The largest severe weather event of summer 2022 affected much of Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on July 12, with numerous severe thunderstorms producing large hail and wind damage. Up to softball size hail was reported in the Chapel Hill area of Marshall County, which is the largest hail reported in Middle Tennessee in many years.

Hail in WILLIAMSON, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 18:42:00 to 12-JUL-22 18:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: REEDS STORE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Twitter tSpotter photo showed 1 inch hail fell in the Flat Creek area.

Hail in BEDFORD, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 18:52:00 to 12-JUL-22 18:52:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROVER
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Social media reports indicated quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell in Rover.

Hail in MARSHALL, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 18:48:00 to 12-JUL-22 18:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOLTLAND
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Twitter tSpotter report of quarter size hail 4 miles southwest of Eagleville.

Hail in MARSHALL, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 19:19:00 to 12-JUL-22 19:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHAPEL HILL
Magnitude: 3.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Twitter tSpotter report of 3 inch diameter hail in Chapel Hill.

Hail in MARSHALL, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 19:25:00 to 12-JUL-22 19:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHAPEL HILL
Magnitude: 4.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Numerous social media photos showed hail ranging from baseball to softball size fell in Chapel Hill. One photo showed a hailstone 4 inches long by 2.8 inches wide.

Thunderstorm Wind in BEDFORD, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 19:42:00 to 12-JUL-22 19:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: BOMAR ARPT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Twitter tSpotter report of a large tree blown down on Minkslide Road.

Hail in SUMNER, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 15:08:00 to 12-JUL-22 15:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: PORTLAND
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Twitter report of estimated penny size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in MACON, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 16:02:00 to 12-JUL-22 16:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: OAKDALE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Social media reports indicated a few trees were blown down on Westfork Creek Road, Hanestown Road, and Rocky Mound Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 16:35:00 to 12-JUL-22 16:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRANVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Facebook photos showed trees uprooted across Jackson County.

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 16:25:00 to 12-JUL-22 16:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: DEFEATED
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees and power lines were blown down with power outages in the northern part of Smith County, including the Defeated Creek area.

Hail in PUTNAM, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 16:58:00 to 12-JUL-22 16:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: COOKEVILLE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Dime size hail reported via mPing.

Hail in WILLIAMSON, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 20:12:00 to 12-JUL-22 20:12:00 (CST-6)
Location: EWINGVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Social media reports indicated quarter size hail fell in downtown Franklin.

Flash Flood in BEDFORD, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 20:41:00 to 12-JUL-22 20:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROVER
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A few roads were closed in Rover due to high water, including Cedar Grove Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARSHALL, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 20:45:00 to 12-JUL-22 20:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: MOORESVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Trees and power lines were blown down on Bear Creek Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in GILES, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 20:45:00 to 12-JUL-22 20:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: STIVERSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Approximately 15 to 20 large trees were uprooted near the Maury County line, with some trees blown down across Columbia Highway. Dime size hail also fell two separate times that covered the front porch of a nearby home.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAWRENCE, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 21:58:00 to 12-JUL-22 21:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAWRENCEBURG ARPT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Trees and power lines were blown down on Byrd Road with the road blocked.

Thunderstorm Wind in PUTNAM, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 16:59:00 to 12-JUL-22 16:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLOOMINGTON SPGS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A Facebook report indicated trees and power lines were blown down in Bloomington Springs.

Hail in WILLIAMSON, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 17:28:00 to 12-JUL-22 17:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOLENSVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Nickel to quarter size hail was reported on Carmine Street in Nolensville.

Hail in RUTHERFORD, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 17:45:00 to 12-JUL-22 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCKY FORK
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Twitter tSpotter reports indicated hail up to ping pong ball size fell 6 miles southeast of Nolensville.

Hail in WILLIAMSON, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 17:35:00 to 12-JUL-22 17:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOLENSVILLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Facebook report and photos showed golfball size hail fell on Grand Street in Nolensville.

Thunderstorm Wind in WILLIAMSON, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 17:35:00 to 12-JUL-22 17:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: NOLENSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Facebook reports indicated trees and stop signs were blown down with trampolines blown into the road in the Grand Street area of Nolensville.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 15:57:00 to 12-JUL-22 15:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: SUGAR CREEK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Facebook report of numerous trees blown down on Highway 53 between Gainesboro and Celina.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAWRENCE, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 22:05:00 to 12-JUL-22 22:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAWRENCEBURG ARPT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Trees were blown down near Gimlet Road and near Weakley Creek Road.

Flash Flood in GILES, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 22:08:00 to 12-JUL-22 22:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: BIVENS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Highway 129 was flooded and impassable east of Lynnville.

Flash Flood in MARSHALL, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 22:15:00 to 12-JUL-22 22:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROBERTSON FORK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Facebook report indicated major road flooding occurred on Bear Creek Road.

Hail in RUTHERFORD, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 17:50:00 to 12-JUL-22 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: DONNEL CHAPEL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Hail up to quarter size fell in the 3300 block of Cripple Creek Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUTHERFORD, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 17:50:00 to 12-JUL-22 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: DONNEL CHAPEL
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Several trees were blown down in the 3300 block of Cripple Creek Road.

Hail in RUTHERFORD, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 17:50:00 to 12-JUL-22 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: MURFREESBORO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Twitter tSpotter photo showed 1 inch hail fell in Murfreesboro.

Flash Flood in LAWRENCE, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 23:20:00 to 12-JUL-22 23:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: FLATWOODS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A car stalled in high water with three people trapped inside on Mount Ararat Road. Flood waters also reached 1 to 1.5 feet deep on Weakley Creek Road.

Hail in CANNON, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 18:02:00 to 12-JUL-22 18:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRADYVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Dime to quarter size hail was reported in Bradyville near Bradyville Road at Highway 99.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUTHERFORD, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 18:27:00 to 12-JUL-22 18:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHRISTIANA
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Facebook reports and photos showed trees and power lines blown down in Christiana.

Thunderstorm Wind in RUTHERFORD, TENNESSEE
From 12-JUL-22 18:36:00 to 12-JUL-22 18:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: PLAINVIEW
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Scattered trees were blown down across southern Rutherford County.