Strong south to southeasterly gradient winds of 35 to 50 mph just ahead of a line of showers and thunderstorms caused scattered wind damage across Middle Tennessee from late morning into the afternoon on December 28. Measured peak wind gusts included 49 mph at the Columbia Airport AWOS, 44 mph at the Nashville Airport ASOS, 42 mph at the Clarksville Airport ASOS, and 39 mph at the Crossville…
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
Strong south to southeasterly gradient winds of 35 to 50 mph just ahead of a line of showers and thunderstorms caused scattered wind damage across Middle Tennessee from late morning into the afternoon on December 28. Measured peak wind gusts included 49 mph at the Columbia Airport AWOS, 44 mph at the Nashville Airport ASOS, 42 mph at the Clarksville Airport ASOS, and 39 mph at the Crossville Airport ASOS.
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 Dec 28, 10:25 AM CST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1025 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 .UPDATE... FOR MORNING DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... THE MAIN LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MAKING THEIR WAY INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS MORNING. SO FAR...THE ATMOSPHERE HASN'T HAD MUCH OF A CHANCE TO DESTABILIZE THIS MORNING. SO THINK THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...MAINLY WAYNE, LAWRENCE, AND GILES COUNTIES WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST CHANCES TO SEE SEVERE WEATHER AND EVEN THEN...IT LOOKS TO BE MARGINAL AT BEST AT THIS POINT. EVEN THOUGH WIND SHEAR IS THROUGH THE ROOF...SURFACE BASED CAPE VALUES ARE 100 J/KG AT BEST IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY...JUST NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE FOR A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. WITH THAT ALL SAID...THINK HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND WINDY CONDITIONS...IT WON'T TAKE MUCH FOR A TREE TO BE DOWNED EITHER...SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. HOW THE NEXT HOUR OR SO EVOLVE WITH SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY WILL GIVE AN INSIGHT AS TO WHETHER THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL ACTUALLY BE REALIZED. CURRENT FORECAST DOES LOOK TO BE ON TRACK...SO DIDN'T CHANGE MUCH OTHER THAN UPDATE FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS. && .AVIATION... 12Z TAF DISCUSSION. POOR FLYING CONDITIONS TODAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH MIDDLE TN TODAY. LLWS WILL BE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS...WITH A 2-3KFT SOUTHEAST WIND RANGING FROM 40-55KT THROUGH ROUGHLY 16-17Z. THEREAFTER...SHRA/TSRA WILL MOVE INTO THE CKV AND BNA TERMINALS WITH IFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING MOST LIKELY. MOMENTS OF LIFR CANNOT BE RULED OUT. SHRA/TSRA WILL APPROACH CSV AROUND 19Z. THE BAND OF SHRA/TSRA MAY PRODUCE SEVERE WINDS BUT WILL HANDLE THAT WITH TEMPOS AS THE LINE APPROACHES. THE PRECIP WILL LAST ABOUT 3-4 HOURS AND THEN OTHER THAN LIGHT SHRA...SWRLY GUSTY WINDS WILL PREVAIL AS CONDITIONS BECOME DRY BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE REST OF THIS TAF PERIOD. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR BEDFORD-CANNON- CHEATHAM-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DAVIDSON-DE KALB-DICKSON- FENTRESS-GILES-GRUNDY-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-JACKSON-LAWRENCE- LEWIS-MACON-MARSHALL-MAURY-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PERRY-PICKETT- PUTNAM-ROBERTSON-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-VAN BUREN-WARREN-WAYNE-WHITE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR BEDFORD-CANNON- CHEATHAM-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DAVIDSON-DE KALB-DICKSON- FENTRESS-GILES-GRUNDY-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-JACKSON-LAWRENCE- LEWIS-MACON-MARSHALL-MAURY-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PERRY-PICKETT- PUTNAM-ROBERTSON-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-VAN BUREN-WARREN-WAYNE-WHITE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON. && HURLEY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 229 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-290830- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-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- 229 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL CAUSE WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. THUS A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9AM UNTIL 6PM. ALONG THE FRONT...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO BEING THE MAIN HAZARDS. FURTHERMORE...HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING AND CONTINUED RIVER FLOODING. THUS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING TODAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE. AL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 strong wind, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were blown down across Maury County including one tree down blocking traffic at 1852 Highway 166. The Columbia Airport AWOS measured a peak wind gust of 49 mph.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Davidson County, including on Benson Road in Donelson, Rochelle Drive in Brentwood, and Granny White Pike at Tyne Boulevard in Nashville. Power lines were also blown down on Music Circle South in Midtown Nashville, Mattie Street in Bordeaux, and on Amberwood Circle in Bellvue. A traffic light was blown off a pole at Mt. View Road and Crossings Boulevard in Antioch.
Trees and power lines were blown down on Gideon Road east of Greenbrier and a tree was blown down on Highway 25 in Cross Plains.
Around two dozen shingles were blown off a home in the Duck River community.
Water was reported flowing across Hill Circle in Bon Aqua.
Water was reported covering East Main Street and Smith Road just east of downtown Smithville.
A tree fell onto 3 vehicles on Madison Street just east of Crossland Avenue in Clarksville. No injuries.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, December 2015
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: 607954, 607955, 607956, 607957, 607958, 607959, 620568.