Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 9.34 Miles
-- Width 100 Yards
State TENNESSEE
County/Area MONTGOMERY
WFO OHX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2025-05-20 16:08 CST-6
Begin Location 1WNW WOODLAWN
Begin Lat/Lon 36.5578/-87.5171
End Date 2025-05-20 16:19 CST-6
End Location 3E CLARKSVILLE ARPT
End Lat/Lon 36.6247/-87.3709
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 250.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative Multiple rounds of thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee on May 20, 2025. The first round of thunderstorms was a decaying mesoscale convective system (MCS) that produced damaging winds which downed a few trees. The next round was discrete supercells which produced large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. The largest hail reported during this event was in Williamson County where hailstones of two to three inches fell. Five tornadoes were confirmed during this event with the strongest being an EF-1 tornado in Cumberland County. The final round of thunderstorms was a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) which produced additional damaging winds before all activity finally ended late in the evening.
Event Narrative An EF-0 tornado touches down along 101st Airborne Division Road, causing minor tree damage. The tornado moved northeast, causing minor tree damage in neighborhoods north of Purple Heart Parkway. Several trees were uprooted and tree tops were snapped near Britton Springs Road and Norris Drive. The tornado continued northeast after crossing Highway 41A continuing to snap large tree branches. The tornado lifted north of West Creek Middle School and south of Tiny Town Road. Damages are a rough estimate.


    

Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 1 1.549M 0.00K
COLLINWOOD WAYNE CO. TN 05/20/2025 09:30 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
VERONA MARSHALL CO. TN 05/20/2025 12:20 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 250.00K 0.00K
LOBELVILLE PERRY CO. TN 05/20/2025 14:25 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
SHIPPS BEND HICKMAN CO. TN 05/20/2025 14:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
SHIPPS BEND HICKMAN CO. TN 05/20/2025 14:50 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SHIPPS BEND HICKMAN CO. TN 05/20/2025 14:54 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WRIGLEY HICKMAN CO. TN 05/20/2025 14:56 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
KIMMINS LEWIS CO. TN 05/20/2025 14:59 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CENTERVILLE ARPT HICKMAN CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:00 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WRIGLEY HICKMAN CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:00 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
LAMPLEY STORE WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:14 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LEIPERS FORK WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:20 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BENDING CHESTNUT WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:21 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CALLE WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:34 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HARPETH WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:34 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
THOMPSONS STATION WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:34 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FRANKLIN WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:36 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
THOMPSONS STATION WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:36 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CALLE WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:37 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DOUGLAS WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:38 CST-6 Hail 3.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EWINGVILLE WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:38 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DOUGLAS WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:40 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DOUGLAS WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:40 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DOVER STEWART CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:40 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 74 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
EWINGVILLE WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:40 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARROW MAURY CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:41 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DOUGLAS WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:41 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MUDSINK WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:42 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MUDSINK WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:42 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PEYTONSVILLE WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:42 CST-6 Hail 3.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MUDSINK WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:43 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MUDSINK WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:45 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BUMPUS MILLS STEWART CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:46 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 65 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
EPWORTH WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:46 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TRINITY WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:46 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TRINITY WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:48 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DOUGLAS WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:49 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WEST HARPETH WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:49 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
UNION GROVE MAURY CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:55 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WESTWOOD MAURY CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:55 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COLUMBIA MAURY CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:56 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COLUMBIA MAURY CO. TN 05/20/2025 15:59 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
UNION GROVE MAURY CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:02 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WOODLAWN MONTGOMERY CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:08 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 250.00K 0.00K
ADAMS ROBERTSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LITTLE HOPE RUTHERFORD CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:17 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
LEANNA RUTHERFORD CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:19 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
EXCELL MONTGOMERY CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:25 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 250.00K 0.00K
COOPERTOWN ROBERTSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:41 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PINEWOOD HICKMAN CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
PALMETTO BEDFORD CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:47 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 200.00K 0.00K
EAGLEVILLE RUTHERFORD CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:49 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JOELTON DAVIDSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 15.00K 0.00K
NOAH COFFEE CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:50 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
UNION RIDGE BEDFORD CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
NUNNELLY HICKMAN CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:51 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 1 10.00K 0.00K
CROSS PLAINS ROBERTSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:55 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
MILLERSVILLE SUMNER CO. TN 05/20/2025 16:56 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
MURFREESBORO RUTHERFORD CO. TN 05/20/2025 17:06 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DOWELLTOWN DEKALB CO. TN 05/20/2025 17:07 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BURWOOD WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 17:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
MURFREESBORO RUTHERFORD CO. TN 05/20/2025 17:15 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
AUBURNTOWN CANNON CO. TN 05/20/2025 17:19 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WOODBINE DAVIDSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 17:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SOUTHALL WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 17:43 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARRINGTON WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 17:44 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RUDDERVILLE WILLIAMSON CO. TN 05/20/2025 17:44 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MOONEYHAM VAN BUREN CO. TN 05/20/2025 18:00 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
QUEBECK WHITE CO. TN 05/20/2025 18:01 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEW ERA CUMBERLAND CO. TN 05/20/2025 18:29 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 250.00K 0.00K
COOKEVILLE PUTNAM CO. TN 05/20/2025 18:40 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
VANDEVER CUMBERLAND CO. TN 05/20/2025 19:00 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BIG LICK CUMBERLAND CO. TN 05/20/2025 19:31 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 1 1.549M 0.00K