Tennessee, 2023

Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 25, 2023

June 25, 2023 · NWS OHX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A trough and its associated cold front swept across the Midwest late on June 25, 2023. Ahead of this system, a warm, moist airmass was in place across Middle Tennessee with an abundant amount of instability and wind shear.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$51,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.

A trough and its associated cold front swept across the Midwest late on June 25, 2023. Ahead of this system, a warm, moist airmass was in place across Middle Tennessee with an abundant amount of instability and wind shear. The first round of thunderstorms developed ahead of the cold front during the early afternoon, and strong, tall updrafts resulted in large hail with the biggest hail stones up to two inches. Another round of the severe thunderstorms was expected during the evening hours, but despite favorable severe weather parameters in place, the worst of the thunderstorms bypassed the area. A broken line of thunderstorms developed along the cold front with the northern portion of the line to the north of Middle Tennessee and the southern portion to the area. Because of this and the more eastward motion of the thunderstorms, they only clipped northern Middle Tennessee. What did move into the area produced severe winds with reports of trees down received across Clay and Overton counties.

What forecasters said that day

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 25, 11:40 AM CST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 11:40 AM CST, 7 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:47 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lawrence

When
June 25, 11:47 AM CST
Where
Lawrence County, 1.38 mi N of Lawrenceburg Arpt
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
35.250, -87.250

Estimated 1.75 inch hail was reported just east of Lawrenceburg.

Hail, Smith

When
June 25, 12:03 PM CST
Where
Smith County, 1.31 mi ESE of Cedar Pt
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
36.210, -85.930

Estimated 2 inch hail was reported just north of Gordonsville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 25, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County, Hermitage Spgs
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
36.580, -85.770

Severe thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines across Clay County with power outages also reported, especially in the Hermitage Springs area. Damages are a rough estimate.

Thunderstorm Wind, Overton

When
June 25, 11:49 PM CST
Where
Overton County, 1.68 mi NNE of Rays
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.242, -85.307

A twelve-inch diameter tree was downed due to severe thunderstorm winds near Highway 293 and Ernest Looper Road near Monterey. Damages are estimated for the tree.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1096610, 1096611, 1096612, 1096613.