Power Outage in Clarksville, TN

A historic high wind event set up over all of Middle Tennessee on March 3, 2023. An incredibly strong surface low deepened to about 979mb over the Ohio River Valley. In fact, this system broke numerous all-time low pressure readings across the lower Ohio River Valley. At the official weather station at the Nashville International Airport, the barometric pressure dropped to 29.06 inches which was very close to the all time record of 29.02 inches. This intense low pressure system combined with a potent cold front resulted in a very strong pressure gradient across the area which resulted in several hours of high winds. The high winds were first felt along a line of thunderstorms that very quickly tracked east-northeast through Middle Tennessee. This line prompted several Several Thunderstorm Warnings with the primary hazard being wind. However, winds increased dramatically behind this line of thunderstorms with wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph common through the afternoon. The highest measured gust was 79 mph at the Clarksville ASOS which set a record the highest wind gust measured at this station. These high winds resulted in widespread damage with every county reporting snapped or uprooted trees, downed powerlines, power outages, roofs torn off buildings, and other property damage. Tragically, three people were killed during this event with all three killed due to falling trees.

March 03, 2023

High Wind. One of the strongest wind gusts of this event was recorded at the Clarksville ASOS site with a non-thunderstorm wind gust of 79 mph. This is the highest wind gust ever reported at the Clarksville ASOS where records go back to April 2001. Several hours of severe non-thunderstorm winds resulted in numerous damage reports, including downed and uprooted trees, downed powerlines, and roof and other property damage across all of Montgomery County. Some of the most significant damage was reported near Fredonia where H & S Farms reported that their greenhouse was destroyed and a roof was torn off their building. Damages are estimated.

March 03, 2023

Ice Storm. This is a continuation of the event that started at the end of January 2023. Ice accumulations across Montgomery County resulted in several reports of downed trees and power lines which resulted in power outages. The Clarksville Lead Chronicle reported that many roads across the county were covered in ice and sleet with several accidents occurring. Interstate 24 was forced to close between mile markers 13 and 15 late on January 31st. No information was available on any potential injuries in these accidents.

February 01, 2023

Ice Storm. Ice accumulations across Montgomery County resulted in several reports of downed trees and power lines which resulted in power outages. The Clarksville Lead Chronicle reported that many roads across the county were covered in ice and sleet with several accidents occurring. Interstate 24 was forced to close between mile markers 13 and 15 late on January 31st. No information was available on any potential injuries in these accidents. This event continued into early February. Damages are a rough estimate.

January 30, 2023

Thunderstorm Wind. Twitter tSpotter reports indicate several trees were blown down with numerous power outages in Clarksville.

June 17, 2022

CEMC releases new update on Power Outage https://t.co/0QG46YhHfM

@Clarksville_TN - March 06, 2023 02:01

CDE Lightband thanks Clarksville Businesses that have helped out during the Power Outage https://t.co/0Y9wiho4Ul

@Clarksville_TN - March 06, 2023 01:19

CDE Lightband continues work on Clarksville Power Outage https://t.co/5qu6pYtOIr

@Clarksville_TN - March 05, 2023 20:06

(1/4)❗️OUTAGE UPDATE: CCFiber crews are working alongside CEMC crews to assess fiber network damage & will be focus… https://t.co/jqXk57cDdW

@GetCCFiber - March 05, 2023 01:20

Middle TN weather recovery: Crews restore power for about half area outages https://t.co/7Y3H4KdqUq

@LeafChronicle - March 04, 2023 19:45