Thunderstorm Wind in Lawrence County, Tennessee

A swath of damaging wind occurred across portions of northern Lawrence County in the early morning hours of April 28th. Damage was sporadic across the area consisting of snapped and uprooted trees and downed powerlines. There were a few trees that fell on either houses, farm outbuildings, or sheds. Additional damage included partial loss of roofing shingles on a house along the partial loss of metal roofing of a shop building. Winds were estimated to be between 60 to 70 mph for most areas though a few areas likely reached 80 to 90 mph. One injury occurred when a tree fell on an automobile. Damages are a rough estimate.

Two rounds of severe thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee late in the evening of April 27, 2026, and into the early morning hours of April 28th. A line of thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front, but the first round was scattered thunderstorms ahead of this line. The thunderstorms preceding the main line produced large hail and damaging wind gusts while the line of thunderstorms was mainly responsible for scattered wind damage. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in northern Davidson and southern Robertson counties. The strongest straight-line wind damage was reported in northern Lawrence County where numerous downed trees and other structural damage was found in the Summertown area.