Power Outage in Winchester, TN

Freezing rain produced significant ice accumulations of over 1/2 inch. Liquid equivalents of 1.0-1.1 inches were reported, thus, ice accumulations may have approached 1 inch, especially on elevated objects and surfaces. At least 10,000 residential power outages were reported in Franklin County via broadcast media reports.

A strong gust front and associated thunderstorms knocked down trees and powerlines producing power outages. The most widespread damage was in northern Franklin County. Roof damage was reported at a residence on Highway 121 near Winchester.

A strong gust front and associated thunderstorms knocked down trees and powerlines producing power outages. The most widespread damage was in northern Franklin County. Roof damage was reported at a residence on Highway 121 near Winchester.

Trees and power lines were knocked down on Lakeview Street near Estill Springs.

Trees and a power line were knocked down at 329 Lakeview Street.

A tree and power line were knocked down on Sam Tag Lane.

A tree and power line were knocked down on Isbell Drive.

Numerous reports were received of trees and power lines being knocked down throughout the county.

Numerous reports were received of trees and power lines being knocked down throughout the county.

A tornado touched down on the southern periphery of Tims Ford Lake on Awalt Drive, snapping and uprooting a few hardwood trees. It then crossed Tims Ford Lake, snapping more trees on the northeastern shore along Ridgefield Circle. Moving northeast, the tornado downed additional trees onto carports and|uprooted small hardwood trees in the Eastbrook community. The tornado continued moving northeast, skipping across U.S. Highway 41 and snapping and uprooting hardwood trees along Peabody and Decherd Estill Roads. The tornado had increased to EF-1 intensity at this point. The tornado rapidly intensified about 2 miles SE of Estill Springs as it crossed Aedc Road. The survey team found widespread damage to homes and hardwood trees in the Penile Hill and Allred Roads area. Homes here lost most if not all of their roof material, and large 3-4 foot diameter trees were snapped. The worst home damage occurred here, with walls collapsing on a well-built single family home. This was the highest rated damage along the path, topping out at 130 mph, and measuring about 500 yards wide. The tornado continued producing sporadic damage as it moved northeast, crossing Monroe Floyd Road. A well-constructed barn was stripped of its roof at this location, along with several outbuildings that were destroyed. Path width at this point was about 300 yards wide. The tornado strengthened once again as it approached Gum Creek and Knight Roads. At this location, a single-wide mobile home was rolled from its original location, heavily damaging the frame. Damage was also sustained to several homes in this area, with numerous power poles snapped. Grain silos were destroyed and debris scattered for several hundred yards at this site along the path. Damage in this location before tracking into Coffee County retained its EF-2 status, demolishing barns, rolling and destroying mobile homes, and snapping and uprooting numerous large hardwood trees and power poles. Debris was strewn several hundred yards from silos and grain bins in these locations, sustaining 120 mph winds. The tornado then crossed into Coffee County.

A tornado touched down on the southern periphery of Tims Ford Lake on Awalt Drive, snapping and uprooting a few hardwood trees. It then crossed Tims Ford Lake, snapping more trees on the northeastern shore along Ridgefield Circle. Moving northeast, the tornado downed additional trees onto carports and|uprooted small hardwood trees in the Eastbrook community. The tornado continued moving northeast, skipping across U.S. Highway 41 and snapping and uprooting hardwood trees along Peabody and Decherd Estill Roads. The tornado had increased to EF-1 intensity at this point. The tornado rapidly intensified about 2 miles SE of Estill Springs as it crossed Aedc Road. The survey team found widespread damage to homes and hardwood trees in the Penile Hill and Allred Roads area. Homes here lost most if not all of their roof material, and large 3-4 foot diameter trees were snapped. The worst home damage occurred here, with walls collapsing on a well-built single family home. This was the highest rated damage along the path, topping out at 130 mph, and measuring about 500 yards wide. The tornado continued producing sporadic damage as it moved northeast, crossing Monroe Floyd Road. A well-constructed barn was stripped of its roof at this location, along with several outbuildings that were destroyed. Path width at this point was about 300 yards wide. The tornado strengthened once again as it approached Gum Creek and Knight Roads. At this location, a single-wide mobile home was rolled from its original location, heavily damaging the frame. Damage was also sustained to several homes in this area, with numerous power poles snapped. Grain silos were destroyed and debris scattered for several hundred yards at this site along the path. Damage in this location before tracking into Coffee County retained its EF-2 status, demolishing barns, rolling and destroying mobile homes, and snapping and uprooting numerous large hardwood trees and power poles. Debris was strewn several hundred yards from silos and grain bins in these locations, sustaining 120 mph winds. The tornado then crossed into Coffee County.

