Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in Rutherford County, TN

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).

Hail Report Description: Estimated golf ball size hail near Christiana. Time estimated.

Hail Report Description: Tspotter photo received of 2 inch size hail between Nolensville and Smyrna. Time is radar estimated.

Hail Report Description: Trained spotter reported half dollar size hail on Murfreesboro Rd near Walmart in La Vergne... TN at 6:25 PM.

Hail Report Description: Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Estimated quarter size hail.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Social media picture.

Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported via mPING.

Hail Report Description: Photo sent in of half-dollar size hail that fell on Almaville Rd. in Smyrna. Time estimated on radar.

Hail Report Description: TWITTER PHOTO SHOWED HAIL SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN QUARTER SIZE NEAR EPPS MILL ROAD AT I-24 IN CHRISTIANA.

Hail Report Description: QUARTER-SIZED HAIL REPORTED NORTH OF WALTERHILL. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

Hail Report Description: TWITTER PICTURE OF 1 INCH HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

Hail Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 5 SSW READYVILLE. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE IN THE 3300 BLOCK OF CRIPPLE CREEK RD.

Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM TWITTER.

Hail Report Description: FACEBOOK PHOTO OF PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR THE COURTHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN MURFREESBORO.

Hail Report Description: REPORTED BY FAMILY OF NWS EMPLOYEE IN ROCKVALE.

Hail Report Description: 1.25 HAIL ON BUZZARD BRANCH DRIVE IN CHRISTIANA

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: AT I-24 AND I-840

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZE AND LARGER HAIL WAS REPORTED ON MANCHESTER PIKE NEAR MURFREESBORO

Hail Report Description: PHOTOS SHOW QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN ROCKVALE

Hail Report Description: NUMEROUS FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PHOTOS OF HAIL OF MOSTLY QUARTER SIZE WITH A FEW STONES UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE IN SOUTHERN MURFREESBORO INCLUDING ON SOUTH CHURCH STREET...NORTHER RUTHERFORD STREET...AND VETERANS PARKWAY

Hail Report Description: RECEIVED A CALL FROM A SPOTER OF 1.50 HAIL ON ELAM ROAD.

Hail Report Description: RECEIVED A CALL FROM A SPOTER OF 1.50 HAIL ON ELAM ROAD.

Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail was reported on the east side of Murfreesboro.

Wind Report Description: a few trees down in the Kingdom Ridge subdivision. Time is radar estimated.

Wind Report Description: Large tree down on Almaville Rd between Highway 96 and I-840.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees down in the stone east neighborhood... with possible shingles coming off of homes.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 4 NNW Walterhill. Public reports thunderstorm wind damage. Fence down... trees down... lightweight furniture strewn about. Also a sheet metal barn roof is gone.

Wind Report Description: Awning from Gils Food Mart in Smyrna collapsed. Time estimated from radar.

Wind Report Description: Corrects previous non-tstm wnd dmg report from 4 ESE Nolensville. Tree on powerline on Rocky Fork Road. Time estimated via radar.

Wind Report Description: Tree down in parking lot off New Salem Highway. Time estimated from radar... relayed via Facebook.

Wind Report Description: Report of large tree down on north side of Armstrong Valley Road in south Murfreesboro.

Wind Report Description: Fence down in Rockvale due to the winds... relayed via broadcast media.

Wind Report Description: Tspotter report of a large tree down on Greenland Drive. Time is radar estimated.

Wind Report Description: Multiple trees broken in Woodmont subdivision.

Wind Report Description: Downed powerline at Florence Road & Valor Drive. Time estimated.

Wind Report Description: Multiple structures with light damage and dozens of large trees and powerlines down. Time estimated.

Wind Report Description: Several large trees down across I-24 at MM72 with trees also down across Blackman Road. Two lanes of I-24 blocked. Time estimated.

Wind Report Description: Structural damage reported in the Blackman area. Time estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: Smyrna AWOS.

Wind Report Description: Debris blocking I-24 east at mile marker 89.2 in Rutherford County. Tree across roadway with all eastbound lanes blocked.

Wind Report Description: Rutherford County Fire working 2 reports of large trees blocking roadways in Christiana. 6700blk Williams Rd... 4500blk Jones Rd.

Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down and blocking the road along Jacobs Hollow Rd near Bradyville Pike. Time estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: A privacy fence was blown down... partially blocking road along Rucker Rd near County Farm Rd.

Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down at Webb Rd and Barfield-Crescent Rd. Time was estimated by radar.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down in Eagleville.

Wind Report Description: Trees down and power outages.

Wind Report Description: Trees snapped on Academy St.

Wind Report Description: Trees down on Haley Road.

Wind Report Description: Tree down on Maney St at Burton St.

Wind Report Description: Tspotter report of several trees and traffic lights blown down on Old Fort Parkway.

Wind Report Description: Tspotter photo showed truck overturned and trees down at MTSU stadium.

Wind Report Description: Tspotter report of trees down around the Oaklands Mansion.

Wind Report Description: A swath of intense damaging winds up to 80 mph occurred across central Murfreesboro from around the Stones River to downtown. Damage consisted of many trees down or uprooted... many branches snapped off... and some structural damage... primarily due to trees or branches falling. There was some minor roof damage to a few buildings... including metal peeled up at a business and some shingles lost on a few houses.

Tornado Report Description: A small... weak EF-0 tornado moved through Murfreesboro... also impacting Middle Tennessee State University. Main damage was large tree branches down... with some trees uprooted. Minor structural damage was noted at the stadium... including some siding material off of one of the buildings and some gate/fencing damage. This is also where the viral video of the trailer being blown around with the tornado was seen. The tornado began just east of Memorial Boulevard... continued east-southeast towards MTSU... and ended southeast of campus on Copper Hollow Drive. Path length 3.38 miles... path width 100 yards. Max winds 75 mph.

Tornado Report Description: Updated info. An EF-0 tornado touched down near the intersection of Threet Rd and New Zion Rd. The tornado moved east along New Zion Rd snapping large branches off from hardwood trees. Trees were uprooted in all directions near the intersection of Midland Rd and Jones Rd. The tornado continued east along Jones Rd snapping large limbs and uprooting a few trees before the tornado transitioned to straight line winds near the Gray Fox neighborhood. Path length of 3.02 miles... maximum width of 100 yards.

Tornado Report Description: An EF-0 tornado touched down near the intersection of Threet Rd and New Zion Rd. The tornado moved east along New Zion Rd snapping large branches off from hardwood trees. Trees were uprooted near the intersection of Midland Rd and Jones Rd. The tornado continued east along Jones Rd snapping large limbs and uprooting a few trees before the tornado transitioned to straight line winds near the Gray Fox neighborhood. Path length of 2.95 miles... maximum width of 100 yards.

Tornado Report Description: *** 2 INJ *** CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 7 S MURFREESBORO. THIS STRONG EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 6 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN MURFREESBORO NEAR COUNTY FARM ROAD... THEN MOVED NORTHEAST ALONG ELAM ROAD WHERE SEVERAL TREES AND FENCES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW HOMES SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. TREES CONTINUED TO BE BLOWN DOWN AS THE TORNADO CROSSED LYLE CREEK ROAD... BRADYVILLE PIKE... FLORATON ROAD AND MCELORY ROAD. THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED TO EF1 AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 70 WEST OF OLD WOODBURY PIKE... SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGING ONE HOME AND SEVERAL NEARBY OUTBUILDINGS. INTENSIFYING EVEN FUTHER TO A STRONG EF2... THE TORNADO MOVED INTO THE READYVILLE COMMUNITY ON MURFREESBORO ROAD AT THE RUTHERFORD/CANNON COUNTY LINE... HEAVILY DAMAGING OR DESTROYING NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES. SEVERAL HISTORIC PROPERTIES DATING TO THE EARLY 1800S SUCH AS THE READYVILLE MILL AND THE CORNERS ON STONES RIVER WERE ALSO HEAVILY DAMAGED. THE TORNADO WEAKENED AS IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST BUT STILL BLEW DOWN NUMEROUS TREES

Tornado Report Description: A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN LA VERGNE AND SMYRNA THEN MOVED NORTHEAST THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA OFF ROCK SPRINGS ROAD. DOZENS OF HOUSES SUSTAINED MINOR TO MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE IN 3 DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST BEFORE REACHING I-24 AND STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER. PATH LENGTH 2.2 MILES AND PATH WIDTH 100 YARDS.

Tornado Report Description: AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG WEST TRIMBLE RD JUST SOUTH OF MILTON AND MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS HALLS HILL PIKE BEFORE LIFTING SOUTH OF HWY 96. ONE LARGE BARN WEST OF HALLS HILL PIKE WAS DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS BLOWN UP TO 500 YARDS AWAY. TWO HOMES RECEIVED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. AN OUTBUILDING LOST PART OF ITS ROOF AND A CARPORT WAS DESTROYED. DOZENS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. PATH LENGTH 1.2 MI AND PATH WIDTH 75 YDS.

