Tennessee, 2024

Strong Wind in Tennessee, November 25, 2024

November 25, 2024 · NWS OHX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A cold front swept through Middle Tennessee late on November 25, 2024, bringing wind gusts of 30 to 45 mph across the area. While these gusts were non-severe, they did cause minor damage to mobile homes in Bethpage and caused a tree to fall in south Nashville.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 cold front swept through Middle Tennessee late on November 25, 2024, bringing wind gusts of 30 to 45 mph across the area. While these gusts were non-severe, they did cause minor damage to mobile homes in Bethpage and caused a tree to fall in south Nashville. An indirect fatality was attributed to the fallen tree in south Nashville after a reckless driver crashed into the tree.

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Event by event

2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Sumner

When
November 25, 8:27 PM CST
Where
Sumner forecast zone
Measured
39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
36.469, -86.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Minor damage was reported to two mobile homes on Mount Vernon Road in Bethpage due to strong winds associated with a cold front. Damages are a rough estimate.

Strong Wind, Davidson

When
November 25, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Davidson forecast zone
Measured
39 kt (45 mph) estimated gust
Deaths
0 direct, 1 indirect
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.171, -86.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds associated with a cold front downed a tree onto Briley Parkway near Currey Road in south Nashville. A woman, who was fleeing from authorities, drove around a police barricade and crashed into the fallen tree. The crash killed the driver.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Strong Wind, Davidson2024-11-2551FemaleVehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1218765, 1218766.