Two trees were knocked down onto power lines along Hillwood Drive.

Power lines were knocked down in the 1700 block of Beth Page Road.

A power pole was knocked down at 2106 Gourdneck Road.

Multiple trees and power lines were knocked down. Power outages reported.

Several trees and power lines were knocked down in Tullahoma just north of Tims Ford Lake.

Dozens of trees were knocked down throughout the county. Several telephone poles and power lines were knocked down. Power outages were reported in the Tims Ford Lake area. A car port was blown onto U.S. Highway 64 near Huntland.

Dozens of trees were knocked down throughout the county. Several telephone poles and power lines were knocked down. Power outages were reported in the Tims Ford Lake area. A car port was blown onto U.S. Highway 64 near Huntland.

A quarter of an inch of freezing rain accumulation was reported on area roads, trees and power lines at Sewanee, Tennessee.

One quarter to three quarters of an inch of ice accumulation occurred due to freezing rain. The heaviest accumulation was in northern portions of Franklin County. Trees and power lines experienced heavy accumulation and a few power outages were reported. One half inch of snow was also reported in Sewanee, Tennessee.

A few trees and power lines were downed by gust front winds along and ahead of thunderstorms moving through the area.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Alto.

The worst damage occurred in western portions of Franklin county. In these locations mobile homes were destroyed, multiple power poles and trees were snapped, and homes sustained significant roof damage. A 79 year old man was killed near Estill Springs, along UT Farm road, when the mobile home he occupied was picked up and thrown 70 yards.

The worst damage occurred in western portions of Franklin county. In these locations mobile homes were destroyed, multiple power poles and trees were snapped, and homes sustained significant roof damage. A 79 year old man was killed near Estill Springs, along UT Farm road, when the mobile home he occupied was picked up and thrown 70 yards.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in the Winchester area.

Law enforcement reported several trees and power lines down in Winchester and Decherd.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees onto power line in Winchester. Large tree limbs were also blown down onto roadways. Time estimated.

A sustained period of high winds, including gusts of 60 mph, knocked down several trees and a few power lines. The most severe damage was at the Huntland High School where a gymnasium was partially torn off. Power outages were reported in northern Franklin County.

High winds blew down numerous trees and power lines across the county leaving power outages. A 4 foot diameter tree was blown down at Tims Ford Reservoir.

Thunderstorm winds produced heavy damage in a half mile wide path. The winds stripped a roof off of a large barn and blew down numerous trees which fell on garages, cars and outbuildings. The winds also downed power and phone lines in the area.

Several trees and limbs were blown down across the county, including in the town of Winchester. Trees were blown onto at least three cars causing minor damage to one. Duck River Electric reported four utility poles were broken due to the strong winds. Around 1500 utility customers were without power at various times.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

An upper level disturbance tracking along a strong frontal boundary across the South produced a swath of mixed precipitation across the Tennessee Valley. Many locations received accumulations of sleet and freezing rain. The heaviest freezing rain and ice accumulations on the order of one quarter to one half inch occurred in the higher elevations of the Cumberland Plateau including Sewanee and nearby areas. Accumulations of ice were mainly on vehicles, vegetation and powerlines and lessor traveled roads.

A couple of trees and power lines were blown down.

A few power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.

EMA reported trees and power lines down in the southern part of town.

A powerful low pressure system intensified rapidly as it moved northeast from Texas through Arkansas, southeast Missouri into western Kentucky. In doing so, windy conditions developed across the Tennessee Valley ahead of an associated cold front and squall line. South winds increased to 25-35 mph, with gusts of 40-55 mph at times. An intense squall line moved in from Mississippi, northwest Alabama and southwest Tennessee during the mid morning hours, sweeping east across the rest of southern middle Tennessee through the midday hours. The line of thunderstorms produced a brief period of high wind gusts, which knocked down a few trees and power lines. Behind the line of thunderstorms, the sky cleared out rapidly, but southwest winds continued at 25-35 mph, with gusts of 40-50 mph. The winds finally subsided quickly near sunset, but not until after additional damage occurred.

A powerful upper level low pressure system moved northeast through southern Alabama into central Georgia during the morning hours of the 12th. Widespread rainfall changed to wet snow for a brief period, mainly in the higher elevations above 1000 ft AGL elevation atop the Cumberland Plateau in Franklin County. This resulted in minor snow accumulations of an inch or less, mainly in grassy areas.

A long-lived complex of thunderstorms which originated over Kansas during the early morning hours of the 5th, moved through southern Missouri, northern Arkansas and eventually into Tennessee and far north Alabama during the late afternoon and early evening hours. The thunderstorms pushed through southern middle Tennessee rather quickly, but packing a punch. Widespread wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph occurred, and in few spots, exceeded 60 mph. The winds knocked down trees, power lines, and produced other mostly minor structural damage.

A solid line of showers with a few embedded thunderstorms pushed east from Mississippi and western Tennessee across north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee during the late afternoon through mid evening hours. The line produced wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph, with a few pockets of 60 mph winds or higher. Due to saturated soils, even sub-severe winds were able to knock down larger limbs and a few trees. Power lines were also knocked down in some areas.

Rain changed to snow on the Cumberland Plateau during the late evening hours of the 6th. The snow continued off and on through the night as a powerful upper level trough swept northeast through the region. Then, as northwest winds developed behind this system, the combination of low level moisture, colder temperatures, and upslope flow along the Plateau led to snow showers through the morning and early afternoon on the 7th. Accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were received atop the Plateau, with lessor amounts in valley areas.

A powerful cold front and upper level disturbance produced bands of snow showers during the evening of the 8th through the morning of the 10th. Snowfall amount of 1-2 inches fell in valley locations, while 4.0 inches fell atop the Cumberland Plateau in Sewanee at the Universiry of the South NWS COOP station.

A low pressure system moved east through the deep South producing areas of freezing rain and some sleet across northwest Alabama into southern middle Tennessee. Although far worse conditions occurred just north of these areas, up to 1/4 inch of ice accumulation occurred on the 16th during the morning and afternoon hours. Precipitation ended during the early evening after a brief mix of very light snow. A few trees fell over due to the icing with a few power outages being reported.

A mesoscale convective system over much of middle and western Tennessee dropped south through southern middle Tennessee shortly after Midnight. The storms produced a large gust front which produced brief but very gusty winds just ahead of the rain and lightning. The gust front knocked a few trees and power lines down in Franklin County.

A powerful upper level trough moved swiftly through the region during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 7th. A batch of rain mixed with snow changed to all snow on the Cumberland Plateau by late morning (around 10 am), followed by a more sustained period of light to moderate snow in the early afternoon (between Noon and 2 pm). Snowfall of 1.5 to 2.0 inches accumulated in Sewanee and nearby locations on the Plateau in Franklin County. The snow accumulated mostly on grassy and elevated surfaces as temperatures remained just above freezing during the snowfall. Temperatures dipped to around 31 degrees by 4 pm after the last of the flurries departed.

A powerful storm system roared across the Southeast United States on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. This storm system would be responsible for one of the largest and deadliest tornado outbreaks to ever impact much of the southeastern region.||The powerful storm system that affected the National Weather Service, Huntsville service area would actually occur in three separate waves of severe weather that day. The first occurred during the early morning hours of April 27, 2011 roughly between the hours of 2 AM and 8 AM CDT, while the second occurred during the late-morning to early afternoon period. The third and most devastating wave occurred during the afternoon hours on Wednesday, with some of the most violent and destructive tornadoes to affect the central Tennessee Valley area in recent decades.||While the majority of the analysis and survey work conducted by the National Weather Service, Huntsville and its partners have been completed, there will undoubtedly be countless research studies conducted by both academia and operational personnel in order to further evaluate and understand the complex processes associated with this near unprecedented severe weather outbreak.

