Thunderstorm Wind — Davidson, Tennessee

2021-12-11 · near Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

Event narrative

Trees and power lines were blown down across Davidson County. Around 80,000 customers lost power. Nashville Electric Service reported $2,875,057 in damage to utilities across Davidson County, with much of this damage done by the 5 tornadoes and large severe downburst that struck the county.

Wider weather episode

One of the worst tornado outbreaks ever recorded in the United States struck the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Tennessee Valley from the evening hours on December 10 into the morning hours on December 11, 2021. Across Middle Tennessee, a total of 16 tornadoes were determined to have touched down, making this the 5th largest tornado outbreak on record in Middle Tennessee. These tornadoes injured 8 people across Middle Tennessee and caused millions of dollars in property and tree damage in many counties. These tornadoes, combined with the 5 tornadoes that occurred just a few days earlier across Middle Tennessee on December 6, 2021, set a new record for the number of tornadoes during the month of December. In addition, many counties that had tornadoes in December 2021 had never recorded a tornado in the month of December before, including Stewart, Humphreys, Cheatham, Wilson, Trousdale, Overton, Pickett, Coffee, and Grundy Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 999725. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.