costs were unknown.
Several trees were downed blocking U.S. Highway 43 just south of the Maury County Airport.
A mobile home was turned over and a person was trapped inside. Specific details concerning if the mobile home received any damage and if the person inside received any injuries were unknown.
Several trees were downed.
A few trees were downed on a carport near the intersection of U.S. Highway 91 and U.S. Highway 31. Specific details concerning any damage to the carport and associated damage costs were unknown.
Six to ten roads across the county were closed due to trees and power lines being downed on them.
Several trees were downed.
A funnel cloud was reported in Franklin.
A tree was downed on a house in the New Prospect Community. Specific details on if this caused any damage to the house and assocaited repair costs were unknown.
Numerous trees were downed.
Several trees were downed in the Providence Community.
Several trees and power lines were downed between Smyrna and La Vergne.
A house received damage and the residents were trapped inside. Specific details concerning what type of damage, associated repair costs, and if the residents received any injuries as a result were unknown.
State Route 20 in northern part of county was temporarily closed as a large tree fell on a power line, blocking the road.
A large tree was downed near the intersection of Burnt Knob Road and Blackman Road.
A county EMS employee was struck by lightning. Specific details concerning final condition of the employee who was struck, what type of injuries were received, and any associated medical cost were unknown.
A few trees were downed across Fredonia Road.
Numerous trees were blown down including one on a house and two on cars. Specific details concerning damage to the house and the two cars, along with the associated repair costs, were unknown.
Telephone poles and power lines were downed at 2850 Posey Hill 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, May 2011
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