A powerful cold front and upper level system combined with a marginally unstable, moist and highly sheared environment to produce severe thunderstorms and a tornado. A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) developed during the morning hours across the mid South and raced eastward at 50 to 60 mph. The storms arrived in southern middle Tennessee around midday, with one storm intensifying into a tornadic supercell. A strong tornado of EF-2 strength tracked from just east of Lynchburg (Moore County) to just northeast of Estill Springs (Franklin County), killing a 79 year old male (near Estill Springs) in his mobile home and injuring four others.

A cluster of thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours in southern middle Tennessee. One of these storms produced a swath of damaging winds in Franklin County, knocking down several trees and power lines.

Multiple clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the midday hours and tracked southeast through southern middle Tennessee. One of the storms downed several trees and power lines in Winchester and Dechard in Franklin County.

A vigorous winter storm that moved from the southern Plains into the upper Midwest produced a strong pressure gradient across the mid South and Tennessee Valley. Southeast winds of 30 to 40 mph developed during the late afternoon hours and lasted through the evening. By late evening, wind gusts over 50 mph, and in some cases around 60 mph, knocked down numerous trees and power lines. A squall line of showers associated with a pre-frontal trough further enhanced the damaging winds during the late evening hours.

A powerful low pressure system tracked from Arkansas into the Ohio Valley, lifting a warm front north during the afternoon, and pushing a cold front through during the evening hours. Two quasi-linear convective systems (QLCS) tracked east through the Tennessee Valley, resulting in two waves of thunderstorms, one which produced lightning damage to a home near Winchester, Tennessee.

Low-topped supercell thunderstorms developed along a powerful cold front during the late afternoon of the 28th. The storms evolved into a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) with embedded mesocyclones, one of which became tornadic. There were also a few reports of large hail and damaging winds.

Scattered low topped supercell thunderstorms developed along a pre-frontal trough during the afternoon hours across middle and eastern Tennessee. One of these storms tracked east through Franklin County producing isolated wind damage to trees and powerlines. The storm environment consisted of very strong deep layer wind speed shear and moderate amounts of instability. On a side note, unseasonably warm temperatures in the 70s were reached during the afternoon.

A strong low pressure center lifted northeast from the southern Plains into the Great Lakes. A tight pressure gradient resulted in strong southerly winds ahead of an associated dry line and pressure trough which pushed eastward through the Tennessee Valley. A broken line of showers and isolated thunderstorms developed along the dry line during the late morning hours, and swept rapidly east across the Tennessee Valley during the early afternoon hours. Although a couple of reports of wind damage occurred with the showers and thunderstorms, the more prominent impact was due to damaging non-thunderstorm winds ahead of and immediately behind the dry line passage. Numerous trees were blown down resulting in sporadic power outages. The roof of a high school gymnasium in Huntland TN was partially torn off as a result of the winds.

A strong low pressure system tracking northeast into the Great Lakes brought a powerful cold front through the region. Thunderstorms and showers were followed by gusty and at times damaging non-thunderstorm northwest winds behind the front during the evening hours.

The remnants of Hurricane Katrina moved northward along the Alabama/Mississippi state line and western middle Tennessee during the overnight and early morning hours of August 30th. Katrina was still a tropical storm as the center passed just west of southern middle Tennessee. Most of southern middle Tennessee experienced tropical storm force wind gusts for several hours with a few wind gusts as high as 60 mph being reported. While structural damage was very limited, a few homes did receive minor roof damage due to the loss of a few shingles. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the entire area and thousands of people lost power.

The remnants of tropical storm Dennis moved northward from the Gulf Coast and into the Tennessee Valley during the late evening of July 10th. Gusty winds in excess of tropical storm force resulted in some minor tree damage across southern middle Tennessee along with several power outages. The winds and rain diminished during the early morning hours of July 11th.