Thunderstorm Wind — Giles, Tennessee

2024-05-09 · near Tarpley, Giles, Tennessee

Event narrative

A NWS storm survey team found straight line wind damage in Giles County, particularly around the Pulaski area. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in a northwest to southeast direction. Some of the worst damage was found on Cherry Drive and Richland Street where some trees fell onto homes. Winds were estimated up to 75 mph. Damages are a rough estimate.

Wider weather episode

A widespread severe weather event impacted Middle Tennessee beginning in the early morning hours of May 8, 2024, and continued through the early morning hours of May 9th. During this time frame, numerous rounds of severe weather moved through the area, causing widespread wind damage in nearly every county in Middle Tennessee, hail up to 3 inches in diameter, and four tornadoes. One of these tornadoes in Columbia prompted a Tornado Emergency to be issued. In addition, major flash flooding also occurred with the worst flooding reported across Robertson and Sumner counties. With nearly nine inches of rain, Flash Flood Emergencies were issued for these counties. This is the first time National Weather Service Nashville issued both a Tornado Emergency and a Flash Flood Emergency in the same event. Unfortunately, this event claimed the lives of five individuals.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1167613. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.