I think it is about time I made this post, I find it pathetically late on my part!
Monday, July 26th 2010 a severe thunderstorm developed in northern Davidson county. Here is the copied NWS Survey and report. Also, two radar images of the storm before it died. I will also add that I was not chasing this storm, the storm was certainly chasing me. I was at home with my family keeping an eye on thing and ready to head for cover if need be. However, it was torturous! I don’t want to ever let an opportunity like that slip my hand again… I was so close to it and could have spotted it. However, sometimes it is smart to say no, so I hope this was one of those situations…
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 325 PM CDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...NWS CONFIRMS EF-1 TORNADO IN NORTHERN DAVIDSON COUNTY... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND METRO NASHVILLE OEM OFFICIALS SURVEYED DAMAGE IN NORTHERN DAVIDSON COUNTY THIS MORNING. THE DAMAGE WAS FROM STORMS WHICH AFFECTED THE AREA MONDAY EVENING. MOST OF THE SURVEYED DAMAGE...INCLUDING TRAIL HOLLOW LANE JUST WEST OF I-24...AND COMMUNITIES ALONG BRICK CHURCH PIKE FROM NORTHBROOK DRIVE SOUTH TO BRILEY PARKWAY...WAS FROM MICROBURST WINDS. A SEMI-TRAILER WAS BLOWN OVER...DOZENS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED...AND SEVERAL ROOFS SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. MAXIMUM WINDS IN THESE AREAS WAS AROUND 80 MPH. FURTHER NORTH AREAS ALONG WESTCHESTER DRIVE EXPERIENCED MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. APPROXIMATELY 12 BRICK HOMES SUFFERED HEAVY ROOF DAMAGE...INCLUDING ONE WHICH HAD A LARGE SECTION OF THE ROOF REMOVED. TWO BUILDINGS WERE IMPALED BY TWO BY FOURS...AND A COUPLE DOZEN WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT. THE DAMAGE PATTERN IN THIS AREA WAS CHARACTERIZED BY CONVERGENCE AND OBVIOUS ROTATION CONSISTENT WITH A TORNADO. DAMAGE IN THE HIGHEST END OF THE EF-1 RANGE...105 TO 110 MPH...OCCURRED. $$ SUMMARY...TIMES BASED ON RADAR WIND SPEED ESTIMATE...105-110 MPH EF SCALE...EF-1 DAMAGE PATH LENGTH...1/2 MILE DAMAGE WIDTH...50 YDS START POINT...36.25343 -86.7778 END POINT...36.255446 -86.771126 BEGIN TIME...705 PM 7/26/2010 END TIME...706 PM 7/26/2010 THOMAS JOHNSTONE MICHAEL E. DAVIS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE
