Overview
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A complex of severe thunderstorms called a MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) developed across southern Kansas on Saturday night, May 2, 2020, then tracked eastward across southern Missouri and western Kentucky during the morning of May 3, 2020 before reaching Middle Tennessee in the afternoon. These storms produced widespread straight-line wind damage across nearly every county of Middle Tennessee, with numerous trees, power lines, and buildings damaged. Some of the worst damage occurred across the Nashville metro area, where winds between 60-80 mph knocked out power to over 130,000 customers - the worst power outage on record for the city. A peak wind gust of 71 mph was measured at the Nashville International Airport, which is the 5th highest on record at that location. Other areas with severe wind damage included Smith, Dickson, Lewis, Lawrence, Maury, Bedford, and Coffee Counties which also saw tens of thousands of customers lose power. Sadly, 1 man was killed and 3 other people were injured by falling trees due to the storms. Early indications are that this windstorm will be considered a "derecho", which is a unique form of MCS that causes major wind damage over hundreds of miles. This was also likely the worst straight-line wind event across Middle Tennessee since the July 13, 2004 derecho. |
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| Charlotte Ave in West Nashville, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
14th Ave in Nashville, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
Cloverland Drive in Nashville, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
Hermitage, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
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| Lavergne, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
Kittrell, TN (via Twitter) |
Dixon Springs, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
Tanglewood, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
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| College Grove, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
Hohenwald, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
Franklin, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
Shelbyville, TN (via #tSpotter on Twitter) |
Radar
| OHX radar loop on May 3, 2020 |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1034 PM CDT SUN MAY 03 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0338 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 WSW DOVER 36.46N 87.98W
05/03/2020 STEWART TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 232
0343 PM TSTM WND GST DOVER 36.48N 87.84W
05/03/2020 E70 MPH STEWART TN EMERGENCY MNGR
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG ERIN 36.32N 87.70W
05/03/2020 HOUSTON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS HOUSTON
COUNTY
0349 PM TSTM WND DMG MCEWEN 36.11N 87.64W
05/03/2020 HUMPHREYS TN SOCIAL MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED AROUND
MCEWEN
0351 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W DOVER 36.48N 87.91W
05/03/2020 STEWART TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ON A HOUSE ON TWIN OAKS ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
ACROSS WESTERN STEWART COUNTY WITH APPX 1000 PEOPLE
WITHOUT POWER
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG DICKSON 36.08N 87.38W
05/03/2020 DICKSON TN AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT
DICKSON COUNTY INCLUDING ON HUMMINGBIRD LANE. TREE ON
HOUSE AT WALNUT GROVE ROAD AT YELLOW CREEK ROAD
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG LINDEN 35.61N 87.84W
05/03/2020 PERRY TN SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN WITH
POWER OUTAGES ACROSS PERRY COUNTY
0408 PM TSTM WND DMG LYLES 35.92N 87.35W
05/03/2020 HICKMAN TN SOCIAL MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON PINEWOOD ROAD...OAK SPRINGS
ROAD...AND HIGHWAY 100
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG HOHENWALD 35.55N 87.56W
05/03/2020 LEWIS TN SOCIAL MEDIA
ROOFS BLOWN OFF SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN IN HOHENWALD
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE TENNESSEE CITY 36.12N 87.47W
05/03/2020 DICKSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TREES UPROOTED AND POWER LINES DOWN ON WALNUT GROVE
ROAD
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG WAYNESBORO 35.32N 87.76W
05/03/2020 WAYNE TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TREES DOWN ACROSS WAYNESBORO INCLUDING AT THE GOLF
COURSE
0418 PM TSTM WND DMG CLARKSVILLE 36.56N 87.35W
05/03/2020 MONTGOMERY TN SOCIAL MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AROUND CLARKSVILLE
0419 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHLAND CITY 36.28N 87.06W
05/03/2020 CHEATHAM TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TREE LIMBS DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES
0427 PM TSTM WND DMG COLLINWOOD 35.18N 87.74W
05/03/2020 WAYNE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
BLOCKING THE ROAD
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBIA 35.62N 87.05W
05/03/2020 MAURY TN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN IN COLUMBIA...POWER OUT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
COUNTY.
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG FRANKLIN 35.93N 86.84W
05/03/2020 WILLIAMSON TN NWS EMPLOYEE
TREES DOWN IN BACKYARD OF NWS EMPLOYEE HOUSE
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG SPRING HILL 35.74N 86.92W
05/03/2020 MAURY TN SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE TO HOMES IN SPRING
HILL
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG BRENTWOOD 36.00N 86.79W
05/03/2020 WILLIAMSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWN 1 MILE NORTH OF CONCORD RD
AND WILSON PIKE INTERSECTION. 1 TREE FELL ON A DOG
KENNEL...NO DOGS IN THE KENNEL AT THE TIME.
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.78W
05/03/2020 DAVIDSON TN UTILITY COMPANY
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS NASHVILLE.
