As a broad area of showers and thunderstorms moved slowly across Middle Tennessee from the afternoon hours on Sunday, May 10th through the early morning hours of Monday, May 11th, enough rainfall occurred across western portions of the mid state during this time period to result in some locations across this area receiving between two to approaching four inches of rainfall.
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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.
As a broad area of showers and thunderstorms moved slowly across Middle Tennessee from the afternoon hours on Sunday, May 10th through the early morning hours of Monday, May 11th, enough rainfall occurred across western portions of the mid state during this time period to result in some locations across this area receiving between two to approaching four inches of rainfall.
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 Mar 10, 12:18 PM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 118 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .UPDATE...FOR 18Z TAFS. && .AVIATION... COLD FRONT JUST WEST OF THE MS RIVER SET TO PUSH INTO THE MID- STATE LATE IN THE PERIOD. WINDS AHEAD WILL BE QUITE STRONG... WITH GUSTS AT TIMES INTO EARLY EVENING 35KTS+. SHOWERS/ISO STORMS WILL MOVE IN THIS EVENING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL DRIVE CEILINGS/VSBYS DOWN WITH ALL SITES MVFR/IFR 09-13Z. SOME IMPROVEMENT POSSIBLE CKV/BNA LATE MONDAY MORNING BUT CSV EXPECTED TO STAY VERY LIMITED INTO AFTERNOON. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1126 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013/ UPDATE... MSAS PRESSURE ANALYSIS INDICATES ISALLOBARIC WIND ENHANCEMENT IN WESTERN TN AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. EXPECT THIS ENHANCEMENT TO MOVE NORTHEAST AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS THIS AFTERNOON AND THUS THINK HIGHEST WIND POTENTIAL WILL BE IN THE NORTHWEST COUNTIES. RAISED WIND GRIDS A BIT TO EXPRESS THAT CHANGE. ALSO DIMINISHED WINDS GRADUALLY FROM 00Z TO 06Z AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT GOING OUTSIDE OF ADVISORY CRITERIA. SHOULD SEE THE WINDS DROP OFF ONCE THE PRECIP ARRIVES. ADDITIONALLY...WANTED TO INCLUDE MENTION OF THUNDER POSSIBILITY WITH THE AT LEAST SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY AND STEEPER LAPSE RATES IN LIGHTNING INITIATION ZONE. CANT IGNORE THE STRONG OMEGA FIELDS THAT GFS IS INDICATING AFTER 00Z AS WELL UP AND THROUGH THIS LAYER. LASTLY DECREASED HIGHS A FEW DEGREES TODAY AS NO BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER ARE EXPECTED AFTER 18Z. ALSO WITH THE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD BEING SO STRONG...THINK INSOLATION WILL BE DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE WITH ALL THE MIXING AND CLOUD COVER. NOT TO MENTION 12Z MAV GUIDANCE HAS BACKED OFF FROM ITS GOOFY 77 HIGH IN THE 06Z RUN. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 645 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013/ UPDATE... 12Z TAF DISCUSSION. AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH MID LEVEL CLOUDS CONTINUE TO BLANKET THE AREA AND A FEW RADAR ECHOES APPEARING FROM TIME TO TIME. CHANCE OF ANY MEASUREABLE RAIN AT AREA AIRPORTS THROUGH 00Z IS NEGLIGIBLE AND WILL NOT INCLUDE IN TAFS. STRONG LLJ OF 40-50 KT OVER THE MID STATE TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE MENTION OF LLWS FOR ANOTHER FEW HOURS UNTIL SURFACE WINDS INCREASE. ANTICIPATING STRONG SOUTH WINDS AT ALL AIRPORTS TODAY WITH SPEEDS OF 15-25 KTS AND GUSTS OF 30-35 KTS. IF CLOUDS CAN BREAK AND ALLOW FOR DEEP MIXING THIS AFTERNOON AS NAM SUGGESTS...A FEW GUSTS UP TO 40 KTS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECIP WILL INCREASE AS FRONT APPROACHES LATER TODAY WITH VCSH AT BNA/CKV THIS EVENING AND CSV AFTER 11/06Z...WITH -SHRA SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 11/03Z-12Z. MVFR VIS/CIGS POSSIBLE AT CKV TOWARDS THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 627 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013/ UPDATE... HAVE HAD A BETTER CHANCE TO REVIEW EXTENDED GUIDANCE POST CST/CDT SWITCHOVER. WILL SOON UPDATE ALL FORECAST PRODUCTS FOR WEDNESDAY THRU SATURDAY WITH MOSTLY MINOR CHANGES TO GRIDS. WILL SLIGHTLY EXPAND RAIN CHANCES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY DUE TO ARRIVAL OF COLD FRONT AND H5 TROF. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 339 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013/ DISCUSSION... H5 PATTERN FOR THE WEEK AHEAD FEATURES A SLOW MOVING LOW OVER KS TODAY THAT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NEWD...THEN ACCELERATE INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY MONDAY WITH TROF PASSAGE OVER MID TN ON MONDAY NIGHT. THEREAFTER...EXPECT NW FLOW ALOFT ACROSS OUR REGION WITH A PRETTY STEADY PATTERN OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER CANADA AND A WEAK RIDGE OVER WESTERN U.S. RADAR THIS MORNING IS SIMILAR TO 24 HOURS AGO AS INCREASING WARM ADVECTION COMBINES WITH VERY MARGINAL MOISTURE TO SQUEEZE OUT SOME LIGHT SHOWERS OVER TN AND SURROUNDING STATES. WILL ADD SOME LOW POPS TO WEST COUNTIES THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE WE ARE IN FOR A VERY WARM AND WINDY DAY AS THE H5 TROF MOVES SLOWLY THRU KS. WILL CONTINUE WIND ADVY ALL SECTIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LIKELY ALL AREAS. ALSO...RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AS MOISTURE INCREASES ON THE HEELS OF THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS. SFC DEWPOINTS ARE ONLY IN THE 30 DEGREE RANGE EARLY THIS A.M. BUT COULD REACH 45 TO 50 IN THE WEST BY SUNSET. TIME TABLE OF THE MAIN RAIN IS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. EXPECT CONCENTRATED RAINS TO MOVE INTO WESTERN MID TN THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY ADVANCE INTO CENTRAL SECTIONS LATER TONIGHT...AND FINALLY REACH THE PLATEAU CLOSER TO SUNRISE MONDAY. RAINS SHOULD END IN NW COUNTIES MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT LINGER ON THE PLATEAU TIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS STILL APPEAR TO BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE AREAWIDE. AFTER A WARM DAY TODAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. MONDAY/S MAX TEMPS WILL BE DOWN 10 TO 20 DEGREES. NW FLOW ALOFT AND A COUPLE WEAK IMPULSES WILL HELP KEEP TEMPS FROM REBOUNDING MUCH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. SOME WARMING IS EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF A COUPLE MORE COLD FRONTS NEXT WEEKEND. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR TNZ005>011-022>034- 056>066-075-077>080-093>095. && 07
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 500 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-111000- 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- 500 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT CAUSE DAMAGE...TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE. 49
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Five miles northeast of Camden, a total rainfall accumulation of 3.91 inches was measured. This resulted in some small stream flooding around this location and a significant impact to commerce and transportation in and around this location also.
Seven miles southeast of Big Sandy, total rainfall accumulation of 2.95 inches was measured. This resulted in some small stream flooding around this location and a significant impact to commerce and transportation in and around this location also.
One mile southeast of Tennessee Ridge, a total rainfall accumulation of 3.03 inches was measured. This resulted in some small stream flooding around this location and a significant impact to commerce and transportation in and around this location also.
Eight miles north northeast of Dover, a total rainfall accumulation of 2.51 inches was measured. This resulted in some small stream flooding around this location and a significant impact to commerce and transportation in and around this location also.
Eleven miles north of Lobelville in Perry County, a total rainfall accumulation of 2.45 inches was measured in Humphreys County. This resulted in some small stream flooding around this location and a significant impact to commerce and transportation in and around this location also.
Nine miles north northwest of Hohenwald in Lewis County, a total rainfall accumulation of 2.08 inches was measured in Hickman County. This resulted in some small stream flooding around this location and a significant impact to commerce and transportation in and around this location also.
Three miles south of Tennessee Ridge, a total rainfall accumulation of 3.02 inches was measured. This resulted in some small stream flooding around this location and a significant impact to commerce and transportation in and around this location also.
Fourteen miles west southwest of Clarksville, a total rainfall accumulation of 2.76 inches was measured. This resulted in some small stream flooding around this location and a significant impact to commerce and transportation in and around this location also.
Eight miles north northwest of Linden, a total rainfall accumulation of 2.70 inches was measured. This resulted in some small stream flooding around this location and a significant impact to commerce and transportation in and around this location also.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, March 2013
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: 439207, 439208, 439209, 439211, 439204, 439205, 439206, 439210, 439212.