2010 Metro Mitigation Plan

TORNADOES-4
No.
Location
Historical
Event
Time
Type
Magnitude
(knots)
Death
(#)
Injury
(#)
Path
Length
(miles)
Property
Damage
(in $1000)
Crop
Damage
(in $1000)
Comment
Source of
Information
38 Nashville 16-Apr-98 4:15 PM Tornado F2 0 0 1 500K 0
EMA official reported a tornado touchdowns at 12th and Charlotte and 6th and Union. Damage was mainly blown out
windows and downed trees and power lines.
National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN;
Tornado Database
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/tornado/davidson.htm
39 Nashville 16-Apr-98 Tornado F2 4 105 0 0
Lawrence County experiences the first F5 tornado in Tennessee's history. Nashville is hit by 3 tornadoes, including an F3,
which strikes downtown for the first time in more than 65 years. A total of 10 tornadoes are confirmed across Middle
Tennessee. Surprisingly, there are only 4 fatalities across the mid state, with 105 injuries. Baseball-size hail is reported
northwest of Ashland City (Cheatham County), damaging 35 to 50 homes. This is the 7th largest tornado outbreak in mid
state history.
National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN;
Tornado Database
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/tornado/davidson.htm
40 Oglesby 30-Jun-98 2:09 AM Tornado F1 0 0 1.2 20K 0
The tornado hit south Nashville, in the Oglesby section of town. The tornado began on Hill Road and ended near the
intersection of Edmonson Pk and Old Hickory Boulevard. The tornado damaged 2 roofs and snapped trees at the Brentwood
Downs Apartments. A lady at the apartment complex saw the tornado.
41 Neelys Bend 5-May-99 8:45 PM Tornado F1 0 0 0.1 5K 0 A weak tornado caused some roof damage to a few homes at a subdivision in Neely's Bend area of Davidson county.
42
Nashville 5-May-99 Tornado F4 3 $4.7 million 0
Severe weather outbreak produces widespread wind damage (at least $4.7 million) across Middle Tennessee. Linden is hit by
an F4 tornado, killing 3. FAA wind equipment at Nashville International Airport clocks a 99 mph wind gust. Seventy planes are
damaged, and 2 hangars are destroyed. Debris and jet fuel are scattered across the runway, closing the airport for several
hours. A total of 6 tornadoes strike, the 9th largest tornado outbreak in mid state history.
National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN;
Tornado Database
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/tornado/davidson.htm
Lickton 5-May-99 8:58 PM Tornado F1 0 0 0.1 1K 0 A weak tornado caused some roof damage to a home on Shaw Rd. in Lickton
43 Madison 12-Aug-99 4:00 PM Funnel Cloud N/A 0 0 0 0 EMA office relayed a public report of a funnel cloud at Gallatin Road and Old Hickory Blvd.
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events
http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms
44 Nashville 13-Feb-00 6:04 PM Tornado F1 0 1 4.3 500K 0
45 Nashville Metro Airport 24-May-00 10:58 PM Tornado F1 0 0 0.8 20K 0 Trees blown down on Belmont and Caldwell Ave.
About 50 homes and 20 businesses received damage from this tornado. A 25 foot hackberry tree fell on a house. An oak tree
crashed into the side of a building. A school trailer was destroyed at St. Vincent De Paul School. There was 15 rooftop
damage at an apartment complex on Delta Street. The hardest hit area of downtown Nashville was the Eight Avenue North
and Bordeaux . The tornado started around Scovel Street and 28th Avenue North. Extensive damage occurred from this
location and to the eastnortheast for just over a mile in length. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. Powerlines were
down. A number of homes suffered roof damage. The tornado crossed I-265 , moving eastnortheast reaching Arthur Avenue,
10th Ave. and 9th Ave. North, crossed the Cumberland River and then reaching Dickerson Pike and Ellington Parkway, finally
dissipating around Petway Avenue and Gallatin Road. One woman was injured when an interstate sign blew into her car and
caused her to wreck.
National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN;
Tornado Database
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/tornado/davidson.htm
46
Nashville Metro Airport 24-May-00 11:00 PM Tornado F1 0 0 20K 0 Trees blown down on Woodmont Blvd. and Granny White Pike and onto I-440.
Nashville Metro Airport 26-May-00 11:45 AM Tornado F1 0 0 1.3 20K 0
Numerous trees and power lines down. The tornado started around Overton and Hill Road. It ended at Marchant Drive, near
the Ellington Agricultural Center.
47 Nashville 5-May-03 12:45 AM Tornado F1 0 0 0.2 250K 0
Considerable roof damage to homes in Bellshire Terrace Court and Bellshire Terrace Drive. Cars were overturned. This is in
the Bellshire area of northern Davidson county. The White House granted Governor Phil Bredesen's request for Presential
Disaster Declaration for 20 counties in West and Middle Tennessee for damage as a result of tornadoes, flooding and severe
thunderstorms which began on Sunday , May 4, 2003.
48 Nashville 11-May-03 2:12 AM Tornado F1 0 0 4.5 500K 0
There was damage to the roofs of homes and businesses. Several businesses had their signs damaged as well. The
Davidson County tornado started about 5.3 miles northeast of downtown Nashville near Riverwood Drive. The tornado
crossed the Cumberland River and affected the Opryland area and dissipated around Bonnameade Road or about 8.9 miles
east northeast of downtown Nashville.
49 Nashville 11-May-03 Tornado F3 & F1 0 0 0 0
An pre-dawn severe weather outbreak produces six tornadoes across the Nashville metropolitan area. Two of the tornadoes
(Franklin and Walterhill) are rated as F3, and produce considerable damage. The other four twisters are rated F1. Amazingly,
there are no injuries. This is the 9th largest tornado outbreak in Middle Tennessee's history.