Several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms affected parts of Middle Tennessee throughout the day on February 7. Scattered storms first developed early in the morning across northwest Middle Tennessee with a few reports of hail, then a QLCS moved across all of Middle Tennessee later in the morning producing several reports of wind damage and one confirmed tornado.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
Several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms affected parts of Middle Tennessee throughout the day on February 7. Scattered storms first developed early in the morning across northwest Middle Tennessee with a few reports of hail, then a QLCS moved across all of Middle Tennessee later in the morning producing several reports of wind damage and one confirmed tornado. Additional storms with large hail affected northwest Middle Tennessee during the evening hours.
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 Feb 7, 2:49 AM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 249 AM CST Tue Feb 7 2017 .DISCUSSION... An interesting day is in store for us here in Middle Tennessee. At forecast time, other than a few showers streaming across the area, it's relatively quiet. However, if we look upstream, the action is already under way. Showers and thunderstorms have already crossed over the Mississippi River and are headed across West Tennessee. These storms will likely break into our northwest counties over the next couple of hours and with little to no surface based instability present, these storms should pass through Middle Tennessee with little to no fanfare. As we get into the daylight hours, the activity that is further upstream (currently over Arkansas) will start to near the mid-state and it's these storms we'll have to start watching for the potential of severe weather. Parsing the forecast soundings, not much has changed in regards to our forecast thinking. There will be at least a marginal chance for damaging straight line winds and hail, especially during the morning hours. This is when the wind fields are their strongest. A 50-60 kt 850mb LLJ will provide 0-3km helicities potent enough to help sustain updrafts. As we get into the afternoon hours, these wind fields begin to weaken. That 850mb jet weakens to 30 kts and while that's nothing to sneeze at with surface instability climbing near 1000 J/Kg, it's not what it could be. So, as we get into the afternoon, we'll start looking for much more isolated instances of sustained updrafts. Latest HRRR suggests there's just enough deep layer shear to organize a weak line as the bulk of the precip pushes across I-65 early this afternoon. This is most likely where the afternoon threat of severe weather will be concentrated. Again, with surface winds out of the southwest, the tornado threat will be low -- though not zero -- throughout this event. Outside of today's thunderstorms, it's going to be breezy. Gusts of 30 to 35 mph will be possible until that LLJ weakens later this afternoon. As advertised, today's thunderstorms will be pre-frontal. The actual front still isn't expected to push through Middle Tennessee until Wednesday afternoon. This means that while we'll probably have a decent lull in activity tonight, we could see some more convective development on Wednesday just ahead of the front. Instabilities will be lower than today, but there could be just enough deep layer shear to organize some of this convection, so a few strong storms will be possible late Wednesday morning into the early afternoon hours, especially south of I-40. Behind the front, some precipitation will linger into Wednesday night. There's still plenty of model inconsistencies regarding how quickly the cold air will push in behind the front. Because of this, I'm still only going to carry a chance of some light snow on the northern Plateau early Thursday morning. QPFs are still very light, so this should be of little to no consequence. We'll dry out starting Thursday. Temperatures will be much more seasonal, but this won't last long as the surface ridge following tomorrow's frontal passage will get east of us quickly and provide southerly flow as early as Friday. This will allow us to warm up once again, with afternoon highs back into the upper 50s and 60s Friday and Saturday. Another front is still progged to push through Sunday, but the latest extended guidance has weakened this front considerably. Because of this, I'm still only going to carry a chance PoP for Sunday. && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF DISCUSSION. Showers and storms will develop near and around CKV by 08z and spread east to BNA by 12z. Winds have already picked up at CKV and are gusting out the south at 23 knots at the last ob. BNA winds will likely follow suite as 850 jet moves across Middle TN throughout the early morning hours. Rain may be periodically heavy over TAF sites. Best chance for thunderstorm development will be after 18z, although can't rule out an elevated storm in the morning. Morning storms should be isolated, so didn't mention them in the TAFS. Precip will move into CSV area around 18z. With thunderstorm threat in the late afternoon there. Precip should move out of CKV and BNA 21z to 00z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 67 52 64 33 41 / 100 30 40 30 0 Clarksville 67 47 58 30 38 / 100 20 30 20 0 Crossville 62 53 63 33 38 / 100 40 50 50 20 Columbia 66 54 65 34 42 / 100 20 40 40 10 Lawrenceburg 65 54 68 35 43 / 90 30 40 40 10 Waverly 66 50 61 32 40 / 100 20 30 20 0 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && DISCUSSION......Unger AVIATION........11
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 327 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-080930- 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- 327 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. WHILE THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE LOW... DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. THE MAIN FOCUS AREAS WILL BE WEST OF I-65 DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND EAST OF I-65 DURING THE AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A COUPLE OF STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-40. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED TODAY. PLEASE REPORT ANY STORM DAMAGE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO THE NWS IN NASHVILLE. THUNDERSTORM SPOTTER REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN 27
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
216 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017
TNZ005-006-070900-
Stewart TN-Montgomery TN-
216 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND
STEWART COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CST...
At 215 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Paris Landing State Park, moving northeast at 45 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Dover, Big Rock, Land Between The Lakes, Indian Mound and Woodlawn.
LAT...LON 3666 8785 3663 8785 3664 8752 3647 8745
3635 8795 3635 8798 3637 8800 3639 8801
3645 8806 3647 8805 3649 8806 3652 8804
3656 8803 3668 8807 3668 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 0815Z 242DEG 37KT 3649 8804
BarnwellThe Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:31 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A Facebook report indicated brief pea to nickel size hail fell 5 miles northwest of Ashland City.
National Weather Service personnel along with Houston County Emergency Management determined a brief EF0 tornado touched down in the Yellow Creek community approximately 7.2 miles ESE of Erin. This small, weak tornado moved ENE across Highway 49 where it snapped numerous trees that fell northward and blocked the highway. Other trees on the north side of the highway were snapped towards the south and east. The tornado then struck a home causing minor exterior damage including a blown out window. The most significant damage was to outbuildings near the home, including a collapsed carport, a destroyed shed, and other outbuildings. Debris and outdoor objects were thrown in all directions in a clearly convergent pattern, with debris blown several hundred yards across fields to the ENE. Homeowners also witnessed the tornado as it passed their home. The tornado then struck a second home on Ellis Mills Road causing minor exterior damage and blowing out a window, destroyed a nearby shed and snapped several more trees. The tornado apparently lifted just east of Ellis Mills Road.
A tree was reported blown down at Newsom Station Road and Highway 70.
A tree was blown down in Franklin.
A tree was blown down on Old Glenrose Avenue between I-24 and Briley Parkway.
A tree was snapped in the yard of a home on Saundersville Road just west of Matterhorn Road.
Hail between nickel and quarter size was reported in Indian Mound.
Nickel size hail was reported in Round Pond.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Tennessee, 2017Warnings in Tennessee, February 2017
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: 679158, 679159, 679160, 679161, 679162, 679164, 679166, 679167.