A severe MCS moved southeastward across Middle Tennessee during the morning and early afternoon hours on June 17, producing widespread damaging winds and several reports of large hail. This was the second largest severe weather event of the 2022 spring season.
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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 severe MCS moved southeastward across Middle Tennessee during the morning and early afternoon hours on June 17, producing widespread damaging winds and several reports of large hail. This was the second largest severe weather event of the 2022 spring season. Some measured wind gusts included 63 mph at Clarksville Outlaw Field, 53 mph at Springfield Airport, 48 mph at Nashville Int'l Airport, 52 mph at Smyrna Airport, and 61 mph at Murfreesboro Airport.
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 17, 5:15 AM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 615 AM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Sunday) Issued at 211 AM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022 Cold front extends from WI southwest through southern IO this morning. This boundary will be on approach and will push through the area by late afternoon or early evening. Scattered convection is expected from late morning through mid afternoon. Not much in the way of coverage but storms might reach strong to perhaps severe limits with damaging winds being the primary threat. Forcing and wind energy parameters look weak while instabilities and organization are respectable. Hrrr leans toward areas east of I-65 as more prone to the stronger activity. Otherwise, we are looking at lowering heights through 00Z with 850 mb temps down just a bit and some added cloudiness. So, for highs today we are looking at 93F to 96F west of the Plateau. This coupled with 70F-73F dewpoints yields HI values just below 105F. Therefore, have opted to not include a heat advisory for today. Moving on, its looking less humid and not as hot for Saturday and Sunday. Highs will drop down to near 90 with dewpoints in the upper 40s and 50s. Much nicer...but with no pops for Sunday....almost seems unfair. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday Night through next Friday) Issued at 211 AM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022 In the extended forecast, the very nice weekend weather will not last. The heat miser is on the way. He'll arrive on Monday and throw a big upper ridge over us once again. This time, the positioning of the upper high will be to the west of the mid state. Low level wind components look more land-locked, so this will be a drier heat. That said, the Euro is continuing to advertise hideous 850 mb temps in the mid 20's C. GFS is not quite as warm but since I'm leaning toward the NBM, model consistency, and ISC advice, looks like 101F for the music city Tuesday and Wednesday. Dewpoints will only be in the 50s and lower 60s so yes, its gonna feel a little like Vega$ or west Texas next week. So look on the bright side, you'll get to compare the 2 kinds of heat. Which do you prefer...or not? && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 614 AM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022 Focus for this TAF cycle is the arrival of a weak frontal system late this morning. Sct TS are possible, but only confident enough to prevail at CKV. Brief MVFR possible with any storms. Winds will be light, then pick up from the southwest and shift to the northwest with fropa early in the afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 96 72 89 61 / 30 10 0 0 Clarksville 93 68 87 57 / 40 10 0 0 Crossville 88 64 79 54 / 40 20 0 0 Columbia 96 71 90 60 / 30 20 0 0 Cookeville 91 67 81 56 / 40 20 0 0 Jamestown 88 63 79 54 / 40 10 0 0 Lawrenceburg 95 71 89 59 / 30 20 0 0 Murfreesboro 97 72 90 59 / 30 20 0 0 Waverly 93 69 88 58 / 30 10 0 0 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...21 LONG TERM....21 AVIATION.....Unger
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Nashville TN 318 AM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-180830- 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- 318 AM CDT Fri Jun 17 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A cold front will move through the area this afternoon. Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms will be possible. Straight line wind damage will be the primary threat. The timeframe for storms will be late morning and into the afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. A returning heatwave will be possible across the mid state by mid week with high temperatures reaching near 100F. Humidity levels, however, will be low enough to probably keep heat index values below the advisory threshold. Nevertheless, it will be quite hot. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 21
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:25 UTC.
32 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Clarksville Outlaw Field ASOS measured a wind gust of 54 knots (63 mph).
Twitter tSpotter reports indicate several trees were blown down with numerous power outages in Clarksville.
A storm chaser reported 60 mph winds with trees blown down in Springfield.
Widespread trees and power lines were blown down across Robertson County.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Dickson County with widespread power outages, mostly in the northwest part of the county.
A tree was blown down on Clarksville Pike at New Hope Road.
A 50 foot tall tree was snapped in Joelton.
A tree was blown down in Greenbrier.
A Twitter tSpotter photo showed a tree, power line, and power pole were blown down that blocked Queen Avenue.
A tree was blown down in Portland.
A tree fell onto the porch of a house in the 600 block of Lucas Road, pinning a women underneath and causing her serious injuries. She was hospitalized for several days.
A tree was blown down in Donelson between Two Rivers Parkway and Lebanon Pike.
A Twitter tSpotter photo showed quarter size hail fell in Inglewood.
Several trees were blown down that blocked roads, knocked down power lines, and caused power outages in the Fairview, Leipers Fork and Grassland areas of northwest Williamson County.
Penny size hail fell in Bellevue.
A tree was blown down in Bellevue.
A tree was blown down on 21st Avenue between Linden Avenue and Sunset Place.
Trees were blown down in the parking lot of Summit Hospital in Hermitage.
Numerous tree branches and some trees were blown down in the Belle Meade and Oak Hill areas.
A Twitter tSpotter report and photo showed a large tree snapped in Crieve Hall.
Several trees were blown down in Brentwood.
Report from mPing: trees uprooted or snapped.
Tree limbs were blown down and minor roof damage occurred to a home on Gilbert Drive.
A report from mPing indicated 3 inch tree limbs were broken and power poles were broken 1 mile north-northeast of Brentwood.
A tree was blown down that blocked Nolensville Road at Williams Road.
Report from mPing: ping pong ball (1.50 inches) 3 miles ENE of Rural Hill.
Multiple social media reports indicated quarter to golf ball size hail fell in Mount Juliet near Pine Creek Golf Course.
A Twitter tSpotter report and photo showed 3 power poles blown down at Forest Lane at Hampton Drive.
A mPing report indicated baseball size hail fell 5 miles east of Rural Hill.
A NWS employee reported hail fell ranging from ping pong up to tea cup size hail in Gladeville. Average hail stone was lime to tennis ball size.
A power line was blown down in Spring Hill.
A tree was blown down into the roadway on Main Street near Maury Hill Street.
Three large trees were blown down.
The Murfreesboro Airport AWOS measured a wind gust of 53 knots (61 mph).
A tree fell onto and damaged a house on New Salem Highway.
Trees were blown down with power outages across Cannon County.
A tree was snapped on Buzzard Roost Road.
A report from mPing indicated 1 inch tree limbs were blown down and shingles blown off homes 5 miles north of Manchester.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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