Power Outage in Fairview, TN

Several trees were blown down that blocked roads, knocked down power lines, and caused power outages in the Fairview, Leipers Fork and Grassland areas of northwest Williamson County.

A Twitter tSpotter report indicated several trees and power lines were blown down around Riley Creek Road at Throneberry Road.

Power lines were knocked down in Fairview.

A tree and power lines were blown down on Cascade Hollow Road near Schmeide Machinery.

A powerful positive cloud to ground lightning bolt struck four separate homes in Fairview. All four homes, which were located in the 7100 block of Glenhaven Drive, 7200 block of Dogwood Drive, 7300 block of Dogwood Drive, and the 1000 block of Brayden Drive, suffered minor to moderate fire and smoke damage.

A NWS storm survey determined a large downburst with winds up to 85 mph caused damage southeast of Charlotte. A garage suffered roof damage and a power pole was snapped on Steele Road. Several trees were also snapped or uprooted on Steele Road and on Franklin Road. A tree fell on a house on Highway 47 just west of Long Road damaging the roof and siding. More significant damage was observed at Creekwood High School on Highway 47 where part of the roof was blown off the main school building. A dugout and a storage building also lost their roofs and several fences were blown down.

Trees and tree limbs were blown down on power lines in Fairview.

Straight line winds knocked down and uprooted trees from North Jackson to Bemis. Power lines were also knocked down as well. Shingles were also blown off a few homes across Madison County. In addition, one tree fell onto a home on Chester Road.

Power lines were blown down with power outages in Fairview.

Several trees were reported downed along with power outages caused by trees and debris falling on power lines across this area.

Very heavy rain fell during the day across Madison County. As much as 11 to 16 inches fell across the county. Forty roads and bridges were closed due to the flooding. Vehicles had water up to the steering wheels in some locations. Power outages occurred as a result of the flooding. Houses were inundated with water(as much as 5 feet) especially in South Jackson, the Herron Grove area of Jackson, McGee Loop area of Northeast Jackson, and Bemis. In total, 120 to 140 homes across Madison County sustained damage from the flooding. As many as 85 businesses in Jackson received damage. The flash flooding event transitioned into a flood event as rivers rose quickly from the rainfall and overflowed their banks. Some roads remained closed for days making travel difficult. Shelters were opened in Jackson due to the flooding.

Law enforcement personnel reported several trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds countywide from Athens to Englewood.

Several trees were downed onto power lines on South Jackson Street between Canal Street and Rose Drive. The power lines also came down creating power outages in the area.

Spotter reported trees and power lines blown down in Fairview.