Tornado Report Description: An EF0 Tornado with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph touched down in extreme southeastern Rutherford County east of Christiana. The tornado began on Sledge Road west of Plainview Road, crossed Interstate 24 south of Exit 89/Epps Mill Road, and ended along Jacobs Road east of Exit 89. Minor damage occurred to sheds and outbuildings and about 100 trees were blown down.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado moved out of Williamson County into Rutherford County and strengthened to EF1 intensity as it crossed Horton Highway around 3 miles west of Eagleville. Two farm buildings were heavily damaged on the east side of Horton Highway and a couple of homes received minor roof damage on Allisona road. The most significant damage occurred less than one mile north of Eagleville along North Main Street, Elm Street, and Oak Street where several homes received roof and siding damage. At least four barns were damaged between Oak Street and Swamp Road before the tornado lifted east of swamp road. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path with some falling on homes.

Tornado Report Description: An NWS damage survey team confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down Sunday afternoon just southwest of Eagleville in Rutherford County. Initial damage was noted on Floyd road approximately 2 miles southwest of Eagleville, where several cedar trees were snapped. A residence along Floyd road suffered partial roof loss along with a window and door blown out. An older outbuilding on Floyd road was flattened. Approximately 100 trees were snapped and uprooted along the approximate 1.5 mile track of the tornado.

Tornado Report Description: Initial damage was noted at the Lamar Hill Access Area to Percy Priest Lake where dozens of mainly cedar trees were snapped or uprooted. The top of one cedar tree was broken off and thrown northwest into the lake. A nearly continuous 1.69 mile damage path was then noted heading to the east northeast. The most significant damage was along North Lamar Road near Victory Road. Several homes suffered moderate roof damage, a camper was blown on it���s side, and dozens more trees were snapped or uprooted. The last evidence of damage was near the intersection of North Lamar Road and Lamar Hill Road where a couple trees were snapped.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down in the Country Park Subdivision just off State Highway 96. This was a brief tornado that uprooted several trees and snapped off others. Winds are|estimated at 75 mph.

Tornado Report Description: Numerous trees were uprooted near Rockvale by an EF-0 tornado with peak winds around 75 mph.

Tornado Report Description: The EF1 tornado began along the Davidson and Williamson County line, along Kidd Road. The damage path extended east across Battle Road, Waldron Road, along Blair Road, and ending near Interstate 24 and Sam Ridley Parkway. The damage path ranged from 50 to 100 yards wide. Damage was very consistent along the path, which was just over 4 miles long. ||The debris pattern showed clear convergent patterns, and eyewitness accounts support the determination that a tornado caused the damage. Numerous power poles were snapped. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. Some of these had large root systems. Some small storage buildings were destroyed. Numerous homes had roof|and siding damage. Several fences were blown down. Debris was scattered hundreds of yards. A tractor trailer was blown over on Interstate 24. Several cargo trailers were overturned on Interstate 24 also.

Tornado Report Description: Damaged occurred on Walnut Grove Road near U.S. Highway 231. Some trees were uprooted and a small portion of shingles were removed from a few homes. A couple of outbuildings were also damaged. Maximum wind speeds associated with this tornado were estimated to be around 80 mph.

Tornado Report Description: The damage was limited to an area along Bradyville Pike, just south of|Manus Road. In this area, 4 homes were damaged along with a barn, |and several trees were snapped or uprooted. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind speed was around 100 mph, which corresponds to an EF-1 rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Path length was 3.7 miles and width was 100 yards.||Also...Minor damage to house at intersection of John Bragg Highway and Double Springs Road. Trees were pushed down at this location also.

Tornado Report Description: An EF0 Tornado, with estimated maximum wind speeds of 70 mph, pushed several oak trees down. Path length was 0.2 miles and it had a maximum width of 25 yards.

Tornado Report Description: An EF-4 Tornado...with maximum estimated wind speed around 170 mph, was reached in the Highland Park Drive Neighborhood as well as the|Tomahawk Trace Area. Several well constructed homes were destroyed|in those areas, hardwood trees were debarked, and vehicles were tossed|considerable distances. There were two fatalities, a 30 year old women and her 9 week old daughter, and 58 injuries per newspaper reports, of which at least 7 were serious. Path length was 23.25 miles and maximum width was 750 yards.||Gound surveys of the Murfreesboro tornado indicate that the actual initial touchdown was just north of the Eagleville Community in far|Southwestern Rutherford County. Intermittent tree and roof damage was |noted beginning at a residence near the intersection of Kelly Road and|Highway 41A. Intermittent tree damage continued northeast, with the path becoming continuous along Rocky Grove Road between the Cedar Grove |and Pleasant Hill Communities. The survey team then inspected continuous|damage from Rocky Grove Road northeast to a residence on Newman Road approximately 2 miles north of the Windrow Community. Extensive tree damage was noted along the path...along with multiple instances of roof damage to homes.||The most significant damage was on Patterson Road 1/2 mile west of Windrow. A brick home was completely destroyed and thrown almost|completely off its foundation. ||Additional areas between Stones River Battlefield and Medical Center |Parkway in Murfreesboro were surveyed. Two homes on Wilkinson Pike and two homes on Highland Park Drive were completely destroyed. One of the homes did appear to be properly anchored to it's foundation while three|were not. Per a newspaper report, at Stones River Battlefield, a quarter mile swath of fallen and damaged trees streched one mile across the battlefield, along with numerous fences being destroyed, closing parts of the park to tourists. One particular fallen tree damaged a 60 foot section of the national cemetary wall and a cannon display.||Additional information about the tornado included it tracked due northeast for the first 9 miles then began a steady turn to the right. By the time the tornado lifted it was moving to the east-southeast. Additionally, videos of the tornado indicated a multiple vortex appearance to the tornado and the aerial survey was able to detect focused areas of damage within the larger path.||The aeriel survey revealed 12 to 15 homes which were completely destroyed and dozens others which suffered significant damage. A 2-story office building had the complete upper floor removed.|Numerous large vehicles were picked up and tossed, including|several semi trailers which wound up piled together near the|intersection of Thompson Lane and Broad Street. Significant roof|damage and some wall collapse on homes were also noted.|Several well built homes suffered significant exterior and|interior wall failure. ||Three other areas received significant damage. The first area was along Bushnell Drive just north of Compton Road. A well built 2-storty brick home was almost completely destroyed with just part of the kitchen wall remaining standing. The second area was near the intersection of Haynes Drive and Sulphur Springs Road. Three homes on Cornwall Court were completely destroyed and thrown clear of their slab foundations, however|it did not appear any of the homes was properly anchored.||The third area of enhanced damage was along Battleground Drive between |D`Ann Drive and Tomahawk Trace. The National Weather Service Assessment team was joined by a Murfreesboro Code who assisted with assessing construction quality at this location. Three homes were completely blown clear of their foundations and destroyed. One home was not |anchored/fastened to the foundation, however, the other 2 were very well constructed. Several trees were also debarked at this location.||Additional information provided by the Rutherford County EMA through a newspaper report stated that over 845 homes were damaged, of these 117 were destroyed, 298 had major damage, 175 had minor damage, and another 255 were affected in some way. 519 Structures were also affected, including 77 destroyed, with an additional 300 plus homes and structures impacted in some way just outside of the city limits. Newspaper also reported an overturned truck caused traffic backup on Interstate 24 and multiple power lines down across the entire city.|Power lines being down resulted in as many as 18,000 homes being without power after the storm. ||Newspaper also reported that two people were seriously injured and multiple homes were destroyed when the tornado passed through the Wilkinson Pike/Thompson Lane Areas. Large trees were also uprooted|and utility poles were blown over. Multiple businesses in the Thompson Lane/Broad Street area were significantly damaged, including a Shell convenience store and Huddleston-Steele Engineering.||Newspaper also reported continuous damage, detail of damage not provided, between Esquire Court and Wigan Drive and Tomahawk Trace to Highway 231 and then into the Compton Road area.||Newspaper also reported that Murfreesboro Waste Department had gathered in excess of more the 2.7 million pounds of debris. And that total tonnage associated with the storm gathered at the Rutherford County Landfill was 5,071 tons.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touchdown near Scott Street and caused some damage to businesses there, and continued across broad street where it caused significant damage to shops in the Jackson Heights Mall, especially a bank and a movie theater, were several people experienced minor injuries. Several vechiles in the parking lot were also damaged. The tornado also caused major damage to the Boys and Girls Club located on Jones Boulevard. Numerous trees and power lines along with minor structural damage was observed to homes north of Lokey Avenue, and there was some structural damage to businesses on Memorial Boulevard near Clark Boulevard. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph.

