Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 16 at 8:38PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 16, 2026 - 6:38pm
Expires:
April 16, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 838 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of McMinnville, moving southeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Cookeville, Shelbyville, McMinnville, Manchester, Sparta, Smithville,
Woodbury, Carthage, Spencer, Algood, Monterey, Gruetli-Laager, Tracy
City, Baxter, Gordonsville, Monteagle, Hickman, South Carthage,
Altamont, and Alexandria.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 between mile markers 254 and 304.
Interstate 24 between mile markers 92 and 136.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Wilson; Smith; Jackson; Putnam; Rutherford; Cannon; De Kalb; White; Bedford; Coffee; Warren; Grundy; Van Buren
Forcast Office:
NWS Nashville TN
Sender: