A line of thunderstorms producing severe straight line winds traversed Middle Tennessee the evening of October 31st and into the early morning on November 1st.
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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.
A line of thunderstorms producing severe straight line winds traversed Middle Tennessee the evening of October 31st and into the early morning on November 1st.
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 Oct 31, 10:49 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1149 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 .MESOSCALE UPDATE... LOW LEVEL JET MAX HAS SHIFTED EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 AS OF 05Z AND HAS WEAKED DOWN TO 65 KNOTS. SURFACE WINDS OVER WESTERN HALF OF MID STATE HAVE DROPPED OFF FROM EARLIER GUSTS THAT PEAKED IN THE 45 TO 50 MPH RANGE. MID LEVEL JET MAX HAS MOVED UP INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. TORNADO WATCH FOR WESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAS BEEN DROPPED. SOUTH END OF LINE NOW IN EASTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE IS MUCH WEAKER THAN NORTHERN END. BOYD && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 839 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013/ MESOSCALE UPDATE... MID-LEVEL SPEED MAX HAS NOW MOVED INTO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WITH MAIN LINE OF CONVECTION RIGHT ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. BOYD PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 804 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013/ UPDATE... APPROACHING COLD FRONT NOW STRETCHING FROM NEAR ORD DOWN TO JUST WEST OF THE MS RIVER. WHILE INSTABILITY AHEAD MARGINAL...WIND STRUCTURE REMAINS VERY HIGH END WITH LOCAL VWPS SHOWING 50-80KNTS 3-5KFT. 00Z BNA RAOB SHOWING 0-3KM SRH 1000+. SWEAT INDICES JUST UNDER 500. MANY LOCATIONS AROUND THE MID-STATE PUSHING WIND GUSTS 40-50MPH AND THAT HAS CAUSED SOME TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE. SQUALL LINE WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED TORNADOES EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE MID-STATE THROUGH 1-2AM...WITH NASHVILLE AFFECTED IN THE 9-11PM TIME RANGE. STRONG WARMING OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY AS WELL BUT ALL LOACTIONS SHOULD SEE COOL DOWN BEFORE DAWN AS FRONT PASSES. WILL NOT CHANGE OVERNIGHT LOWS AT THIS TIME BUT WILL ADJUST HOURLY TEMPS. WILL ALSO HAVE TO KEEP EYE ON WIND ADVISORY. IF FRONT DOESNT MOVE LITTLE FASTER MAY HAVE TO EXTEND PLATEAU ONCE AGAIN. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 638 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013/ UPDATE...FOR 00Z AVIATION FORECAST AVIATION... POOR FLYING CONDITIONS IN MID STATE THROUGH MIDNIGHT DUE TO STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AND GUSTY WINDS... COLD FRONT DOWN THROUGH SOUTHEAST MISSOURI JUST WEST OF POPLAR BLUFF THEN INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS JUST EAST OF HOT SPRINGS. FRONT WILL SHIFT EAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH DISCRETE LINES OF CONVECTION DEVELOPING OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE. THESE LINES WILL WORK EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING WITH STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NORTHERN AREAS OF THE MID STATE WHICH WILL BE CLOSER TO INTERSECTING JETS. 850 MBAR JET CURRENTLY RUNNING 75 KNOTS ACROSS NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WITH 90 KNOT MID-LEVEL JET RUNNING FROM NORTHEAST ARKANSAS INTO WESTERN KENTUCKY. IMPROVEMENT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. BOYD PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 559 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013/ UPDATE... LATEST MODELS SHOWING SFC/BL PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINING TIGHT AROUND NASHVILLE AND LOCATIONS EAST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. EXPECT WIND TO REMAIN STRONG AHEAD OF INCOMING FRONT...ESPECIALLY PLATEAU...THUS HAVE EXTENDED WIND ADVISORY THESE AREAS THROUGH 06Z. STILL EXPECTED LINE OF STORMS TO REDEVELOP AND INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AS AIRMASS RECOVERS AND DRIES SOME. THIS LINE EXPECTED NEAR NASHVILLE 02-04Z TIME FRAME. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 446 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013/ MESOSCALE UPDATE... GRADIENT WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID STATE WELL INTO THE EVENING AS SURFACE COLD FRONT STILL BACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI EXTENDING DOWN INTO WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. DRIER AIR HAS PUNCHED INTO ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WHERE SKIES HAVE CLEARED OUT ALLOWING FOR THE SUN TO WARM THOSE AREAS UP INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S. EXPECT THE DRIER AIR TO SHIFT EASTWARD THIS EVENING SO STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS STILL POSSIBLE AS WE GO THROUGH THE EVENING BUT PROBABLY NOT BEFORE 8 PM. BOYD && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR TNZ007>011-026>034- 059>066-075-077>080-094-095. && 01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 851 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 TNZ007>011-026>034-059>066-075-077>080-094-095-011030- ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON- TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY- MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD- COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-LAWRENCE-GILES- 851 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE THIS EVENING...BRINGING WITH IT THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. GIVEN THE HIGHLY-SHEARED ENVIRONMENT EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE SEVERE STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE ABUNDANT SO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IS THEREFORE POSSIBLE. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS IN THE 40-50MPH RANGE MAY OCCUR. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. TNZ005-006-022>025-056>058-093-011030- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN- LEWIS-WAYNE- 851 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE LATE THIS EVENING...BRINGING WITH IT THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. GIVEN THE HIGHLY-SHEARED ENVIRONMENT EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE SEVERE STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE ABUNDANT SO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR AND LOCALIZED FLOODING IS THEREFORE POSSIBLE. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS IN THE 40-50MPH RANGE MAY OCCUR. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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. SPOTTERS CAN MAKE REPORTS VIA TWITTER USING HASHTAG #TSPOTTER TO MAKE A REPORT VIA FACEBOOK GO TO: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.NASHVILLE.GOV SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN 07
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1146 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N MILLERSVILLE 36.41N 86.70W
10/31/2013 SUMNER TN AMATEUR RADIO
POWER LINES DOWN ON BETHEL ROAD BY MILLERSVILLE FIRE
DEPT.
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EVENT NUMBER OHX1300709
11PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1159 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1047 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE NASHVILLE 36.13N 86.73W
10/31/2013 DAVIDSON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
DAVIDSON COUNTY
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EVENT NUMBER OHX1300710
11PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1211 AM CDT FRI NOV 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1047 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE NASHVILLE 36.13N 86.73W
10/31/2013 DAVIDSON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
DAVIDSON COUNTY...INCLUDING 21ST AVE... HAMILTON AND
MARTIN... COUNTRY HILL ROAD... PENNSYLVANIA... FRANKLIN
AND NORWOOD... BURKITT RD... AND CORNISH DR.
&&
CORRECTED REMARKS
EVENT NUMBER OHX1300710
11SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1240 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013
TNZ011-032>034-010630-
FENTRESS-OVERTON-PICKETT-PUTNAM-
1240 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FENTRESS...OVERTON...PICKETT AND
PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 1236 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BYRDSTOWN
TO BAXTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE ALGOOD...RICKMAN...PALL MALL...
CRAWFORD...JAMESTOWN...GRIMSLEY...PICKETT STATE PARK AND ALLARDT.
WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3637 8469 3636 8472 3634 8473 3632 8478
3629 8479 3629 8486 3624 8488 3621 8491
3618 8549 3662 8502 3661 8479 3660 8477
3640 8466
ROSEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1245 AM CDT FRI NOV 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.78W
10/31/2013 DAVIDSON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDOWS REPORTEDLY BROKEN OUT OF OMNI HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
NASHVILLE
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EVENT NUMBER OHX1300711
SHAMBURGERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1250 AM CDT FRI NOV 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1248 AM TSTM WND GST COOKEVILLE 36.16N 85.51W
11/01/2013 M58 MPH PUTNAM TN EMERGENCY MNGR
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EVENT NUMBER OHX1300712
11The Nashville radar (KOHX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:26 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were reported down in the community of Hilham, TN.
Overton County Sheriff's dispatch reported a large tree had fallen on a truck at 4630 New Hope Road.
A few trees were reported down in the city of Livingston, TN.
The Putnam County Emergency Manager measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
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, November 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: 481916, 481915, 481917, 481918.