Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed throughout Middle Tennessee during the afternoon hours on May 25. A few reports of wind damage were received.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed throughout Middle Tennessee during the afternoon hours on May 25. A few reports of wind damage were received.
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 May 25, 11:33 AM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 1233 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020 .UPDATE... FOR NOONTIME DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... Updated suite of forecast products to remove morning wording. Changed over to convective terms describing pops to provide additional clarity for shower and thunderstorm development across mid state region through afternoon hours. Showers and thunderstorms already occuring across Upper Cumberland Region and a few locations to its south and west. Current temperature trends generally still in line with forecasted highs. Tweaked hourly temperature, dewpoint, and wind speed/direction grids. Remainder of forecast continues to be on track. && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. VFR. Scattered TSRA already develop across Middle Tennessee with VCTS expected at all airports this afternoon. Not enough confidence in coverage to add a tempo group for TSRA at any terminals, however. South to southeast winds 5-11 knots will continue through the TAF period. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && DISCUSSION......JB Wright AVIATION........Shamburger
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Nashville TN 549 AM CDT Mon May 25 2020 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-261030- 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- 549 AM CDT Mon May 25 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
927 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW DONELSON 36.20N 86.68W
05/24/2020 DAVIDSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TWITTER PHOTOS SHOWED A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WERE
BLOWN DOWN IN THE CABIN HILL ROAD AREA OF DONELSON
&&
EVENT NUMBER OHX2000422
SHAMBURGERSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1203 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
TNZ010-011-033-251730-
Overton TN-Pickett TN-Clay TN-
1203 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN OVERTON...
NORTHWESTERN PICKETT AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM
CDT...
At 1203 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Byrdstown, moving north at 20 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Byrdstown and Wolf River Dock.
LAT...LON 3662 8508 3646 8510 3646 8532 3662 8535
3663 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 1703Z 179DEG 17KT 3654 8522
ShamburgerSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1224 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
TNZ010-011-033-251800-
Overton TN-Pickett TN-Clay TN-
1224 PM CDT Mon May 25 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN OVERTON...WESTERN
PICKETT AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CDT...
At 1224 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Livingston, moving north at 10 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Livingston, Byrdstown, Wolf River Dock and Dale Hollow Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If on or near Dale Hollow Lake, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 3662 8508 3641 8512 3630 8512 3631 8539
3662 8543 3663 8524
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 179DEG 8KT 3634 8529
ShamburgerThe Nashville radar (KOHX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:46 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were blown down on Joppa Road.
A large branch was blown off a tree near Central Pike at Tulip Grove Road.
A tree branch was blown down onto a power line on Loretta Drive.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, May 2020
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: 896575, 896576, 896577.