Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 16 at 7:42PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 16, 2026 - 5:42pm
Expires:
April 16, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 742 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Mount Pleasant, or 9 miles south of Columbia,
moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Columbia, Shelbyville, Lewisburg, Pulaski, Hohenwald, Tullahoma,
Mount Pleasant, Petersburg, Summertown, Cornersville, Elkton,
Ethridge, Lynnville, Gordonsburg, Kimmins, Henryville, Culleoka,
Raus, Belfast, and Frankewing.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 3 and 47.
Interstate 24 between mile markers 125 and 126.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Hickman; Lewis; Maury; Marshall; Bedford; Coffee; Lawrence; Giles
Forcast Office:
NWS Nashville TN
Sender: