UPDATE: Storm takes down trees, power lines in Clarksville - ClarksvilleNow.com (2024)

Update, 8:45 p.m.: Damage in Montgomery County was mostly to trees and power lines, Emergency Management Agency Director Ed Baggett told Clarksville Now.

Some of the wind gusts were recorded at 53 mph, he said. One home was damaged by a tree falling on it.

Update, 7:45 p.m.: The Tornado Watch for Montgomery County has been canceled.

Update, 7:10 p.m.: The outages are over, except for some scattered, isolated outages around town.

Update, 7 p.m.: The outages are down to 1,112.

The first storm line has cleared Clarksville.

Update, 6:40 p.m.: There are reports of traffic signals being out on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard.

Drivers are reminded that intersections should be treated as four-way stops when traffic signals are out.

Update, 6:15 p.m.: 6,818 homes in Clarksville have now lost power. They are primarily in the Trenton Road, St. Bethlehem and downtown areas.

“Crews and engineers are working as quickly and safely as possible to get power restored,” CDE Lightband said in a Tweet.

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been extended to 7 p.m. for Montgomery, Dickson, Cheatham and Robertson counties.

Update, 6 p.m.: 2,820 homes in Clarksville have lost power, according to CDE Lightband.

The homes are in the Dunbar Cave Road area of St. Bethlehem.

Update, 5:35 p.m.: Montgomery and surrounding counties are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6:15 p.m.

Trigg, Todd, Christian and Caldwell counties in Kentucky are under a Tornado Warning until 6 p.m.

All neighboring Kentucky counties are under a Flash Flood Warning until 8 p.m.

Update, 5:02 p.m.: A Tornado Watch has been issued for Montgomery County through 10 p.m. The watch also includes Stewart, Robertson, Houston, Dickson and Cheatham counties, along with Logan County, Kentucky.

A watch means that conditions are ripe for a tornado to form. If a tornado is spotted in the area, a warning will be issued.

Update, 5 p.m.: Tornado Warnings have been issued for Lyon and Caldwell counties in Kentucky until 5:15 p.m.

Previously:

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Severe thunderstorms are moving toward Montgomery County, with a Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for us, along with Stewart and Houston counties until 5:30 p.m.

Damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, large hail and flash flooding are all possible, according to the National Weather Service.

At 4:45 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Land Between The Lakes Area to 8 miles east of Murray to Paris, moving east at 65 mph.

The storm could bring 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Flooding possible

Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible, and Montgomery and surrounding counties are under a Flash Flood Watch through this evening.

The Red River at Port Royal is under a Flood Advisory from this evening into Friday morning. The river crested at 28.3 feet this morning and has begun dropping. But it is expected to rise and crest again at 28.6 feet early Thursday afternoon. Action stage is 25 feet. Flood stage is 30 feet.

For local severe weather alerts and updates, tune in to radio stations Beaver 100.3, Q108, Z97.5, Rewind 94.3 or NewZee 105.5.

Clarksville forecast

Here’s the day-by-day outlook.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Some thunderstorms may be severe with damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rainfall in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Breezy, cooler with lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.