OVER 130000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW OAK HILL 36.09N 86.80W
05/03/2020 DAVIDSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
HISTORIC 200 YEAR OLD OAK TREE BLOWN DOWN AT JT MOORE
MIDDLE SCHOOL
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE THOMPSON'S STATIO 35.79N 86.84W
05/03/2020 WILLIAMSON TN BROADCAST MEDIA
*** 1 FATAL *** TREE REPORTEDLY FELL ONTO AND KILLED A
MAN NEAR BETHESDA ROAD AT HIGHWAY 431
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE NASHVILLE 36.20N 86.75W
05/03/2020 DAVIDSON TN NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN IN YARD OF HOME OF NWS EMPLOYEE
0441 PM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBIA 35.62N 87.05W
05/03/2020 MAURY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ON MOCKINGBIRD LANE.
0442 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE LAWRENCEBURG 35.19N 87.29W
05/03/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
BRICK GARAGE WALL COLLAPSED IN GUM SPRINGS, TN
0444 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NW NASHBORO VILLAGE 36.12N 86.68W
05/03/2020 M71 MPH DAVIDSON TN ASOS
NASHVILLE AIRPORT ASOS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 62 KNOTS
/ 71 MPH
0444 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE DONELSON 36.11N 86.62W
05/03/2020 DAVIDSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
FOUR CORNERS MARINA WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS SEVERAL
BOATS
0446 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE CHERRY HILLS 36.05N 86.58W
05/03/2020 DAVIDSON TN MEDIA
*** 1 INJ *** FALLING TREE INJURED HIKER NEAR PERCY
PRIEST LAKE
0447 PM TSTM WND GST NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.78W
05/03/2020 M62 MPH DAVIDSON TN ASOS
0448 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N HERMITAGE HILLS 36.21N 86.63W
05/03/2020 DAVIDSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TREE ON HOUSE IN THE BONNAS NEIGHBORHOOD IN HERMITAGE
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S MOUNT JULIET 36.19N 86.52W
05/03/2020 WILSON TN NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN ON HOME OF NWS EMPLOYEE. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
IN NEIGHBORHOOD
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW MOUNT JULIET 36.20N 86.53W
05/03/2020 WILSON TN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE FELL ONTO HOME ON BROOKSTONE BLVD IN MOUNT JULIET
CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE
0451 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NNE SMYRNA 36.01N 86.50W
05/03/2020 M61 MPH RUTHERFORD TN ASOS
SMYRNA AIRPORT ASOS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 53 KNOTS /
61 MPH
0451 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W GREEN HILL 36.23N 86.61W
05/03/2020 DAVIDSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TREE FELL ONTO A CAR ON SHUTE LANE NEAR BRANDYWINE
0454 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE MOUNT JULIET 36.23N 86.47W
05/03/2020 WILSON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS MOUNT JULIET. BARN COLLAPSED
AT 8485 LEBANON ROAD.
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG LA VERGNE 36.00N 86.57W
05/03/2020 RUTHERFORD TN PUBLIC
LARGE TREES DOWN...WIND GUST ESTIMATION OF 70 MPH
0458 PM TSTM WND DMG GALLATIN 36.38N 86.45W
05/03/2020 SUMNER TN SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN GALLATIN
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.34W
05/03/2020 LAWRENCE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE....TREES DOWN AND A BARN
DAMAGED.
0502 PM TSTM WND DMG SHELBYVILLE 35.49N 86.45W
05/03/2020 BEDFORD TN SOCIAL MEDIA
ROOF BLOWN OFF TITLE MAX STORE ON MADISON STREET
0504 PM TSTM WND GST 1 N LEBANON 36.22N 86.32W
05/03/2020 M70 MPH WILSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN.
0513 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 W CARTHAGE 36.25N 86.10W
05/03/2020 SMITH TN SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND BARN ROOFS BLOWN OFF IN THE
FLAT ROCK ROAD AT HIGHWAY 70 AREA
0517 PM TSTM WND DMG WOODBURY 35.82N 86.07W
05/03/2020 CANNON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 2 INJ *** NUMEROUS TREES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES
ACROSS CANNON COUNTY. TREE FELL ONTO AN ATV INJURING 2
PEOPLE.
