April 7, 2006 Middle Tennessee Tornado Outbreak
Nearly one year to the day, we look back at the April 7, 2006 tornado outbreak. This was the worst severe weather damage in Middle Tennessee since the downtown Nashville tornado on April 16, 1998. There were 12 fatalities, making this the deadliest severe weather outbreak in the mid-state since the “Super Outbreak” of April 3, 1974.
Full-size image of April 7, 2006 tornado tracks.
StormTracker radar image of hook echo, just west of Gallatin (full post).
Many tornado images were sent in by our viewers (full post).
The supercell thunderstorms also brought widespread large hail, some up to 3″ in diameter (full post).
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Nashville received a Bronze Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce for providing timely and accurate warnings to thousands of people, saving countless lives. Read the Nashville NWS account of the April 7, 2006 tornado outbreak.
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