Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 26, 2026 - 11:00am
Expires:
August 26, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
At 100 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 12 miles northwest of Columbia to near
Lawrenceburg. Movement was east at 25 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, Lewisburg, Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, Spring Hill, Mount
Pleasant, Thompson's Station, Loretto, Chapel Hill, Ardmore,
Cornersville, Elkton, Minor Hill, Ethridge, Lynnville, Culleoka, I-65
East Of Columbia, Santa Fe, Belfast, and Goodspring.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 65 between mile markers 1 and 60.
Interstate 840 between mile markers 17 and 37.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Williamson; Maury; Marshall; Lawrence; Giles
Forcast Office:
NWS Nashville TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov