Several summertime thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee on June 4, 2023. With an abundant amount of instability, many of these thunderstorms grew to be strong to severe.
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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.
Several summertime thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee on June 4, 2023. With an abundant amount of instability, many of these thunderstorms grew to be strong to severe. However, with an overall lack of wind shear, they were not able to sustain themselves for very long. Still, several reports of hail and damaging winds were received during the afternoon hours.
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 4, 5:27 AM CST, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 627 AM CDT Sun Jun 4 2023 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Monday) Issued at 334 AM CDT Sun Jun 4 2023 Good overall agreement between current CAMs, NAM, and global model solutions when it comes to overall weather pattern evolution through entire forecast period. 04/00Z GFS continues to be the overall wetter global model run as compared to the 04/00Z ECMWF, especially in the long term period. As for the short term, mid state region should remain dry through morning hours today. An approaching upper level disturbance and surface troughing influences moving in from the east this afternoon will result in isolated to scattered showers developing becoming numerous across southern portions of Cumberland Plateau Region. As mentioned by Day One SPC convective outlook and initially highlighted in last evening AFD update, there is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms across almost all of mid state region, except far western and northwestern portions, for this afternoon into mid evening hours tonight. As mentioned within text of latest Day One Convective Outlook, a weak lob of mid-level cyclonic vorticity is expected to advance southwestward across our area today in a general quasi-unidirectional east-northeast flow aloft that could potentially support growth of a semi-organized convective cluster or two. CAMs showing best chance of development across southern Cumberland Plateau Region early this afternoon with convection spreading northwestward as late afternoon into early evening hours progress. Thus some strong thunderstorms and potentially a few severe thunderstorms could develop this afternoon. Model derived CAMs soundings showing CAPE values approaching 2,000 J/KG, steep low to mid level lapse rates, and some potential for marginal hail with the strongest storms. Also, because mean upper level flow is rather weak, some potential for localized heavy rainfall if the stronger showers and thunderstorms persist over locations for a while, although model sounding derived PW values are not the greatest. Best time period for strong to severe thunderstorm development looks to be in the 2 pm until 10 pm range. Thus mentioned potential of isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms through at least mid evening hours tonight. Rest of tonight through morning hours on Monday should remain dry. Isolated to scattered shower and thunderstorm chances should return to mid state region on Monday afternoon per diurnal heating influences kicking in, some low level moisture pooling, east north easterly upper level flow aloft providing another weak upper level disturbance passage, etc. Total rainfall amounts today through Monday though are expected to generally range only around or less than 0.75 inch. As for temperatures, highs today will be similar to those experienced yesterday, mainly upper 80s to lower 90s, mid 80s Cumberland Plateau Region. Lows tonight will be mild spanning the 60s, with highs on Monday a virtual repeat of those values expected to be experienced today. && .LONG TERM... (Monday Night through next Saturday) Issued at 334 AM CDT Sun Jun 4 2023 Will keep Monday night dry across mid state region with any shower and/or thunderstorm chances limited to southern portions of our area on Tuesday as a strong cold front moves through northern and central portions of our area. Look for that surface front to meander across at least southern portions of our area on Wednesday before finally pushing into deep south as Thursday progresses. Low level moisture will be present across our area as mid state will be on periphery of broad upper level low pressure center influences just off northeastern New England Coastline and upper level high pressure influences across much of central and western contiguous U.S. and Canada. A week upper level shortwave passage is not out of the question in this upper level northwesterly flow regime across our area also. With best diurnal heating influences kicking in during afternoon hours on Wednesday, will mention isolated showers and thunderstorms most areas, with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible across eastern Highland Rim Locations and Upper Cumberland Region. 04/00Z GFS solution hanging back a good amount of moisture across our area Wednesday night into Thursday also a positive tilted upper level trough develops from above mentioned North Atlantic upper low down into mid state region. Will keep a mention of isolated showers Wednesday night into Thursday morning with some isolated thunderstorms Cumberland Plateau Region and for locations mainly south of I-40 Corridor Thursday afternoon. Expecting dry and low level humidity values leading to quite pleasant early summer time weather Thursday night through Friday across our area as 1012 mb broad high pressure influences build across most of eastern contiguous U.S. These high pressure influences will shift eastward as Friday night into Saturday progress with shower and thunderstorm chances returning to our area by Saturday afternoon hours. As for temperatures, lows Monday night will be around seasonal normal values with highs on Tuesday another general repeat of high temperature values experienced over last two days. Temperatures should cool into second half of work week with lows Wednesday night upper 50s to lower 60s, mid 50s Cumberland Plateau Region. Highs Thursday and Friday will be in low to mid 80s, upper 70s to around 80 Cumberland Plateau Region. With above mentioned high pressure influences shifting eastward, seasonally warm temperatures will return to mid state region Friday night into Saturday. Total rainfall amounts are expected to continue to be on the light side though. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 621 AM CDT Sun Jun 4 2023 VFR conditions continue through the morning. VCTS are possible at all terminals from 20Z through the rest of the period due to an incoming front from the east. Greater storm coverage exists across the Plateau with tempos in for CSV and SRB to reflect best windows of time for frontal passage. Winds will be ENE through the afternoon before turning light and variable overnight. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 92 67 91 65 / 40 40 30 10 Clarksville 92 66 91 62 / 20 20 20 0 Crossville 84 60 82 58 / 60 30 30 10 Columbia 91 64 90 64 / 30 30 30 10 Cookeville 87 63 85 60 / 30 30 30 10 Jamestown 85 61 84 57 / 30 30 30 10 Lawrenceburg 90 64 88 64 / 30 30 30 10 Murfreesboro 92 64 90 62 / 30 30 30 10 Waverly 91 64 90 61 / 20 30 20 10 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...JB Wright LONG TERM....JB Wright AVIATION.....Baggett
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1215 PM CDT Sun Jun 4 2023
TNZ024-025-057-041745-
Hickman TN-Dickson TN-Humphreys TN-
1215 PM CDT Sun Jun 4 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Dickson, east central Humphreys and north central Hickman Counties
through 1245 PM CDT...
At 1215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Dickson. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Centerville, Nunnelly and Pinewood.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 157 and 169.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3610 8744 3595 8734 3581 8749 3604 8768
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 056DEG 1KT 3599 8748
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ShamburgerThe Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:32 UTC.
6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Photos received via social media showed pea to nickel size hail around the area of Exit 163 along Interstate 40 southwest of Dickson.
Reports received via social media showed hail up to the size of nickels in the Tollgate Subdivision of Thompsons Station.
Social media photos and videos showed a microburst blow down a few small trees in the Crossing Shopping Center near Spring Hill. Damages are estimated for the trees.
A Twitter photo showed a tree blown down onto a home's driveway in Bellevue during a severe thunderstorm. Damages are estimated for the tree.
Numerous social media reports received showed large amounts of pea to nickel size hail in Bellevue.
A Twitter report showed nickel size along Interstate 40 near Nashville International Airport.
A Twitter photo from Tennessee Valley Weather showed estimated quarter to half dollar size hail in the Westside Community west of Pulaski.
Facebook photos and reports showed several trees downed in the Tinnell Valley Subdivision just northeast of Rural Hill. Damages are estimated for the trees.
A Twitter photo showed nickel size hail northeast of Rural Hill.
Several trees were blown down along Stewarts Ferry Pike in Rural Hill. One of these trees fell on a car and blocked the road. No injuries were reported. Damages are estimated for the trees and the car.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1093182, 1093183, 1093187, 1093181, 1093180, 1093184, 1093185, 1093188, 1093186, 1093189.