Hail — Lewis, Tennessee

2023-01-04 · near Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee

Event narrative

Penny size hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm southeast of Hohenwald.

Wider weather episode

Warm temperatures were in place across all of Middle Tennessee to start 2023 which only helped to set the stage for an early January severe weather event. As a storm system tracked across the Rockies and Great Plains, moist southerly flow ahead of its cold front brought multiple rounds of thunderstorms to Middle Tennessee beginning on January 2, 2023 and lasting into the early morning hours of January 4th. There were three distinct rounds of thunderstorms associated with this event. The first happened during the evening hours of January 2nd, but these were non-severe. The severe weather threat increased by the early morning hours of January 3rd as a more organized line of thunderstorms approached the Tennessee River. As this line marched eastward through the day, it produced strong winds with several reports of straight-line wind damage received. The third and final round of thunderstorms approached from the south late on January 3rd and into the early morning hours of January 4th. One particular thunderstorm with this round produced large hail near Hohenwald.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1062634. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.