Tornado Report Description: At least 18 homes were destroyed and dozens more were damaged from the tornado. There was considerable damage at the Roanoke Subdivision. The old Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, located on Holly Grove Road which is just northeast of Walter Hill, will have to be torn down because of the tornado damage. The church has been at that location for more than 100 years.

Tornado Report Description: Tornado was observed at the La Vergne Industrial Park, but no significant damage was reported.

Tornado Report Description: 31 people were injured. Most of them were treated and released from the hospital. 6 people had to be hospitalized, and one person was seriously injured and had to be Life-Flighted to Vanderbilt hospital. 7 mobile homes were destroyed, and one mobile home had major damage and another mobile home had minor damage. 5 residences were destroyed, 10 residences had major damage and 36 residences had minor damage. 2 horse banrs were destroyed, and 6 horses/and or cattle were killed. The tornado touched down on W. Gum Road, just west of I-24. Interstate 24 was littered with tree limbs and debris at one point. The tornado lifted up around Mankin-McKnight Rd. This storm complex moved into Cannon county and produced another tornado near Bradyville.Damage assessment in Rutherford county by the Emergency Management Agency was placed at 2.3 million dollars.

Tornado Report Description: Spotter reported a tornado, but it did no damage.

Tornado Report Description: Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down.

Tornado Report Description: Smyrna police reported a tornado with numerous trees down and power out.

Tornado Report Description: TEMA confirmed report of a tornado. The tornado did no damage.

Tornado Report Description: Spotter and amateur radio operator reported a weak tornado.

Tornado Report Description: 2 buildings were destroyed by the tornado. The tornado destroyed Grand Slam USA, which was a metal building with an indoor sports facility. Metal beams were ripped up and slammed back down onto the back of the facility. Grand Slam USA was located on Stroop Lane. The tornado also blew out the wall of another business in the area.

Tornado Report Description: This was one of those extraordinary cases where the National Weather Service had a 41 minute lead time on a tornado warning . The F4 tornado struck the Southridge Subdivision, near Barfield, TN, at 503 PM. The tornado caused 18 injuries and 4.7 million dollars in property damages. One person had to be hospitalized overnight. The last time an F4 tornado struck Middle Tennessee was on May 18, 1995. The path length of the tornado was 6.5 miles with its intensity reaching F4 and its maximum width of 300 yards.44 homes were destroyed and 47 other homes were damaged in the Barfield area. There was also damage to a Middle School, Food Lion Supermarket and to the Chalet Apartments.The tornado first touched down on Yeargan Road, about 6 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, with an intensity of F1 and path width of 100 yards. At this location, a sheet metal roof was peeled back off a barn and a couple of trees were broken off. Also close by, a trailer was lifted off its foundation and overturned. Several trees were uprooted in the area. The tornado proceeded northeast and increased to F2 intensity with a width of 300 yards. As it struck the community of Barfield, an entire roof was lifted off a house, several homes were partially destroyed, and a barn was totally destroyed. The tornado crossed the West Fork of the Stones River and struck the Southridge Subdivision. At this time the tornado increased to a maximum intensity of F4 with its width remaining at 300 yards. About half a dozen homes were totally destroyed. The tornado then struck a large apartment complex just west of U.S. Hwy 231 on the south side of Murfreesboro. The tornado produced some structural damage and extensive roof damage as it weakened to F1 intensity and its width decreased to 150 yards. The tornado then crossed U.S. Hwy 231 and the Indian Wells Golf Course. Large trees were uprooted and structural damage occurred to several businesses as it approached I-24. The tornado continued moving to the northeast across I-24 snapping and uprooting trees as it narrowed to 50 yards wide. On the southeast side of Murfreesboro near the intersection of Elam Road and U.S. Hwy 41, and near Brandyville Road and East Rutherford Boulevard, the tornado uprooted numerous trees and damaged the roofs of several homes. It was at this point the track of the tornado ended as it lifted back into the clouds. Newspaper accounts told stories of people going to a basement, or an interior room of a house such as a bathroom or closet for safety. The low casualties from this tornado indicated all the preparedness activities of the National Weather Service for many years certainly paid off.

Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado first touched down in Eagleville where it ripped the roof off of one house and produced minor damage to a second house. The tornado skipped along and damaged three homes and one business in Rockvale. One person was injured in Eagleville and three other were injured in Rockvale.