Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 27, 2017

A tree was blown down at Highway 79 and Highway 232.

An outbuilding was struck by lightning at 3999 Union Hill Moss Road and set on fire.

Trees were blown down on Highway 52 West, at 481 Union Hill Moss Road, and in the 1000 block of Tompkinsville Highway near Moss.

A tree was blown down on Bumpus Mills Road.

Nickel to quarter size hail reported.

An 18 inch diameter tree was blown down on a house on Backridge Road.

Several trees were blown down throughout Montgomery County. A wind gust of 45 knots (52 mph) was measured at the Clarksville Outlaw Field ASOS.

Several trees were blown down across Houston County.

Forty reports of trees down throughout the county with several roadways blocked.

A tree was blown down that blocked the I-40 westbound lanes around 2 miles west of the Burns exit.

Several trees were blown down in North Mount Juliet. A tree was blown down with at Davids Corner Road and Benders Ferry Road with the roadway blocked. Trees were also down in the roadway at 6171 Saundersville Road and at Saundersville Road near Deerfield Drive. A tree was also blown down at 171 Saundersville Ferry Road.

A tSpotter Twitter report indicated a tree fell on car on Hull Circle in Gallatin.

A tSpotter Twitter report indicated a tree was snapped at the Gallatin Marina.

A tree was blown down at Carothers Parkway and Murfreesboro Road.

Trees were blown down throughout Trousdale County with many roads were blocked and impassable.

Wilson County Emergency Management reported 31 trees and power lines were blown down in and around Lebanon with several roadways blocked. Roads with trees down included 90 Chaparral Drive, Castle Heights Avenue, Spring Street, Hartsville Pike, Baddour Parkway, 740 Sanders Avenue, Hatton Road, Trousdale Ferry Pike, and Forrest Avenue. A tree was also blown down onto a house at 710 Park Ave.

A Tspotter report indicated a tree was snapped on Tyler Court in Lebanon.

A tSpotter Twitter report indicated trees were blown down on South Lovers Lane.

Wilson County Emergency Management reported a tree was blown down on a house and a car at 245 Cornwell Avenue in Watertown. Another tree was blown down blocking the roadway at 1966 South Commerce Road.

A tSpotter Twitter report indicated many trees were blown down on Grant Road.

One tree was blown down on West Old Highway 53 and another was blown down on East Old Highway 53 in Pea Ridge.

A tSpotter Twitter report indicated trees were blown down at Defeated Creek Highway and Kempville Highway.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Alexandria.

A Facebook report indicated trees and power lines were blown down on Old State Highway 1 near Pace Park Lane.

A tree was blown down on Wet Mill Creek Road.

Multiple trees were blown down on power lines, houses, and across roadways throughout Jackson County. Several roadways were blocked with vehicle accidents reported. Power was knocked out to nearly the entire county.

A tSpotter Twitter report indicated several trees were blown down on Highway 100.

Multiple trees were blown down along Highway 264 between Temperance Hall and Smithville.

A tree was blown down blocking westbound I-40.

A tSpotter Twitter report indicated pea to nickel size hail fell in Bon Aqua.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across western Putnam County.

A NWS storm survey found a severe 15 mile long by 1 to 2 mile wide downburst caused major damage across Cookeville and surrounding areas of central Putnam County. Damage was first reported east of Bloomington Springs where trees and power lines were blown down. Scattered tree and power line damage contined to the southeast to near the Nashville Highway, including a tree falling and blocking Peach Orchard Road at Flatt Road, and a tree blown down onto a vehicle with the occupant trapped inside at County Farm Road and Gainesboro Grade. More significant and widespread damage occurred across the center of Cookeville, where the roof was blown off a business on Oak Avenue and the canopy was blown off another business on Whitney Street. Dozens of very large trees were also snapped and uprooted with several falling on homes and vehicles and the majority of roads in the city blocked. One tree fell through and destroyed much of a home on Briargate Way. Another tree fell onto a moving vehicle on East Spring Street crushing the car and narrowly missing the driver. Numerous power lines were also blown down with power poles snapped and power knocked out to up to 60 percent of the city of Cookeville and surrounding Putnam County. Farther to the east, numerous trees and power lines continued to be blown down on Mountain Top Lane on Buck Mountain with the roadway blocked, as well as in the Poplar Grove area and around City Lake. Wind speeds were estimated to range from 75 mph up to 95 mph. In June 2017, a Presidential Disaster Declaration was made for Putnam County due to the widespread wind damage.

Facebook and Twitter photos showed numerous trees were blown down in and around Smithville.

A NWS storm survey found a severe 17 mile long by 1 mile wide downburst caused major wind damage along the Putnam/Overton County border from southwest of Rickman southeastward to around Monterey. Damage was first reported on Cindy Lane in northern Putnam County where trees were blown down. Numerous more trees were snapped and uprooted along Ben Mason Road just north of the county line in Overton County. The roof was blown off a large warehouse at a flea market on Highway 111, and a nearby outbuilding lost many wood panels on the outside walls. Dozens of large trees were also snapped and uprooted along Spring Creek Road in Rickman, with several falling on homes and vehicles. Farther to the east, a barn lost much of its roof on Highway 84 near Lewis Lane, and numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 84 south of Boswell Road. Large trees were blown down and playground equipment destroyed in Whittaker Park in Monterey, and several more trees were blown down on Clinchfield Drive and Meadow Creek Road southeast of Monterey. Wind speeds were estimated up to 85 mph.

A NWS storm survey found a severe 17 mile long by 1 mile wide downburst caused major wind damage along the Putnam/Overton County border from southwest of Rickman southeastward to around Monterey. Damage was first reported on Cindy Lane in northern Putnam County where trees were blown down. Numerous more trees were snapped and uprooted along Ben Mason Road just north of the county line in Overton County. The roof was blown off a large warehouse at a flea market on Highway 111, and a nearby outbuilding lost many wood panels on the outside walls. Dozens of large trees were also snapped and uprooted along Spring Creek Road in Rickman, with several falling on homes and vehicles. Farther to the east, a barn lost much of its roof on Highway 84 near Lewis Lane, and numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 84 south of Boswell Road. Large trees were blown down and playground equipment destroyed in Whittaker Park in Monterey, and several more trees were blown down on Clinchfield Drive and Meadow Creek Road southeast of Monterey. Wind speeds were estimated up to 85 mph.

A Facebook report indicated 1 inch hail fell in Pleasant Hill.

Numerous trees were blown down across Overton County. The worst damage was in the Spring Creek Road area near the Putnam County line, where some homes and vehicles suffered minor damage due to fallen trees.

A NWS Storm Survey found severe straight line winds caused significant damage in southwest White County from northwest of Doyle to southeast of Doyle. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted with several roads blocked, including Highway 136 and Franks Ferry Road. Some trees fell on homes and vehicles, including one tree which crushed most of a house on Gooseneck Road in Doyle. Winds were estimated up to 80 mph.

Numerous trees and power lines down across Hickman County with several roadways blocked. One tree fell on a car in Pleasantville but no injuries.

A tSpotter Twitter report and photo showed a the roof was blown off a business on North Spring Street in Sparta.

A Facebook photo showed a funnel cloud in Fairfield Glade.

Trees were blown down in the northwest part of Lewis County.

A Facebook report indicated several trees and power lines were blown down at Camp Nakanawa near Mayland.

Trees were blown down blocking the roadway at 1466 Roberts Ridge Road.

Several power poles were blown down on Jim Garrett Road.

A NWS storm survey found the rear flank downdraft of a supercell thunderstorm caused severe wind damage in a 3 mile long by 1/2 mile wide swath across Lake Tansi. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down from Ona Road east-southeast across Cravens Drive, the Lake Tansi Golf Course, Seminole Loop, Cheyenne Drive, Pawnee Road, Pomo Circle, Piute Road, Natchez Trace, and Flathead Road. Up to 50 trees were reported snapped or uprooted on holed 6 through 9 at the Lake Tansi Golf Course alone. Many roads were blocked and some trees fell onto homes and vehicles. Wind speeds were estimated up to 85 mph. In June 2017, a Presidential Disaster Declaration was made for Cumberland County due to the widespread wind damage.

Front porch caved in and trees were down across the driveway of a home on Pomona Road near Highway 70.

Facebook photos showed a barn was destroyed and several trees were blown down on York Highway south of Grimsely.

A few homes received minor damage in northern Cumberland County.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across Fentress County.

A tSpotter Twitter report and photo indicated hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter fell near Cumberland Mountain State Park.

A Facebook report indicated trees and power lines were blown down across Timberland Road.

A Facebook report indicated a tree was blown down across Highway 70 East near Dayton Spur Road.

Trees were blown down on Hampshire Pike at Tindell Line.

Trees were blown down across multiple roads in Maury County. Some trees fell on power lines and caused fires.

A Facebook photo showed a tree fell onto a house on Hill Station Road.

A tSpotter Twitter indicated hail up to nickel size fell 3 miles north of Chapel Hill.

A tree was blown down on Shelbyville Highway just north of the Lincoln County Line.

A tree fell on a power line on First Street, power lines were blown down near Rotary Park, and a power line was blown down resulting in a fire starting in a tree on Admiral Circle in Lawrenceburg.