A squall line developed to the northwest of Tennessee early on July 18, 2023, and quickly traveled southeast through the early afternoon and evening hours. Damaging winds were the primary threat with this squall line with wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph common.
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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 squall line developed to the northwest of Tennessee early on July 18, 2023, and quickly traveled southeast through the early afternoon and evening hours. Damaging winds were the primary threat with this squall line with wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph common. Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were received before the squall line finally weakened as made its way into eastern Middle Tennessee.
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 Jul 18, 12:54 PM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:21 UTC.
30 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree onto a vehicle along Donelson Parkway near Dover. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds were estimated to be about 60 mph in Dover. Numerous reports of downed trees were received across Stewart County, and these severe thunderstorms were also responsible for causing power outages across the country. At its peak, an estimated 20 percent of the county was without power.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees along Wyatt Hollow Road north of Dover. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees along Bumpus Mills Road near Bumpus Mills. Damages are a rough estimate.
The emergency manager reported that severe thunderstorm winds were responsible for downing several trees across Houston County. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed several trees across Clarksville. An estimated 5,700 customers were without power. Damages are a rough estimate.
A #tspotter reported a small tree snapped in Joelton. Damages are a rough estimate.
A #tspotter reported a tree down on a house in Bellevue near James Lawson High School. Damages are a rough estimate.
A #tspotter reported trees and power lines down in Madison. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees onto power lines along Davidson Road in Belle Meade. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree in the backyard of a home in East Nashville. Damages are a rough estimate.
A #tspotter reported large trees were downed due to severe thunderstorm winds along New Shackle Road in Hendersonville. Damages are a rough estimate.
A Facebook user reported two trees snapped at a home in Centerville. Damages are a rough estimate.
A Facebook user reported several trees were downed across Lewis County due to severe thunderstorm winds. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree at Saundersville Road and North Greenhill Road in Green Hill. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and power poles at Sunset Circle and Sunset Drive in Mount Juliet. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and caused power outages in the Maryland Farms shopping center in Forest Hills. Damages are a rough estimate.
Nickel size hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm near Highway 100 and Old Hickory Boulevard in Belle Meade.
A #tspotter reported a tree blown down in Thompsons Station due to severe thunderstorm winds. Damages are a rough estimate.
A Facebook user reported a small tree down in Waynesboro due to severe thunderstorm winds. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree near University Drive and Auburn Lane in Columbia. Damages are a rough estimate.
The emergency manager reported that numerous trees were downed across Maury County due to severe thunderstorm winds. Damages are a rough estimate.
A Twitter user reported a tree down along Holly Tree Gap Road in Brentwood which was blocking a portion of the roadway. Damages are a rough estimate.
A Facebook user reported a large tree was snapped in Collinswood. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree at Buffalo Road and Brink Street in Lawrenceburg. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree at First Avenue and Pulaski Street in Lawrenceburg. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree along North Mahr Avenue in Lawrenceburg. Damages are a rough estimate.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree onto a vehicle along Caperton Avenue in Lawrenceburg. The driver who was in the vehicle at the time was able to exit unharmed. Damages are a rough estimate.
A Facebook user reported a tree down, blocking Villa Way in Chapel Hill. Damages are a rough estimate.
A Facebook user reported numerous trees down across Giles County with a shed overturned in Pulaski. Damages are a rough estimate.
A #tspotter reported a tree down along Henslee Road in Wheel. Damages are a rough estimate.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, July 2023
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: 1101552, 1101553, 1101567, 1101574, 1101577, 1101591, 1101605, 1101610, 1101612, 1101614, 1101618, 1101621, 1101593, 1101594, 1101627, 1101628, 1101630, 1101631, 1101596, 1101646, 1101599, 1101600, 1101633, 1101648, 1101649, 1101652, 1101653, 1101655, 1101661, 1101656, 1101663.