A thunderstorm in Lawrence County during the evening of August 19, 2025, was the cause of a person being struck by lightning near Ethridge.
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A thunderstorm in Lawrence County during the evening of August 19, 2025, was the cause of a person being struck by lightning near Ethridge.
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 Aug 19, 11:05 AM CST, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 1205 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1155 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 - Dangerous heat continues this afternoon with heat indices ranging from 105 to 110 degrees west of the Cumberland Plateau. Temperatures begin a decline on Wednesday. - Rain chances return across the far west and northwest this afternoon with low to medium rain chances continuing tonight through Wednesday afternoon. Thunderstorms may produce heavy rain, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. - Temperatures near-normal are forecast mid to late week, with even cooler weather favored into early next week. && .SHORT TERM... (Rest of today through Wednesday) Issued at 1033 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 High pressure continues its dominance over the area today, resulting in one more day of dangerous heat. Readings this morning are already nearing 90, and heat indices will be brutal west of the Plateau with feels-like temperatures generally ranging from 105 to 110. CAMs and ensemble guidance are in poor agreement regarding thunderstorm development this afternoon ahead of an approaching front with some suggesting scattered activity and others keeping the area completely dry. Do think that the environment is favorable enough to support at least isolated storms across the northwest this afternoon. Weak shear and poor mid-level lapse rates will keep the severe weather threat very low, but a brief strong storm could be capable of gusty winds and heavy downpours. The aforementioned front pushes south through the area late tonight and into early Wednesday. This front will keep a 20-40% chance for rain and thunderstorms across most of the area tonight. As the front continues to push south, northerly winds and drier air settle in behind it, focusing Wednesday afternoon's storms mainly along and south of I-40 and across the Plateau. Thanks to this cooler air, this heat wave will finally break with Wednesday's high temperatures reaching into the low-90s. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday Night through next Tuesday) Issued at 1033 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 Drier and cooler northerly flow continues Thursday and through the weekend. This helps keep high temperatures in the upper-80s to mid-90s each day. Most of the area should even remain dry with only 20-40% storm chances being maintained in the forecast, mainly across the far south and along the Plateau where enough moisture will still reside. And then the real pattern change everyone is waiting for finally arrives. A large upper-level trough tracks through the Great Lakes/southern Canada area, sending a stronger front south through the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys early next week. High temperatures will cool off into the low and mid-80s with morning lows in the 50s to low-60s. Even more, dewpoints will only be in the 50s as well giving us an early taste of fall! && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1155 AM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025 VFR will prevail through the rest of the day with light and variable winds. Isolated TSRA will form late this afternoon through tonight, but confidence is too low to include anywhere except for a prob30 at CKV. Late tonight, fog is expected at CSV and SRB with mainly MVFR vsbys. All sites will return to VFR by 14Z. Daytime Wednesday will bring scattered TSRA, mainly forming just after this taf period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 99 75 94 71 / 10 30 50 10 Clarksville 99 73 92 68 / 20 50 30 10 Crossville 90 69 86 66 / 10 10 70 20 Columbia 99 73 94 70 / 10 20 60 20 Cookeville 92 71 88 67 / 10 20 60 10 Jamestown 91 69 86 65 / 10 10 60 10 Lawrenceburg 96 72 93 69 / 10 20 60 20 Murfreesboro 99 73 94 70 / 10 20 60 10 Waverly 99 72 92 68 / 20 50 40 10 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for TNZ005>009-023>030- 056>062-075-093>095. && SHORT TERM...Clements LONG TERM....Clements AVIATION.....13
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
333 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
TNZ056>058-192100-
Hickman TN-Lewis TN-Perry TN-
333 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LEWIS...CENTRAL
PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM CDT...
At 333 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Hohenwald, moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Hohenwald, Linden, Lobelville, Flatwoods, and Pleasantville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3575 8760 3558 8753 3549 8773 3549 8780
3547 8783 3547 8784 3570 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 070DEG 10KT 3565 8766
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
27Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
537 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
TNZ024-025-057-192300-
Hickman TN-Dickson TN-Humphreys TN-
537 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN DICKSON...
SOUTHEASTERN HUMPHREYS AND NORTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTIES THROUGH 600
PM CDT...
At 536 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of McEwen, or 13 miles southwest of Dickson, moving
northeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Pinewood and Bucksnort.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 149 and 164.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3584 8759 3590 8776 3611 8757 3599 8746
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 214DEG 6KT 3598 8759
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
40/SizemoreSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
547 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
TNZ005-006-192315-
Stewart TN-Montgomery TN-
547 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND CENTRAL
STEWART COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT...
At 547 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Big Rock to near Clarksville. Movement was
east at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Dover, Clarksville, Big Rock, Land Between The Lakes, Indian Mound,
Palmyra, and Woodlawn.
This includes Interstate 24 between mile markers 9 and 11.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3661 8786 3654 8718 3640 8735 3644 8787
3657 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 262DEG 6KT 3654 8781 3651 8741
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
40/SizemoreThe Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A person was struck by lightning near Buffalo Road and Flatwoods Road near Ethridge. Fatalities were not reported, but extent of injuries was unknown.
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