Lightning in Williamson County, Tennessee

Lightning October 24, 2010 · Williamson County, Tennessee

$1.8M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Mallorys (35.9413, -86.7974).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 261587. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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