Overview
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Just one day after a derecho brought widespread wind damage to Middle Tennessee, another complex of severe thunderstorms called a MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) developed across western Tennessee in the afternoon hours on May 4 then moved across southern Middle Tennessee during the evening hours. These storms once again produced widespread straight-line wind damage across Perry, Lewis, Wayne, Lawrence, and Giles Counties, and also dropped very large hail up to lime size in parts of Wayne County. Behind these storms, an uncommon feature called a "wake low" formed on the back edge of the rain across the Nashville metro area and surrounding counties, producing strong southeast winds of 40 to 60 mph for a few hours late in the evening. These winds, although well north of the severe thunderstorms along the Alabama border, nevertheless caused additional widespread wind damage from Lewis County northeastward to Wilson County. |
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Photos
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| 2" Hail in Lutts, TN (via Tennessee River Valley News on Facebook) |
Hwy 13 in Linden, TN (via 101.3 WOPC on Facebook) |
Hassell Street in Waynesboro, TN (via Wayne County News) |
Nashville, TN (via @KatyMorganwx on Twitter) |
Radar
| OHX radar loop on May 4, 2020 |
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| OHX radar image at 934 PM CDT on May 4, 2020 showing the severe storms in southern Middle Tennessee and the wake low winds over Mount Juliet |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1016 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0708 PM HAIL 1 NW LINDEN 35.62N 87.86W
05/04/2020 E1.00 INCH PERRY TN SOCIAL MEDIA
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE FELL ON AIRPORT RIDGE ROAD
0740 PM HAIL LINDEN 35.61N 87.84W
05/04/2020 E1.00 INCH PERRY TN SOCIAL MEDIA
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR LINDEN
0757 PM HAIL 3 NNE CLIFTON 35.42N 87.98W
05/04/2020 E2.00 INCH WAYNE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL REPORTED IN BEECH CREEK AREA
0805 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 NNE CLIFTON 35.48N 87.94W
05/04/2020 PERRY TN SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON WHITEOAK CREEK
ROAD
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG WAYNESBORO 35.32N 87.76W
05/04/2020 WAYNE TN SOCIAL MEDIA
LARGE TREE UPROOTED ON HASSELL STREET NEAR THE TOWN
SQUARE
0820 PM HAIL LUTTS 35.15N 87.94W
05/04/2020 E2.00 INCH WAYNE TN SOCIAL MEDIA
FACEBOOK PHOTO SHOWED 2 INCH HAIL FELL NEAR LUTTS
0821 PM HAIL LUTTS 35.15N 87.94W
05/04/2020 E1.75 INCH WAYNE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN LUTTS
0829 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 E WAYNESBORO 35.32N 87.58W
05/04/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN DOWN ON POWER LINE AT PREBBLE HILL ROAD NEAR
HIGHWAY 64
0834 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW SUMMERTOWN 35.42N 87.33W
05/04/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS BUFFALO ROAD NEAR HWY 240. MANY TREES
DOWN ACROSS NORTH AND NORTHWEST LAWRENCE COUNTY.
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW SUMMERTOWN 35.42N 87.33W
05/04/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS HWY 240 NEAR LOCKER ROAD IN SUMMERTOWN
0836 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WSW SUMMERTOWN 35.39N 87.39W
05/04/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 240 BLOCKED BY A FALLEN TREE IN HENRYVILLE
0836 PM TSTM WND DMG SUMMERTOWN 35.43N 87.31W
05/04/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN BLOCKING RAILROAD BED ROAD IN SUMMERTOWN
0836 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW SUMMERTOWN 35.45N 87.33W
05/04/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN BLOCKING PART OF HIGHWAY 20
0841 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NE LAWRENCEBURG 35.27N 87.31W
05/04/2020 E60 MPH LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
55 TO 60 MPH WINDS REPORTED ON MATTOXTOWN ROAD IN NORTH
LAWRENCEBURG
0842 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S LAWRENCEBURG 35.23N 87.34W
05/04/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN AT VIRGINIA DRIVE AND HIGHWAY 43
0843 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.32W
05/04/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS SPRINGER ROAD. PEA SIZE HAIL IN WEST
LAWRENCEBURG.
