A large area of showers and thunderstorms covered most of Middle Tennessee during the early afternoon through the mid evening hours as a strong cold front moved from the Ohio Valley into Middle Tennessee, resulting in two EF1 Tornadoes, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, large hail, trees downed, and some structural damage.

Flash Flood in ROBERTSON, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 17:10:00 to 01-MAY-09 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT DENSON
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Flooding was occurring along Highway 431 North of Springfield with water covering the road in many areas.

Tornado in GILES, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 14:05:00 to 01-MAY-09 14:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: CAMPBELLSVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 100.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This EF1 Tornado, with maximum estimated wind speed at 100 mph, caused damage that resulted in many large trees that were either snapped or uprooted. Several homes sustained minor roof damage and several outbuildings were also destroyed.
Newspaper reported that the Union Valley Baptist Church received significant roof and exterior wall damage as it was blown off of its foundation. Newspaper also reported that several roads were blocked with debris from buildings and trees and also several roads were closed due to localized flooding.

Tornado in LEWIS, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 13:25:00 to 01-MAY-09 13:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOHENWALD
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 200.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This EF1 Tornado, with maximum estimated wind speed at 100 mph, started 8 miles south-southeast of Hohenwald in Lewis County, or just west of Napier, and moved east into far northwest Lawrence County. It snapped or uprooted many hundreds of large hardwood trees. It also flipped a tractor trailer. The hardest hit area was a large campground in Napier. In addition to the trees, several large camper trailers were damaged or flipped by the tornado. Two people sustained minor injuries and had to be rescued from inside the camper.
Newspaper also reported that three homes received damage but details of damage not given.

Heavy Rain in WILLIAMSON, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 00:00:00 to 01-MAY-09 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: THOMPSONS STATION
Reported by: COOP Observer

Observer at Thompson Station reported that 3.44 inches of rain had fallen from midnight to 1 PM CST, with 2 inches of this total falling between 12 PM CST and 1 PM CST, resulting in urban street flooding in Thompson Station and making some roads impassible.

Thunderstorm Wind in GILES, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 14:00:00 to 01-MAY-09 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: YOKLEY
Magnitude: 72.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Along Highway 166 in Northwest Giles County, a barn, power lines, and trees were blown down as well as a church was damaged. Extent of church damage unkown.

Thunderstorm Wind in HICKMAN, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 13:05:00 to 01-MAY-09 13:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: HORNERTOWN
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Trees were reported blown down just northeast of Honertown.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAWRENCE, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 13:30:00 to 01-MAY-09 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: CENTER
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Near Napier, trees were reported down, with one tree down on a double wide trailer, along with a tractor trailer blown over.

Flash Flood in MAURY, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 18:00:00 to 01-MAY-09 21:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: MONSANTO
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Portions of Trotwood Avenue closed due to several feet of water covering the road. Additional newspaper reports added that several additional area roads were closed because of the rising water and numerous secondary roads were closed. Police and fire fighters helped several residents from their homes as water poured into basements, especially in neighborhoods near creeks. Several cars were washed away near Brookwood Apartments off West 7th and Academy Lane. Safety officials helped several stranded motorists who were trapped in floodwaters. Several  homes were damaged near Napier Lake Road off the Natchez Trace due to flash flooding. One resident suffered a broken arm and another was cut on the leg, but no major injuries were reported. Columbia Academy's baseball field was flooded and this resulted in the postponement of numerous games, including the District 11-A Baseball Tournament at the Academy. Flash flooding also caused a runoff that produced a hole underneath the
tennis courts at Columbia Academy.

Flash Flood in HICKMAN, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 16:20:00 to 01-MAY-09 21:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: PLEASANTVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

More than 20 homes stood with 3 to 4 feet of water in them, and crews had to use boats to rescue several people in the Centerville area. Several roads were flooded along with damage to several bridges, especially in the southern portion of the county.
Sulpher, Coble, Brushy, and Cane Creek communities experienced damage as a result of flash flooding. Totally, six homes were flooded, while 29 had water that spread underneath, though not into living areas.

Flash Flood in LEWIS, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 18:00:00 to 01-MAY-09 21:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: KIMMINS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Roads in the Cane Creek and McCord Hollow area were all but destroyed as flood waters lifted the asphalt from the roadways and piled it up where ever the water receded.  Highway Commissioner Ronnie Darnell said the damage, which was widespread across Lewis County, was the worst he had seen since he took office in 1977.  Bridges across the county also suffered damage as asphalt and dirt around the bridges was washed away. A outbuilding at a sawmill on Slippery Creek Road left its foundation when the flood waters rose, along with other damage at the sawmill directly attributed to flash flooding.

Hail in LEWIS, TENNESSEE
From 01-MAY-09 16:55:00 to 01-MAY-09 16:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHUBERT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Penny size hail was reported in Shubert.