Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Middle Tennessee Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 20, 2026, 3 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Nashville has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for five Tennessee counties until 3:00 AM CDT on August 20.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Middle Tennessee
- Issued
- August 20, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Nashville TN
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Middle Tennessee.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Nashville TN. The alert is effective from 2:00 AM CDT to 3:00 AM CDT on August 20, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Cheatham County, Dickson County, Houston County, Montgomery County, and Robertson County in Middle Tennessee. Locations impacted include Springfield, Ashland City, Clarksville, Greenbrier, Coopertown, Guthrie, Pleasant View, Charlotte, Adams, Vanleer, Cedar Hill, Slayden, Cheatham Dam, and Cunningham. This includes Interstate 24 between mile markers 1 and 31.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 2:00 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Clarksville to 8 miles southeast of Erin, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 3:00 AM CDT on August 20, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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