0843 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S LAWRENCEBURG 35.22N 87.34W
05/04/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON CAR WITH PERSON TRAPPED AT 1290 CROWDER
ROAD
0843 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.28W
05/04/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOCKING ROAD AT WEEKLY CREEK ROAD AND MILLER
ROAD EAST OF LAWRENCEBURG
0857 PM TSTM WND DMG PULASKI 35.20N 87.03W
05/04/2020 GILES TN SOCIAL MEDIA
SEVERAL POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN IN PULASKI
0905 PM TSTM WND DMG MINOR HILL 35.04N 87.17W
05/04/2020 GILES TN SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS GILES
COUNTY WITH SOME ROADS BLOCKED
0915 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HOHENWALD 35.55N 87.56W
05/04/2020 LEWIS TN PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND HOHENWALD FROM
WAKE LOW WINDS
0935 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG FAIRVIEW 35.98N 87.12W
05/04/2020 WILLIAMSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
WAKE LOW WINDS BLEW DOWN NUMEROUS TREES IN FAIRVIEW
0938 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GOODLETTSVILLE 36.32N 86.71W
05/04/2020 DAVIDSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN
0945 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NW GREEN HILL 36.24N 86.58W
05/04/2020 WILSON TN NWS EMPLOYEE
SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN AN EAST TO WEST
DIRECTION ON SAUNDERSVILLE ROAD NEAR THE NWS OFFICE
0949 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HENDERSONVILLE 36.29N 86.60W
05/04/2020 SUMNER TN BROADCAST MEDIA
POWER OUTAGES IN INDIAN LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD
0950 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.78W
05/04/2020 DAVIDSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS NASHVILLE
FROM WAKE LOW WINDS
0950 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.78W
05/04/2020 DAVIDSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN BELMONT WAVERLY NEIGHBORHOOD
1000 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MOUNT JULIET 36.21N 86.52W
05/04/2020 WILSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN
1002 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 S FRANKLIN 35.91N 86.84W
05/04/2020 WILLIAMSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TRANSFORMERS BLOWN IN FRANKLIN OFF OF SUNSET AVE.
1006 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 E NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.75W
05/04/2020 DAVIDSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TREE LIMB THROUGH A ROOF IN EAST NASHVILLE
1007 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NOLENSVILLE 35.95N 86.65W
05/04/2020 WILLIAMSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN
1008 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BRENTWOOD 36.00N 86.79W
05/04/2020 WILLIAMSON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON WILSON PIKE
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EVENT NUMBER OHX2000412 OHX2000387 OHX2000388 OHX2000409 OHX2000413
OHX2000414 OHX2000389 OHX2000393 OHX2000398 OHX2000399 OHX2000392
OHX2000394 OHX2000397 OHX2000390 OHX2000395 OHX2000391 OHX2000396
OHX2000400 OHX2000415 OHX2000416 OHX2000417 OHX2000401 OHX2000406
OHX2000418 OHX2000402 OHX2000403 OHX2000404 OHX2000407 OHX2000405
OHX2000410 OHX2000408 OHX2000411
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SHAMBURGER
Peak Wind Gusts
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1117 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2020 ...MAY 4, 2020 PEAK WIND GUSTS THROUGH 11 PM CDT... LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE PROVIDER LEWISBURG TOWER 50 MPH 0906 PM 05/04 RAWS NASHVILLE 48 MPH 0950 PM 05/04 CWOP NASHVILLE 47 MPH 0856 PM 05/04 ASOS VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 44 MPH 0950 PM 05/04 MESOWEST LAWRENCEBURG 43 MPH 0846 PM 05/04 CWOP CLARKSVILLE 43 MPH 0837 PM 05/04 ASOS LEBANON 40 MPH 0955 PM 05/04 AWOS LAWRENCEBURG 39 MPH 0855 PM 05/04 AWOS COLUMBIA 38 MPH 0935 PM 05/04 AWOS SHELBYVILLE 37 MPH 0915 PM 05/04 AWOS MERIWETHER LEWIS 36 MPH 0922 PM 05/04 RAWS 3 SSW PULASKI 35 MPH 0915 PM 05/04 AWOS MURFREESBORO 35 MPH 1035 PM 05/04 AWOS TULLAHOMA 35 MPH 0955 PM 05/04 AWOS 4.3 E COLUMBIA (WEATHERSTEM) 33 MPH 1000 PM 05/04 MESOWEST FORT CAMPBELL 32 MPH 0915 PM 05/04 RAWS WOODBURY 31 MPH 1101 PM 05/04 CWOP STILLY HOLLOW 31 MPH 0826 PM 05/04 RAWS SPRING HILL 30 MPH 1000 PM 05/04 CWOP CROSSVILLE 30 MPH 1004 PM 05/04 ASOS OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. $$ SHAMBURGER
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