A line of thunderstorms tracked east through southern Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon of June 13, 2026. As these thunderstorms crossed the Tennessee River, they produced strong winds, downing a couple trees in the area.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
A line of thunderstorms tracked east through southern Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon of June 13, 2026. As these thunderstorms crossed the Tennessee River, they produced strong winds, downing a couple trees in the area. The thunderstorms weakened as they moved into a more unfavorable environment east of Interstate 65.
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 13, 11:53 AM CST, 5 hours 12 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 1253 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1248 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 - Unsettled weather over the weekend with multiple rounds of thunderstorms. Highest chances will be this evening into the overnight hours, and again Sunday late morning into the afternoon. - Low to medium chance for strong storms through the weekend, strong wind gusts will be the main concern along with heavy rain. - A break in the showers and storms will start the work week, but the active and wet pattern will return for the second half of the week with additional showers and thunderstorms. && .SHORT TERM... (Rest of today through Sunday) Issued at 1054 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 CAMs continue to struggle on timing of showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, but they all agree that a cluster of stronger thunderstorms will impact the mid state this evening into the overnight hours, and a lower chance Sunday afternoon. Largely zonal pattern aloft is keeping more widespread chances for storms at bay, but subtle shortwaves are what's driving the increased chances late this afternoon through Sunday. The first wave will race eastward from MO into the OH valley, and right now CAM consensus is mid evening arrival of a cluster of stronger storms with damaging winds and heavy rainfall as the main threats. Low confidence on how far east the storms will make it, but enough instability is in place to carry them at least past I-65, but all CAMs seem to want to weaken the storms as they approach the Plateau. There may be a lull in activity Sunday morning before daytime heating and the next shortwave can kick off additional showers and storms mid day through the afternoon Sunday. Damaging winds and heavy rainfall would remain the threats, and higher PWAT values will allow for flooding potential, especially in areas that see multiple rounds of rain. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday Night through next Saturday) Issued at 1054 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 A break in the showers and storms will start the work week as most models have showers and storms to our north and south with a broad trough overhead. But, shortwaves embedded within the upper flow will dig the trough further south, and allow for storms to return starting Wednesday afternoon. The active pattern will continue, with even low chances for more strong to severe storms Wednesday and Thursday. Still too early to call on timing or intensity but this active pattern will continue regardless. There could be another break in widespread showers and storms Friday and Saturday, with mainly just a diurnal threat for storms, but long term models continue to show high amounts of QPF, suggesting that the overall wet pattern will persist into the last week of June. Staying in this zonal/broad trough pattern with embedded shortwaves will keep showers and storms in the forecast. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1245 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 Cu is sct to bkn across Middle Tennessee currently but bases have lift to VFR thresholds regardless of coverage now. Winds remain light and SW. Sct convection is possible near CKV late afternoon. Evening and overnight convection will be the main issue for the TAF period. Confidence is low on exact timing and coverage, so PROB30s remain in place for each TAF site with a window of greatest confidence at this time. MVFR cigs are expected overnight into early/mid tomorrow morning. A cold front will move through the area tomorrow which will bring increasing SW winds that will veer to W to NW with time with higher gusts. Sct convection is forecast along and ahead of the front as well and this is only in the time frame of the 30-hr BNA TAF right now. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 73 87 63 81 / 60 70 20 0 Clarksville 72 83 59 78 / 80 70 0 0 Crossville 68 82 59 76 / 40 80 50 0 Columbia 72 87 62 80 / 50 70 20 0 Cookeville 70 83 60 77 / 60 80 40 0 Jamestown 67 83 58 77 / 50 90 40 0 Lawrenceburg 72 86 62 79 / 50 70 30 0 Murfreesboro 72 88 62 81 / 50 80 30 0 Waverly 71 84 60 79 / 70 60 10 0 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Barnwell LONG TERM....Barnwell AVIATION.....Sizemore
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:04 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree in DePriest Cemetery in Lobelville. Damages are a rough estimate.
Strong thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Railroad Bend Pike in Summertown which blocked the eastbound lane of the road. Damages are a rough estimate.
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