Power Outage in Spring Hill, TN

A #tspotter reported via Twitter that a few trees in Spring Hill were downed during severe thunderstorm winds with power lines fallen at Highway 31 and Locke Avenue. Damages are estimated.

An AWOS station at Columbia Airport measured a peak non-thunderstorm wind gust of 68 mph. 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 Maury County. Damages are estimated.

A power line was blown down in Spring Hill.

Photo and report showed 5 power poles snapped in Spring Hill on Highway 31 S near Saturn Parkway.

Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 49.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Booker Ridge Road, Booker Farms Road, and Hampshire Pike.

A 5-10 mile wide swath of severe downburst winds struck eastern Houston County, mainly from Erin eastward to the Dickson County border. Dozens of power lines and power poles were blown down and thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted, with a few falling on homes. Power outages lasted up to 2 weeks, with most Houston County schools closed during this 2 week period. Damage estimates from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency across Houston County reached $500,000. Winds were estimated up to 90 mph.

Maury County EMA conducted a damage survey from a microburst that struck an area along Hardison Mill Road and Highway 431 around the Hardison Mill Farm in far eastern Maury County along the Marshall County line. Numerous trees and power lines were snapped but no building damage occurred.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around the intersection of Elk Ridge Road and Enterprise Road.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down on the south side of Columbia with some trees falling on houses.

A tree and a power line were blown down blocking both lanes of Campbellsville Pike in Columbia.

Tree down on power lines on Miller Lake Road.

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout Maury County with some roads blocked. Trees were blown down on Dry Creek Road southwest of Mount Pleasant and on Sunnyside Drive southwest of Columbia. A tree was snapped and barely missed hitting a house on Hampshire Pike west of Columbia. Two other large trees were blown down southeast of Spring Hill.

Maury County Emergency Management reported flash flooding in western and southern parts of Maury County. Greenfield Bend Road near Williamsport was down to one lane due to a road washout. Flooding knocked down a large tree, two power poles, and power lines at 8625 Dry Creek Road south of Mount Pleasant blocking the roadway. Giilespie Lane east of Culleoka was closed due to Dry Creek overflowing the road, and one car was swept off the road due to the flooding but was uninjured.

Maury County Emergency Management reported flash flooding in western and southern parts of Maury County. Greenfield Bend Road near Williamsport was down to one lane due to a road washout. Flooding knocked down a large tree, two power poles, and power lines at 8625 Dry Creek Road south of Mount Pleasant blocking the roadway. Giilespie Lane east of Culleoka was closed due to Dry Creek overflowing the road, and one car was swept off the road due to the flooding but was uninjured.

A Facebook report indicated trees were blown down on power lines on Pamela Drive southwest of Columbia.

A metal roof, power lines, and trees were blown down in the Mount Pleasant area.

A Facebook report indicated a tree was blown down onto a parked car and knocked down power lines on South High Street in Columbia.

Precipitation totals across Maury County ranged from 0.5 to 3 of combined ice and sleet. A COOP observer in Spring Hill measured 0.25 of ice and 0.4 of sleet, while a CoCoRaHS observer 1.2 miles SW of Columbia measured 3.0 of combined ice and sleet. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the county, and many roads and schools were closed.

A microburst blew down numerous trees and power lines on the Maury County side of Spring Hill. Trees were blown down on Beechcroft Road and Kedron Parkway, and a tree fell on a car on Main Street. 11 power poles were blown down near the GM Plant on Highway 31. Winds were estimated up to 70 mph.

Lots of trees were reported down with a few power outages across northwest Maury County.

Power lines were blown down in Spring Hill on the Williamson County and Maury County line causing a fire.

Power lines were blown down with widespread power outages along Highway 50 near the Marshall County line.

Trees were blown down across Maury County. Power lines were blown down in Spring Hill.

A few trees and power lines were blown down.

Multiple trees were downed across eastern portions of the county. Several roads were blocked as power lines were taken down by these trees.

Five power poles were snapped by straight line winds.

One quarter to one half of an inch of ice accumulations on trees, power lines, and other exposed surfaces caused scattered to widespread power outages across the county. Newspaper reported that county emergency management officials had determined that an ice covered tree killed a women when the weight of ice on tree limbs above the women's bedroom caused the tree to collapse into the family trailer and land on her. Newspaper also reported that Columbia Power and Water System reported that about 800 customers lost power near Tom J. Hitch Parkway in Columbia.

Numerous trees were downed. One tree fell on a barn. Several trees blocked area roadways. Power lines were downed.

A thirty inch diameter tree fell on a house in Columbia on Dalton Ave. Power outages were occurring at Mt. Pleasant. A newspaper story said that east of Columbia on Iron Ridge Road, a shed was blown away about 100 feet from its original location. Numerous trees were down. The side of a barn was ripped off.||In Santa Fe, a maple tree fell on a 148-year-old church causing roof damage. The Sugar Creek House of Worship will be rebuilt. The church was built in 1859 and was called Union Church.

A newspaper article reported roof damage in the downtown area. There was damage to a chain link fence. Also, a stop sign was blown down. The roof was blown off a building housing Attorney Gary Howell and the State Probation Office on North Main St. The roof blew across the street and hit two parked cars. Then, the roof crashed through Jim Bailey's vacant drug store. There were several trees down on Main St. Power lines were down at one house. Trees were down on Mt. Zion Road. A tree fell near a house on Mt. Joy Road and damaged some electrical lines. |There was minor roof damage to a school in Mt. Pleasant. In Columbia, the severe thunderstorm took off a section of the red tin roof covering the second and third grade hall at Woodward Elementary School. No one was in class at the time because of spring break.

5 power poles were down along U.S. Highway 31.

Newspaper story related story about strong thunderstorm winds striking Water Valley and blowing down 6 large trees. An apple tree came down on a barn. Also, a 200-year-old oak tree was blown down. 8 trees fell on Turkey Creek Road and 6 trees fell on Field Hollow Rd. Several utility poles and power lines were blown down as well. A gutter and a tin roof was damaged to a home near Field Hollow Rd. Two, almost 100-year old trees, fell near Field Hollow Rd.

As the system that brought freezing rain on December 8-9 and light snow on December 9-10 exited the area, very cold air moved into Middle Tennessee with low temperatures dropping into the upper 10s and lower 20s by the morning of December 11. With some ice and snow still present and plenty of low level moisture available, dense freezing fog developed across many areas especially along rivers and lakes such as the Tennessee River, Cumberland River, Duck River, Caney Fork River, and the Obey River. Where freezing fog occurred, ice crystals within the fog attached to nearly all surfaces, resulting in amazing and beautiful winter scenes despite no precipitation falling. No traffic or power issues were reported due to the freezing fog.

Trees and power lines were down around these counties along with some power outages. As many as 100-150 trees were down in Maury County alone. Winds gusted to 35 to 40 mph in these areas. A tree fell and crushed a 1993 Ford Ranger in Columbia. The price of gasoline in Middle Tennessee surged from $2.60 per gallon to as high as $3.29 per gallon after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Prices soared because of an interruption in gas supply. There was damage to pipelines. The Colonial Pipeline, which runs from Houston to New York, was shut down temporarily. Also, the temporary shutdown of refineries because of power outages and damages contributed to the gasoline shortage.