Thunderstorm Wind — Cannon, Tennessee

2023-08-07 · near Ivy Bluff, Cannon, Tennessee

Event narrative

Sentinel satellite imagery along with damage photos indicate a 3/4 mile wide microburst blew down numerous trees and damaged several outbuildings from east of Espy Road in northern Coffee County to near Taylor Lake Road along the Cannon/Warren County border. A three car garage was partially collapsed on Floyd Rd at Espy Road. Swaths of corn could been seen blown down along Highway 53 south of Ivy Bluff Road, and an outbuilding was heavily damaged on Ivy Bluff Road. No injuries were reported. Damages are a rough estimate.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms moved through Middle Tennessee during the late morning and early afternoon hours of August 7, 2023. Damaging straight-line winds were the primary threat with this line, especially for areas roughly along and south of Interstate 40. While this line of thunderstorms was severe as it crossed the Tennessee River, it significantly strengthened as it moved east of Interstate 65 with estimated winds of 70 to 95 mph across the Cumberland Plateau. Numerous reports of downed trees and powerlines were received with many of these also damaging homes and vehicles as well. The worst damage occurred across Cannon, Coffee, Warren, and Van Buren counties. Six separate microbursts and downbursts were identified that caused most of the significant damage in this area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1106619. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.