Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours on June 16. A few reports of wind damage and large hail were received in the Nashville metro area.
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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.
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours on June 16. A few reports of wind damage and large hail were received in the Nashville metro area.
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 Jun 16, 12:34 PM CST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 134 PM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 .DISCUSSION... Temperatures have warmed as expected this afternoon although dew points are slightly lower than 24 hours ago. We do still expect isolated cells to develop later this afternoon, but the 88D remains echo-free thus far across Middle Tennessee. The morning sounding from OHX does show a very unstable air mass in place, and this isn't going to change anytime soon. Surface high pressure will remain situated to our east even as the upper ridge more or less sits over Middle Tennessee, and this pattern is going to hold at least until the middle of next week. As weak return flow advects steadily more moisture into Middle Tennessee, POP's will increase to scattered beginning tomorrow and Monday, and with very little air mass change expected at least until next weekend, scattered thunderstorms during peak-heating hours are possible every day. High temperatures will level off after today as we experience increased daytime cloud cover, but still warm and humid. The Euro wants to bring a cold front through Middle Tennessee next Saturday, but the GFS isn't buying into it just yet. Given how difficult it is to get a clean fropa this time of year, we won't be holding our breath. Fortunately, the SPC's convective outlooks contain nothing more than general thunderstorms for the mid state, so as heat indices back off after today, the upcoming 7-day forecast seems rather benign. && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. Mostly VFR conditions this afternoon and evening with a few cumulus around. Have included VCTS throughout the afternoon in Nashville and Clarksville as isolated strong storms may develop mainly along and west of I-65. By 02z any storms should diminish leaving clear skies and calm winds. Light fog will be possible early Sunday morning at most TAF sites. Scattered showers may develop before 18z Sunday, but have left mention of that out of the TAFs for now due to low chances. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 73 92 73 91 73 / 10 40 20 40 20 Clarksville 71 91 72 90 72 / 10 30 20 30 10 Crossville 67 85 67 84 68 / 10 40 20 40 20 Columbia 71 90 70 89 71 / 20 50 20 40 20 Lawrenceburg 70 89 70 89 70 / 20 50 20 40 20 Waverly 72 90 72 89 71 / 10 40 20 30 10 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && DISCUSSION......08 AVIATION........11
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Nashville TN 1030 AM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-171530- 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- 1030 AM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Heat index values will peak in the 98-103 degree range this afternoon across much of Middle Tennessee west of the Cumberland Plateau. Use caution if outdoors for long periods of time, as this combination of heat and humidity can cause heat stroke and heat exhaustion quickly. There is the potential for a few isolated strong to possibly severe storms this afternoon. The strongest storms could contain up to 1 inch hail and damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
323 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2018
TNZ079-162100-
Grundy TN-
323 PM CDT SAT JUN 16 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GRUNDY COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM CDT...
At 323 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tracy City, or 13 miles northwest of Jasper, moving southwest at 10
mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Tracy City, Monteagle, Coalmont and Fiery Gizzard State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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LAT...LON 3524 8582 3524 8585 3525 8585 3536 8569
3531 8565 3529 8569 3529 8571 3528 8571
3524 8569 3522 8574 3522 8578
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 028DEG 7KT 3524 8572
WhiteheadThe Nashville radar (KOHX), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:10 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree limbs were blown down by estimated 40 mph wind gusts and pea size hail fell in the Providence area of Mount Juliet.
A large tree was blown down that blocked the westbound lanes of Belinda Parkway.
A Twitter tSpotter report indicated several trees were blown down that blocked Woodmont Boulevard between Estes Road and Hillsboro Pike.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 2018
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: 768996, 768997, 768999, 769000.