Thunderstorm Wind — Williamson, Tennessee

2011-04-27 · near Mudsink, Williamson, Tennessee

Event narrative

A woman was struck in the head by a fallen tree limb and then died 24 hours later.

Wider weather episode

During the early morning hours on Wednesday, April 27th, twelve tornadoes occurred across Middle Tennessee. Seven of these were EF0 tornadoes and five of these were EF1 tornadoes. Numerous thunderstorm wind damage events, along with several flash flooding events, occurred across the mid state also. This severe weather outbreak was the result of a very unstable airmass across Middle Tennessee ahead of a strong frontal system, with a warm front positioned near the Tennessee/Alabama border. As this frontal system pushed across the area through the remainder of the morning through the early evening hours, several thunderstorm wind and flash flood events also occurred as additional severe thunderstorms developed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 303128. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.