Thunderstorm Wind in Davidson County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind May 5, 1999 · Davidson County, Tennessee

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$2.7M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

FAA wind equipment clocked a 99 mph wind gust in the strong thunderstorm downdrafts. 70 planes were damaged, and 2 hangars were destroyed. Many trees and power lines were down around the county. Debris and jet fuel was scattered across the runway. The airport was closed for several hours. The hardest hit area in Davidson county were Pennington Bend, Elysian Fields, Antioch, Old Hickory, east Nashville and Radnor lake. Part of a roof was lifted off Stratford H.S. Metro schools were cancelled on May 6 so crews could restore power and clean up debris around the county.

Began near Nashville Metro Arpt (36.1300, -86.6800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5697454. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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