[BNAWX] Local Storm Report
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Wed Dec 20 15:49:05 CST 2023
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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Nashville TN
348 PM CST Wed Dec 20 2023
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0120 PM Tornado 6 E Dover 36.49N 87.74W
12/09/2023 Stewart TN NWS Storm Survey
The tornado first touched down just east of
the Cumberland River near Cross Creeks
National Wildlife Refuge off of Commissary
Hollow Road. Minor damage was observed to
trees with a home sustaining significant
roof damage. the tornado continued
east-northeast where dozens more trees were
snapped and uprooted along Lower Cross Creek
Road. Once the tornado entered Indian Mound,
more trees were either uprooted or snapped
along Highway 46. The tornado then
intensified on Red Top Road and Gillum
Hollow Road where a church overhang awning
and greenhouses were damaged. A few more
barns and outbuildings were damaged along
Gillum Hollow Road with several instances of
uprooted and snapped trees along its path
including a tree falling onto a residence.
The tornado finally began to weaken as it
entered into far western portions of
Montgomery County where only a few large
branches were broken. The tornado then
lifted near Indian Mound Road and Liverpool
Road.
0141 PM Tornado 3 NNE Woodlawn 36.58N 87.47W
12/09/2023 Montgomery TN NWS Storm Survey
*** 4 FATAL, 62 INJ ***
This major EF-3 tornado first touched down
on Fort Campbell just north of the Sabre
Airfield with mostly minor tree damage. It
quickly intensified as crossed Walnut Grove
Road and destroyed a building next to a
church. The tornado then continued northeast
and damaged dozens of homes in a
neighborhood along Garrettsburg Road near
Purple Heart Highway. The tornado then went
through a heavily wooded neighborhood south
of Britton Springs Road where dozens of
mobile and manufactured homes were
destroyed. The tornado crossed into another
neighborhood causing heavy damage in and
near Eva Drive, with several houses shifted
off their foundations that were only
attached with straight nails. The tornado
intensified to EF-3 as it crossed Highway 41
and struck several commercial businesses,
including a vacant fast food restaurant and
strip mall where only the interior remained.
Just east of Highway 41 to the north of
Ringgold Road, another neighborhood was
struck with several homes sustaining
significant damage. As the tornado continued
northeast it strengthened further,
destroying four two story brick and vinyl
siding homes on Henry Place Blvd. Debris was
blown across the field towards West Creek
Elementary School where the school sustained
roof damage. As the tornado crossed Peachers
Mill Road, two dozen brand new two story
brick apartment homes were severely damaged
with roofs missing on at least a dozen of
these structures. Dozens more houses
suffered significant roof damage along and
near Needmore Road and Tiny Town Rd (EF-2).
The tornado then crossed I-24 at Trenton
Road where numerous cedar trees were
uprooted. Continuing across Tylertown Road,
the tornado caused EF-1 to EF-2 damage roof
and siding damage to dozens of homes across
3 neighborhoods before moving into Kentucky.
A total of nearly 1000 homes were impacted
by the tornado, including 114 homes
destroyed and 268 homes with major damage,
with 4 people killed and 62 injured. Path
length in TN of 11.3 miles, but total path
length of 47.75 miles.
0329 PM Tornado 3 NW Cumberland Furnace 36.30N 87.39W
12/09/2023 Dickson TN NWS Storm Survey
*** 1 INJ ***
This EF-2 tornado touched down southwest of
the intersection of Woods Valley Road and
Bone Road, then moved east-northeast where
it snapped a few pine trees and caused roof
damage to a home. Continuing east-northeast,
the tornado damaged a mobile home and
outbuilding on Gamble Hollow Road. The
tornado intensified to EF-2 as it crossed
Highway 48, causing the most significant
damage along its path as it completely
removed the top level of a home, leaving
only the lower exterior walls in place.
Winds were estimated at 125 mph in this
area. The tornado maintained its strength as
it continued toward Freeman Loop, striking
an A-frame house and ripping off the top
half of the home. As it continued eastward,
the tornado did substantial damage to
another mobile home and snapped and uprooted
dozens of trees along Freeman Loop before
finally lifting after crossing Bartons
Creek.
0357 PM Hail 1 SE Charlotte 36.18N 87.34W
12/09/2023 E1.25 inch Dickson TN Public
Estimated hail size from social media
picture. Time estimated on radar.
0401 PM Hail 5 SW Cedar Hill 36.50N 87.06W
12/09/2023 E0.75 inch Robertson TN Public
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0403 PM Tornado 4 N White Bluff 36.16N 87.21W
12/09/2023 Dickson TN NWS Storm Survey
The tornado touched down in the Claylick
community in eastern Dickson County snapping
and uprooting several trees and destroying
an outbuilding. It quickly intensified to
low end EF-2 strength as it crossed Nosegay
Road and demolished a single story
manufactured home. The tornado continued to
Pack Annex Road where it did minor damage to
the tops of high-tension power lines and
continued to snap large trees as it moved
northeast into Cheatham County. Uprooted
trees and minor roof damage occurred in the
Griffintown area of Cheatham County. The
tornado weakened and caused sporadic tree
damage as it moved into Cheatham Wildlife
Management Area. It strengthened once more,
causing prolific tree damage and structure
damage to homes along Dry Creek Road south
of Ashland City. The tornado lifted after
causing minor structure damage and snapping
a few trees near River Road.