0517 PM TSTM WND DMG TULLAHOMA 35.37N 86.22W
05/03/2020 COFFEE TN SOCIAL MEDIA
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN TULLAHOMA
0517 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW CARTHAGE 36.27N 86.02W
05/03/2020 SMITH TN SOCIAL MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON LOCK 7 LANE
0518 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 ESE HARTSVILLE 36.36N 86.05W
05/03/2020 SMITH TN BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND BUILDINGS DAMAGED IN DIXON
SPRINGS
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW CARTHAGE 36.28N 85.99W
05/03/2020 SMITH TN SOCIAL MEDIA
BARN DESTROYED IN THE HACKETT SUBDIVISION IN TANGLEWOOD
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 NNE CARTHAGE 36.39N 85.90W
05/03/2020 SMITH TN SOCIAL MEDIA
DESTROYED SHED ON DOG BRANCH ROAD
0535 PM TSTM WND GST 4 WNW MCMINNVILLE 35.70N 85.84W
05/03/2020 M60 MPH WARREN TN AWOS
MCMINNVILLE AWOS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 52 KNOTS / 60
MPH
0540 PM TSTM WND DMG ALTAMONT 35.43N 85.73W
05/03/2020 GRUNDY TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TREES BLOWN DOWN IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG MONTEAGLE 35.24N 85.84W
05/03/2020 GRUNDY TN SOCIAL MEDIA
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR MONTEAGLE
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG COOKEVILLE 36.16N 85.51W
05/03/2020 PUTNAM TN EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ACROSS PUTNAM COUNTY
WITH POWER OUTAGES
0555 PM TSTM WND DMG LIVINGSTON 36.39N 85.33W
05/03/2020 OVERTON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN BLOCKING GREENBRIAR ROAD AND HILHAM HIGHWAY
AT STANDING STONE HIGHWAY. POWER LINES DOWN ON CARMACK
STREET.
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG CROSSVILLE 35.95N 85.04W
05/03/2020 CUMBERLAND TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ON A HOUSE ON VANDEVER ROAD NEAR HIGHWAY 127 S AND
TREE ON A HOUSE ON OLD PEAVINE ROAD
0622 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW CROSSVILLE 35.96N 85.08W
05/03/2020 M52 MPH CUMBERLAND TN ASOS
CROSSVILLE AIRPORT ASOS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 45
KNOTS / 52 MPH
&&
EVENT NUMBER OHX2000332 OHX2000333 OHX2000337 OHX2000375 OHX2000334
OHX2000338 OHX2000335 OHX2000379 OHX2000353 OHX2000336 OHX2000371
OHX2000372 OHX2000339 OHX2000373 OHX2000340 OHX2000354 OHX2000380
OHX2000341 OHX2000359 OHX2000374 OHX2000382 OHX2000361 OHX2000343
OHX2000370 OHX2000344 OHX2000383 OHX2000369 OHX2000342 OHX2000358
OHX2000357 OHX2000381 OHX2000345 OHX2000384 OHX2000355 OHX2000352
OHX2000385 OHX2000346 OHX2000362 OHX2000347 OHX2000386 OHX2000349
OHX2000356 OHX2000363 OHX2000376 OHX2000364 OHX2000365 OHX2000348
OHX2000377 OHX2000378 OHX2000350 OHX2000351 OHX2000366 OHX2000360
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SHAMBURGER
Peak Wind Gusts
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 825 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2020 ...MAY 3, 2020 PEAK WIND GUSTS... LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE PROVIDER NASHVILLE 71 MPH 0444 PM 05/03 ASOS CROSSVILLE 61 MPH 0631 PM 05/03 CWOP SMYRNA 61 MPH 0456 PM 05/03 AWOS MCMINNVILLE 60 MPH 0535 PM 05/03 AWOS CULLEOKA 54 MPH 0445 PM 05/03 CWOP 3 SSW PULASKI 53 MPH 0455 PM 05/03 AWOS CROSSVILLE AIRPORT 52 MPH 0622 PM 05/03 ASOS WATERTOWN 49 MPH 0522 PM 05/03 CWOP COLUMBIA 48 MPH 0435 PM 05/03 AWOS LAWRENCEBURG 47 MPH 0440 PM 05/03 CWOP BRADYVILLE 47 MPH 0525 PM 05/03 CWOP TULLAHOMA 46 MPH 0615 PM 05/03 AWOS SPINGFIELD 45 MPH 0455 PM 05/03 AWOS MERIWETHER LEWIS 45 MPH 0422 PM 05/03 RAWS WOODBURY 44 MPH 0531 PM 05/03 CWOP LIVINGSTON 41 MPH 0615 PM 05/03 AWOS CLARKSVILLE 41 MPH 0423 PM 05/03 ASOS LEBANON 41 MPH 0515 PM 05/03 AWOS SPRING HILL 40 MPH 0500 PM 05/03 CWOP BURNS 39 MPH 0506 PM 05/03 RAWS LEWISBURG TOWER 39 MPH 0606 PM 05/03 RAWS SMYRNA 38 MPH 0459 PM 05/03 CWOP SHELBYVILLE 38 MPH 0515 PM 05/03 CWOP NASHVILLE 37 MPH 0439 PM 05/03 CWOP SHELBYVILLE 37 MPH 0515 PM 05/03 AWOS SHORT MOUNTAIN 36 MPH 0535 PM 05/03 CWOP WATERTOWN 36 MPH 0515 PM 05/03 CWOP FORT CAMPBELL 36 MPH 0515 PM 05/03 RAWS LAWRENCEBURG 36 MPH 0435 PM 05/03 AWOS STILLY HOLLOW 34 MPH 0426 PM 05/03 RAWS WOODBURY 33 MPH 0630 PM 05/03 CWOP NASHVILLE 32 MPH 0430 PM 05/03 CWOP DICKSON 31 MPH 0655 PM 05/03 AWOS MURFREESBORO 31 MPH 0635 PM 05/03 AWOS 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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