2010 Metro Mitigation Plan

THUNDERSTORMS-6
No.
Location
Historical
Event
Time
Type
Magnitude
(knots)
Precipitation (in.)
Death
(#)
Injury
(#)
Property
Damage
(in $1000)
Crop
Damage
(in $1000)
Comment
Source of
Information
225 Nashville 30-Nov-97 rain 4.2 0 0 0 0
226 Nashville 30-Nov-97 2:58 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 10 0
227 Inglewood 8-Mar-98 5:10 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 Large tree limbs were blown down.
Nashville records greatest one-day rainfall for November, with 4.20". High water covers Highways 41 and 31A in the southeast part of town. A
number of motorists are stranded in their vehicles and have to be rescued.
NWS employee reported a billboard sign was blown down. The location was about 2 miles west of the Stones River on the north side of
Interstate 40.
National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN;
Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events
http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms
228 Nashville 8-Apr-98 wind 0 0 0 0 Wind gust of 59 mph is recorded at Nashville.
229 Inglewood 8-Apr-98 2:00 AM tstm wind 0 kts. 0 0 5 0 Tree fell on a car. A few bricks were out of a chimney.
230 Donelson 8-Apr-98 2:15 AM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 Local law enforcement reported trees and powerlines down.
231 Donelson 8-Apr-98 11:48 AM tstm wind 60 kts. 0 0 0 0 Local law enforcement reported 2 trees blown down.
232 Nashville 18-Apr-98 1:55 AM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 EMA official reported a tree down on Whites Creek Pike.
233 Antioch 21-May-98 6:10 PM tstm wind 0 kts. 0 0 10 0 A few roofs were blown off homes from strong thunderstorm winds.
National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN;
Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events
http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms
234 Nashville 25-May-98 7:40 PM tstm wind 0 kts. 0 0 5K 0 Roof and some bricks blown off business in west Nashville, 50th St. and Charlotte Pike.
235 Nashville 4-Jun-98 9:00 AM Lightning N/A 0 0 250 0
236 Inglewood 4-Jun-98 6:20 AM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 8 inch diameter wide branch snapped off a tree.
Lightning struck the 108-year-old St. Patrick Catholic Church on Second Ave. So. The fire had done serious structural damage to the roof and
steeple.
237 Nashville 10-Jun-98 4:10 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 EMA reported scattered areas of trees and power lines were blown down in the western part of the city.
238 Goodlettsville 10-Jun-98 8:30 AM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 Trees were blown down.
239 Nashville 10-Jun-98 9:46 AM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 EMA reported trees and power lines down.
240 Nashville 10-Jun-98 10:02 AM tstm wind 0 kts. 0 0 5 0 Tree fell on a house.
241 Hermitage 14-Jun-98 9:25 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 2 10 0 A tree fell on a car which injured 2 people.
242
Nashville Metro
Airport
20-Jun-98 6:00 PM tstm wind 85 kts. 0 0 0 0
98 mph wind gust was recorded in a thunderstorm at the control tower at Metro Airport. Rotating wall cloud was also observed by tower
personnel.
243 Davidson County 3-Jul-98 1:40 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 A few trees, large limbs, and power lines were blown down across the county.
244 Hermitage 10-Nov-98 11:45 AM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 Powerlines were down.
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246
247
Nashville Metro
Airport
Nashville Metro
Airport
Northeast
Davidson County
17-Jan-99 8:16 PM tstm wind 60 kts. 0 0 0 0 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust recorded at the airport.
2-Mar-99 5:00 PM tstm wind 0 kts. 0 0 50 0 Straight line thunderstorm winds hit east Nashville. Trees were blown down, and 30 homes were damaged.
5-Apr-99 11:10 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 EMA reported power lines were down.
248 Nashville 19-Apr-99 Hail 0 0 0 0 Baseball-size hail is reported northwest of Nashville at Whites Creek Pike.
249 Bellevue 5-May-99 8:34 PM tstm wind 52 kts. 0 0 0 0 Spotter reported 60 mph wind gust.
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events
http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms
National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN;
Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm
250 Nashville 5-May-99 8:34 PM tstm wind 0 kts. 0 0 5 0 EMA reported roof blown off a house on 10th and Monroe.
251 Bellevue 5-May-99 8:35 PM tstm wind 61 kts. 0 0 0 0 Spotter reported 70 mph wind gust.
252 Nashville 5-May-99 8:40 PM tstm wind 70 kts. 0 0 0 0 Spotter reported 80 mph wind gust in the Fessler's Lane and Murfreesboro Road area of Nashville.
253
Nashville Metro
Airport
5-May-99 8:45 PM tstm wind 86 kts. 0 0 2.7M 0
FAA wind equipment clocked a 99 mph wind gust in the strong thunderstorm downdrafts. 70 planes were damaged, and 2 hangars were
destroyed. Many trees and power lines were down around the county. Debris and jet fuel was scattered across the runway. The airport was
closed for several hours. The hardest hit areas in Davidson county were Pennington Bend, Elysian Fields, Antioch, Old Hickory, east
Nashville and Radnor lake. Part of a roof was lifted off Stratford H.S. Metro schools were cancelled on May 6 so crews could restore power
and clean up debris around the county.
254 Western Davidson County 5-May-99 8:45 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 Widespread trees were blown down across the western part of the county.
255 Joelton 5-May-99 8:57 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 Tree fell on top of a car.
256 Goodlettsville 5-May-99 9:05 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 Large trees were uprooted.
257 Brentwood 10-Jun-99 3:18 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 EMA reported trees blown down.
258 Nashville 24-Jul-99 2:13 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 Police department reported power lines down in south Nashville.
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events
http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms
259 Nashville 1-Aug-99 2:25 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 Several power lines and trees were down. A tree was blocking Overhill Road and Hillsboro Rd. 4000 homes were without power.
260 Nashville 12-Aug-99 3:55 PM tstm wind 0 kts. 0 0 100 0
261 Bellevue 26-May-00 11:18 AM tstm wind 61 kts. 0 0 0 0 Spotter reported 70 mph wind gust.
Newspaper article stated Antioch Middle School, Una Elementary School, and Donelson's Two Rivers Middle School sustained water damage
after winds lifted the roofs, allowing rain to seep in. Also, 5 private planes were damaged, 3 of them heavily, on the ramp of Mercury Air, a
charter operation at Nashville International Airport. Strong winds collapsed a section of a warehouse in east Nashville.
262 Nashville 26-May-00 11:38 AM tstm wind 65 kts. 0 0 10 0 Spotter reported trees and power lines down as well as damage to a structure at I-65 and Harding.
263 Donelson 27-May-00 3:00 PM tstm wind 51 kts. 0 0 0 0 Spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts and trees down.
264 Nashville 27-May-00 3:00 PM tstm wind 61 kts. 0 0 0 0 70 mph wind gusts moved through the Nashville area with many trees and power lines down.
265 Nashville 29-Jul-00 12:00 PM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 1 0 Spotter measured 58 mph wind gust. Also, a tree fell on a MTA bus in south Nashville.
266 Bellevue 4-Aug-00 4:45 AM tstm wind 50 kts. 0 0 0 0 Tree was down at intersection of Sawyer Brown Road and Hicks Road.
267 Davidson County 9-Nov-00 11:50 AM tstm wind 55 kts. 0 0 0 0 EMA reported numerous trees and power lines down countywide.