Scattered thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee on July 17, 2024. The main hazard with these thunderstorms were strong winds with several trees blown down across the area.
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Scattered thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee on July 17, 2024. The main hazard with these thunderstorms were strong winds with several trees blown down across the area.
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 17, 12:59 AM CST, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 159 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Thursday) Issued at 159 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 An unsettled weather pattern looks to become established across mid state region through Thursday. However, CAMs, North American, and global models differ on exact timing and areal coverage. Currently monitoring a complex of showers and thunderstorms across bisecting southern KY west to east. A few of the latest CAMs showing some potential of this area slipping into northern portions of mid state region as these early morning hours progress, with others keeping current convection to our north. Continued with previous forecast reasoning of isolated to scattered pops for locations approaching the TN/KY border region as these early morning hours progress. Looks like main convective activity that will provide showers and thunderstorm chances to our area will move in from the west as mid morning hours progress today in association with a west to east moving shortwave passage bringing numerous showers and thunderstorms to mid region by mid afternoon hours today. Model derived PW values showing brief heavy rainfall potential with thunderstorms, but also showing little atmospheric shear but can not totally rule out isolated strong winds and small hail with the stronger thunderstorms, but as of this time, not expecting any organized severe weather concerns. One benefit of increased cloudiness and rainfall potential will be on average slightly cooler afternoon high temperatures with highs ranging generally upper 80s to lower 90s. A surface cold front will approach mid state region early this evening from our northwest and push southeastward through our area during evening hours tonight. Expecting shower and thunderstorm chances to continue through tonight as yet another upper level shortwave moves west to east across our area. Surface frontal passage will at least result in lows around seasonal normal values tonight, ranging upper 60s to lower 70s, mid 60s Cumberland Plateau Region. Surface high pressure influences will build across northern Ohio River Valley Region as day progresses on Thursday with above mentioned surface front pushing into deep south. however, enough post frontal moisture should linger across our area with more of a zonal flow pattern developing aloft to support some subtle upper level disturbance passages with best chances of showers and thunderstorms across southern and eastern areas. If nothing else, those high pressure influences to our north will try to usher in some slightly cooler air to mid state region with highs on Thursday only spanning the 80s. Total rainfall amounts through Thursday will generally range from around 0.50 inch to approaching 1.5 inches Cumberland Plateau Region. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday Night through next Wednesday) Issued at 159 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 A break from the above mentioned unsettled weather pattern across our area will occur Thursday night through Friday morning with dry conditions prevailing as lows on Thursday night take a seasonably cool plunge into the low to mid 60s, with even some upper 50s across higher elevations of Upper Cumberland Region. However, these dry conditions will be short lived especially for southern and eastern portions of mid state region as a southwesterly aloft flow pattern gets "cranking up." Dry conditions might continue to prevail across central and western portions of our area through potentially Saturday afternoon. However, as moisture continues to work in from the south as deep south cold front reverses course and moves northward back into our area as Saturday and meanders across our area at least through Sunday night before pushing northward as first part of next week progresses, and due to strong upper level ridging developing off southeastern U.S. Atlantic coastline, copious atmospheric moisture will stream across our area through first half of next work week with generally scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms once again possible as high temperatures generally remain in the 80s with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1232 AM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024 A slow-moving surface boundary currently situated just to the north of Middle Tennessee will gradually make its way southward during the next several hours, and we can expect widespread convective development during the day Wednesday across the mid state. The best chance for storms overall will be during the afternoon. Look for the activity to taper off somewhat during the evening as winds shift around to the W/NW with the passage of the boundary. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 92 72 87 65 / 80 60 40 0 Clarksville 86 68 84 61 / 80 60 20 0 Crossville 88 65 80 58 / 90 60 60 10 Columbia 92 70 87 63 / 80 60 50 0 Cookeville 87 68 80 61 / 90 60 40 0 Jamestown 86 66 80 59 / 90 70 40 0 Lawrenceburg 92 70 85 62 / 80 60 50 10 Murfreesboro 93 70 86 63 / 90 60 50 0 Waverly 87 68 84 61 / 80 60 30 0 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...JB Wright LONG TERM....JB Wright AVIATION.....Rose
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:50 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees and a 40-foot TV tower were blown down at Dale Hollow Lake. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees north of Five Points, including one that blocked Richardson Road. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Leoma near Rabbit Trail Road at Old Florence Pulaski Road. Damages are a rough estimate.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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