Strong Thunderstorms Move Through Middle Tennessee, Bringing High Winds
Radar-tracked storms brought 40 mph winds and half-inch hail to communities from Centerville to Hohenwald Friday evening.
CENTERVILLE, TENNESSEE — Strong thunderstorms moved through Middle Tennessee Friday evening, prompting the National Weather Service to issue special weather statements warning of damaging winds and hail across multiple counties.
At 7:45 p.m. CDT Friday, Doppler radar tracked severe thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Centerville to 6 miles south of Hohenwald, according to the National Weather Service Nashville office. The storm system moved east at 35 mph.
The weather service warned of wind gusts up to 40 mph and half-inch hail, conditions that could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation was also possible.
Multiple Communities in Storm’s Path
The severe weather impacted numerous Middle Tennessee communities, including Columbia, Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, Hohenwald, Centerville, Spring Hill, Mount Pleasant, Thompson’s Station, Summertown, Ethridge, Lynnville, Gordonsburg, Kimmins, Henryville, Culleoka, Primm Springs, I-65 East of Columbia, Santa Fe, Hampshire, and Williamsport.
Major transportation corridors were also affected by the storm system. Interstate 65 between mile markers 37 and 60 fell within the warning area, as did Interstate 840 between mile markers 15 and 35.
Earlier Storm Activity
The evening’s severe weather began with an earlier thunderstorm detected at 7:18 p.m. CDT, located 8 miles north of Hohenwald and moving northeast at 20 mph. That initial storm brought the same hazards of 40 mph wind gusts and half-inch hail to a smaller area.
Communities impacted by the earlier storm included Hohenwald, Centerville, Gordonsburg, Kimmins, Hampshire, Williamsport, and Nunnelly, according to the National Weather Service.
The radar-indicated storms represented typical severe weather patterns for Middle Tennessee during summer months, when atmospheric conditions can rapidly develop into potentially dangerous thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and hail.
