Tennessee had more than 140 weather warnings issued from 7 a.m. Wednesday through the overnight hours to about 10 a.m. Thursday as rain, wind and hail pummeled the state.
There were 53 tornado warnings issued throughout all of Tennessee, according to Iowa State University’s Iowa Environmental Mesonet, which tracks weather warnings. There were 20 flash flood warnings and 70 severe thunderstorm warnings, according to the data.
Several outdoor tornado siren site batteries were drained in Nashville because of extended use as power outages prevented them from recharging immediately, according to the Nashville Office of Emergency Management.
Tennessee severe weather: Tornado watch issued as flooding concerns remain in Nashville
“That’s a rare event to have that many storms like that all (wanting) to put tornadoes down and the biggest challenge is staying on top of them, and I think we did a pretty good at that,” said Jacob Bruss, a meteorologist at the Memphis office.
More rain and storms are expected into the weekend as flooding will become a chief concern, according Nashville National Weather Service meteorologist Faith Borden. The weather service is still “dealing with active flooding,” and didn’t expect the Nashville office to send personnel out until Monday to evaluate tornado touchdowns. Borden said.
Some areas could still see 6-8 more inches of rain through the end of the week, Borden said.
Tornado warnings issued in Middle Tennessee
10:32 p.m., April 2: Stewart County.
11:06 p.m., April 2: Houston and Stewart counties.
12:27 a.m., April 3: Hickman, Humphreys, Perry counties.
12.56 a.m.:, April 3: Dickson, Hickman and Humphreys counties.
1:06 a.m., April 3: Hickman, Lewis, Perry and Wayne counties.
1:40 a.m., April 3: Hickman, Lewis and Perry counties.
2:02 a.m., April 3: Dickson, Hickman, Maury and Williamson counties.
2:36 a.m., April 3: Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson counties.
2:54 a.m., April 3: Sumner, Wilson, Williamson and Davidson counties.
3:21 a.m., April 3: Hickman, Lewis and Perry counties.
3:25 a.m., April 3: Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and Wilson counties.
3:33 a.m., April 3: Davidson, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson counties.
3:38 a.m., April 3: Davidson and Williamson counties.
3:42 a.m., April 3: Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury and Williamson counties.
3:56 a.m., April 3: Davidson, Sumner and Wilson counties.
4:09 a.m., April 3: Davidson, Williamson, Hickman and Maury counties.
4:35 a.m., April 3: Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson counties.
4:36 a.m., April 3: Hickman, Maury, Lewis and Williamson counties.
5:12 a.m., April 3: Williamson and Maury counties.
6:35 a.m., April 3: Lewis, Hickman, Maury and Williamson counties.
9:40 a.m., April 3: Trousdale, Wilson and Smith counties.
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