A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours on April 13, 2022. Widespread damaging winds affected most counties of Middle Tennessee, with numerous trees and power lines blown down along with widely scattered structural damage.
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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.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening hours on April 13, 2022. Widespread damaging winds affected most counties of Middle Tennessee, with numerous trees and power lines blown down along with widely scattered structural damage. Winds were measured up to nearly 70 mph.
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 Apr 13, 1:17 PM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 217 PM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022 .DISCUSSION... Airmass currently capped across the mid state. All eyes however, are fixed on the mid MS valley area this afternoon as showers and thunderstorms acre marching across eastern AR at this time. Storm history indicates scattered severe wind reports and a few reports of 1 inch hail across western AR. The potentially severe tstms for our area are expected to reach the TN river around 6PM, Nashville 9PM, and the Plateau 11 PM to midnight. Phasing of instability, strong forcing, and shear still line up best for areas west of I-65. Some of the hail parameters have backed off a touch in terms of bullishness. However, some 1 inch hail cannot be ruled out. Otherwise, the primary threat looks like straight line wind damage potential. To the east of I-65, phasing, as well as the instability levels drop off markedly with time. Nevertheless, we have a moderate risk in our northwest, enhanced elsewhere west of I-65, and a slight for areas east of I-65. Look for all of the activity to exit the Plateau around 6 AM. Otherwise, the flash flood watch will continue for our northwestern counties through this evening. Rainfall amounts of an inch can be expected with some locally higher totals possible. FFG values are rather low across the northwest given the high amounts that fell yesterday. System is rather progressive and upstream trends do not support much parallel storm motion. As for the wind advisory, we will continue with the current status. Widespread subsidence is missing from the gust equation. However, with temps still on the upswing, I'd look for gusts to get a little higher as the main forcing boundary gets a little closer to us. Moving on, dry weather with low humidity values will move in on Thursday and continue into Friday before cloudiness returns by late in the day. Near term temps look somewhat seasonal for the most part. In the ext fcst, a cold front will drop southward and stall to our south. Moisture will then spread back across the area as a sfc low moves across the mid state on Sunday. A reinforcing surface high will then build in by Tuesday. So for the forecast, will include a chance of showers and perhaps a tstm or two for the weekend. This will depend largely on the track of that sfc low. Otherwise, rainfall amounts look to be on the lighter side for now. For the ext temps, looks like a cool pattern. Lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s. Perhaps some mid to upper 30s lows along the Plateau for Tuesday morning. && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. Strong southerly winds will be in place today ahead of a line of showers and thunderstorms expected this evening. Wind speeds of 10 to 15 knots and gusts to 30-35 knots will be possible this afternoon through the evening, becoming northwest after storms pass around 10 to 15 knots. Showers and thunderstorms should make it to KCKV by 01Z, KBNA/KMQY by 02/03Z, and KCSV by 04/05Z. Cigs will lower to MVFR and even IFR with thunderstorms, and vis could be as low as IFR/LIFR under the heaviest rainfall. Storms should move off to the east and leave light rain and MVFR cigs, eventually becoming VFR Thursday after sunrise. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 47 68 43 76 54 / 100 0 0 10 40 Clarksville 42 66 42 74 51 / 100 0 0 10 30 Crossville 48 64 40 71 51 / 100 20 0 10 30 Columbia 48 69 41 76 53 / 100 0 0 10 40 Lawrenceburg 49 69 42 77 54 / 100 0 0 10 40 Waverly 43 68 43 75 52 / 100 0 0 10 30 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Thursday for Bedford-Cheatham- Davidson-Dickson-Giles-Hickman-Houston-Humphreys-Lawrence-Lewis- Macon-Marshall-Maury-Montgomery-Perry-Robertson-Rutherford-Smith- Stewart-Sumner-Trousdale-Wayne-Williamson-Wilson. Flood Watch until 11 PM CDT this evening for Cheatham-Dickson- Houston-Humphreys-Montgomery-Robertson-Stewart. && DISCUSSION......21 AVIATION........Barnwell
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Nashville TN 226 AM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-140730- 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- 226 AM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Severe thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon through the early morning hours on Thursday. Damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, large hail and flash flooding are all possible. While all of Middle TN will have these threats, the main area of concern will be along and west of I-65. In addition, even outside of thunderstorms, it will be windy today. Sustained southerly winds of 15 to 25 mph are expected, with occasional gusts to 50 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. 27
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:57 UTC.
46 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down on Marion Street.
A large tree was blown down onto a house in Clarksville.
Trees and power lines were blown down in the St. Bethlehem area.
A shed was blown onto a house and trees were blown down.
A power pole was snapped along Highway 431 N at Jones Roe Rd.
The sheet metal roof of an adjacent building was blown onto the roof of the Rusty Fish Hook restaurant.
Trees were blown down along Highway 13 north of Waynesboro.
Numerous trees were blown down across Wayne County with many roads blocked.
Facebook photo showed the roof was partially blown off the Hickman County Highway Department building.
The roof was damaged and front porch destroyed on a home on Huddleston Road.
A home suffered significant roof damage and several large trees were blown down near Granddaddy Road at Lovers Lane.
Power lines were blown down along Buffalo Road.
A telephone pole was blown down into a tree on Granddaddy Road.
Sheet metal was pealed back on an outbuilding on Granddaddy Road.
Social media video showed several power poles getting snapped by high winds.
A wind gust of 62 mph was measured at WLX studios in Lawrenceburg.
More than 2,000 customers were without power due to snapped power poles and downed power lines. Several roads were also blocked due to downed trees across the road.
Wind speeds estimated at 60-70 mph caused some tree damaged near Theta.
Part of the roof was blown off and a sealed door blown open at Digital Worlds on Mallory Lane.
Social media reports indicate numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Brentwood.
Three power poles were snapped on Franklin Road near Otter Creek Church.
A 64 mph wind gust was measured at the Nashville International Airport ASOS.
A telephone pole was snapped and lines were blown down on Nolensville Road.
A few trees and tree limbs were blown down in Hermitage.
Facebook reports indicated several trees were blown down across Chapel Hill.
Trees and a fence were blown down on Cobblestone Way in Gladeville.
A 67 mph wind gust was measured at the Smyrna Airport AWOS.
Report from mPing: Trees uprooted or snapped; roof blown off.
Trees and power lines were blown down in Lebanon. Trained spotter measured a wind gust of 70 mph.
Six power poles were snapped on Southeast Tater Peeler Road between Trusty Lane and Maddox Simpson Parkway.
Report from MPing: 1-inch tree limbs broken; shingles blown off.
Trees and power lines were blown down in downtown Murfreesboro, including a tree that fell onto a house on East Vine Street.
Scattered trees were blown down across Bedford County.
Report from mPing: trees uprooted or snapped; roof blown off.
Trees were damaged near Halls Hill Road at Rutherford Blvd.
Trees were blown down across Smith County.
A Twitter tSpotter report indicated several trees and power lines were blown down around Riley Creek Road at Throneberry Road.
Social media reports indicated the Manchester Recreation Complex roof was partially blown off.
A wind gust of 58 mph was measured at the Warren County Airport AWOS.
Trees were blown down blocking roads in several areas across Putnam County.
Several trees and power lines were blown down across Overton County.
Trees were blown down on Old Smithville Highway.
A traffic light was blown down at Turntable Road at Spring Street.
Part of the roof of a chicken house was blown off in White City.
Trees were blown down in Crossville.
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