0419 PM Tornado Springfield 36.50N 86.88W
12/09/2023 Robertson TN NWS Storm Survey
*** 4 INJ ***
This EF-2 tornado touched down near Fairway
Trail and Kemper Court in southern
Springfield. Moving northeast, the tornado
snapped and uprooted trees along many
residential streets and caused minor damage
to a few homes. More significant damage to
homes occurred further northeast on Rudolph
Street and Brentlawn Drive. The tornado
strengthened as it crossed Highway 41 near
the Kroger shopping center, with numerous
businesses damaged from high-end EF1 to
low-end EF2 intensity (110-115 mph). 25
vehicles in the Kroger parking lot were
flipped with some thrown into nearby
ditches. The tornado then crossed the
railroad tracks behind Kroger and reached
its peak intensity as it entered an
industrial area, where multiple warehouse
structures were heavily damaged. With the
majority of these metal building systems
having Grade 5 bolts holding down the
columns, winds were estimated at EF-2/120
mph in this area. The tornado then struck a
fire department and strip mall (EF-1/110
mph) and bent a steel transmission pole at a
power substatation (EF-2/115 mph) on the
east side of the industrial park. As the
tornado continued northeast, it
significantly weakened but still uprooted
trees and caused minor roof damage to homes
on Greystone Drive and Sloan Lane. On Roy
Pitt Road, the tornado destroyed a two car
garage and rolled a trailer on its side
(EF-1). The tornado finally lifted near the
intersection of Oakland Road and Highway
76E.
0437 PM Hail 6 WNW Madison 36.30N 86.81W
12/09/2023 E0.75 inch Davidson TN Public
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0439 PM Tornado 4 W Madison 36.26N 86.79W
12/09/2023 Davidson TN NWS Storm Survey
*** 3 FATAL, 22 INJ ***
This strong EF-2 tornado touched down just
to the east of I-24 west of Brick Church
Lane. There were a few trees down and
shingle damage to several homes in this
area. The tornado strengthened in the
Madison area causing EF-2 damage with winds
up to 120-125 mph. The heaviest damage was
confined to two areas, off of East Campbell
Road as well as Nesbitt Lane. Multiple
mobile homes were destroyed on Nesbitt Lane.
This is where 3 fatalities occurred.
Multiple single family homes and a church
off of East Campbell Road were missing large
sections of their roofs, with some exterior
walls collapsed. Several metal power poles
in the area were bent as well. Nearby, an
apartment complex off Palmer Avenue
sustained damage. As the tornado moved
further northeast, substantial damage was
found to houses in a cul-de-sac on Stoney
River Lane. Two buildings were toppled and
several others damaged in an industrial
complex off of Myatt Drive. The tornado then
continued across the Cumberland River and
Old Hickory Lake, coming onshore again in
the immediate dam vicinity. It is this
location in which the strongest winds were
found, up to 130 miles per hour, due to
substantial damage to a grove of hundreds of
trees in which all of them were either
snapped, uprooted, or missing major
branches. The tornado persisted into
Hendersonville downing hundreds of trees and
causing roof damage to multiple homes. It
damaged many businesses along Main Street.
The tornado continued northeast into
Gallatin where EF-2 (115 mph) damage was
found to a few homes in The Club at Foxland
Harbor as we as the Foxland Harbor Golf and
Country Club. At this point, the tornado
began to weaken, though EF-1 damage was
found as it crossed Hwy 109 and Steam Plant
Road. Several trees were still found to be
uprooted, along with minor roof and shingle
damage to a couple of homes as the tornado
crossed Hartsville Pike. Scattered trees
continued to be blown down along Lauderdale
Lane and Homer Scott Road before the tornado
crossed Highway 231 into Trousdale County.
Trees continued to be blown down on Browning
Branch Road and a home suffered significant
roof and porch damage on Hawkins Branch
Road. Trees continued to be blown down until
the tornado lifted near Shephard Hollow
Lane. Around 600 homes/businesses were
damaged in Sumner County. Davidson and
Sumner County EMAs indicate 21 people were
injured in Davidson County, and 1 person was
injured in Sumner County.
0515 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 E Gallatin 36.38N 86.41W
12/09/2023 M67 MPH Sumner TN AWOS
AWOS station KXNX Gallatin Airport.
0550 PM Hail 4 SE Bethpage 36.45N 86.27W
12/09/2023 E1.00 inch Trousdale TN Public
Estimated quarter size hail 1 mile north of
TN-25 and US-231.
0601 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 7 NE Collinwood 35.25N 87.67W
12/09/2023 Wayne TN Broadcast Media
Tree down in yard of home reported by
Tennessee Valley Weather. Location and time
estimated.
0606 PM Tornado 9 NE Red Boiling Spring 36.62N 85.72W
12/09/2023 Clay TN NWS Storm Survey
A brief EF-1 tornado touched down just south
of the Kentucky border in Clay County where
it blew down a few trees on Barber Shop
Road. The tornado intensified as it moved
northeast into Kentucky and caused
significant roof and siding damage to
several chicken barns on Harlans Crossroads.
A home also lost its porch and part of its
roof on Red Hill-Beech Grove Road. A few
more trees were blown down west of Beech
Groves-Boles Road before the tornado lifted.
0643 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 SE Loretto 35.04N 87.39W
12/09/2023 Lawrence TN Public
Tree down on car on 1100 block of Lexington
Highway southeast of Loretto.
0812 PM Hail 2 NNW Tullahoma 35.40N 86.23W
12/09/2023 E1.00 inch Coffee TN Broadcast Media
Photo received of quarter-sized hail along
Riley Creek Road between Normandy Lake and
Tullahoma. Time is radar estimated.
0812 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NNW Tullahoma 35.41N 86.24W
12/09/2023 Coffee TN Emergency Mngr
A few trees down along Normandy road. Time
is radar estimated.
0825 PM Hail 1 N Manchester 35.48N 86.08W
12/09/2023 E0.70 inch Coffee TN Emergency Mngr
Dime size hail reported in Manchester. Time
is radar estimated.
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