Lightning — Williamson, Tennessee

2010-10-24 · near Mallorys, Williamson, Tennessee

Event narrative

A lightning strike set fire to a house, whose original value was estimated to be near 2.45 million dollars, on Chatfield Way, resulting in a fire that initially broke through the roof and became visible from Cool Springs Boulevard before firefighters could get on the scene. This home received substantial fire damage. The home was located in Cool Springs in the Enclave at Cambridge Community.

Wider weather episode

During the late afternoon through evening hours on Saturday, October 24th, across locations mainly south of Interstate 40 and west of Interstate 24 in Middle Tennessee, at least a couple of well defined lines of showers and thunderstorms, with embedded severe thunderstorms within, moved across this region. This resulted in multiple reports of thunderstorm wind damage, two lightning strikes that caused considerable structural damage, and two observed funnel clouds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 261587. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.