NWS Confirms 2 Tornado Touchdowns in Maury County This Morning

Issue #395

March 31, 2025

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🌪️ NWS Confirms 2 Tornado Touchdowns in Maury County This Morning

🚒 Maury County Fire Department Responds to Storm Damage

🌨️ More Storms Ahead: Heavy Rain & Flooding Risks This Week

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NWS Confirms 2 Tornado Touchdowns in Maury County This Morning

National Weather Service Nashville TN
452 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/30/2025 Tornado Event - Update #1...

NWS Nashville conducted storm surveys across portions of Middle TN today, including Hickman, Williamson, and Maury Counties. Three individual tornado tracks were identified, with the highest rating of EF2 achieved with a tornado in western Maury County near Hamphsire. Additional survey efforts are ongoing.

Overview... Severe thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee on the evening and overnight hours of March 30, 2025. Damaging winds, large hail up to two inches in diameter, and tornadoes occurred with the strongest storms. 

NWS survey teams confirmed a brief tornado touchdown just east of Tidwell in far eastern Hickman County. Timber damage occurred near Hwy 46, progressing east to the Pinewood Substation in far western Williamson County where several trees were snapped or uprooted. The tornado crossed Interstate 840 causing additional timber damage along Liberty Rd, then dissipated as it crossed Valley Rd.

NWS Survey teams confirmed a tornado touchdown in western Maury County, just northeast of Hampshire near US Hwy 412. Here, timber damage occurred, as well as damage to at least one barn, on Old State Rd and Roy Thompson Rd. The tornado crossed into an inaccessible wooded thereafter, then emerged onto Rippey Lake Rd causing additional damage to trees. The tornado then caused significant damage to a home, removing almost the entire roof section and collapsing most walls. This is where the EF2 rating was achieved with estimated winds of 120 mph. The tornado weakened as it moved southeast, causing additional timber damage on South Bridges Rd, then dissipated on Ashwood Rd.

NWS Nashville survey teams confirmed a tornado touchdown near Trotwood Ave and Old Sunny Ln south of Columbia in Maury County. Here the tornado caused timber damage by uprooting trees. The tornado counties east southeast across a residential area in Sunnyside where mainly minor timber damage was observed. The tornado continued east southeast causing additional minor timber damage as it crossed Campbellsville Pike, then dissipated shortly after crossing US Hwy 31.

*Read the full NWS update here.

Maury County Fire Department Responds to Storm Damage

From Maury County Fire Department’s post…

This morning at 12:34am units began responding to calls of storm damage including trees on fire from power lines down, reported structural collapses, and trees blocking multiple roadways including Hampshire Pike, Old State Rd, South Cross Bridges, Ashwood, and many others. 

Chief Periut was prepositioned at the EOC with other emergency officials in case of a significant weather event. Division 30 (Chief Craft) was the designated area commander for western Maury County and he quickly established an area command to coordinate resources responding into the area. 

Luckily only minor injuries were reported from the tornadoes. Members worked for approximately 3 hours checking for damaged homes and clearing trees from the roadway. 

Responding units: Engines 21, 22, 25, Rescue 21, District 25, Division 30, Deputy 20. Squad 32 and Engine 26 moved up and handled regular calls while units operated in the tornado damaged area. 

HAMPSHIRE - EF2 - 5.1 miles long and 400 YDS Wide

COLUMBIA - EF1 - 4.1 miles long and 300 YDS Wide

More Storms Ahead: Heavy Rain & Flooding Risks This Week

From US National Weather Service - Nashville, Tennessee’s post…

To say the least, this is getting ridiculous. We're not getting much of a break between the last round of severe storms and the next potential event. In fact, the graphic we're put together for Wednesday evening and overnight looks a lot like the one for last night. Unfortunately, that's only the beginning. We are expecting several days in a row with heavy rain potential, so much that we've already issued a Flood Watch starting Wednesday evening and lasting through Saturday night. Expected rainfall totals are enormous, and, unfortunately, the same areas that were impacted by heavy rain and flooding last month are expected to be the most heavily impacted again. For the 7-day forecast that is specific to your location, just go to weather.gov and enter your zip code.

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🎵 This Week’s Live Music

Tuesday, April 1st

Rob Harris, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM

Wednesday, April 2nd

Mary Lou, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM

Thursday, April 3rd

Jeremy Noble, Maury County Park - Main Stage, 11 AM
Justin Wright, Maury County Park - Main Stage, 3 PM
Jason Passmore, Maury County Park - Main Stage, 4 PM
Kirbi, Maury County Park - Main Stage, 5 PM
Troy Castelland, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM
Thomas Waves, Rebel Bar & Grill, 6 PM
Todd Ciprian, Tito's Spring Hill, 6-9 PM
Grasskickers, Columbia Central High School, 7 PM

Friday, April 4th

Gospel Mule, Maury County Park - Main Stage, 12 PM
Justin Wright, Maury County Park - Main Stage 3 PM
Kirbi, Maury County Park - Main Stage, 4 PM
Jason Passmore, Maury County Park  - Main Stage, 5 PM
Tony Malugin, Ridley 4-H Center, 6 PM
Rob Harris, Tito’s, Spring Hill, 6-8 PM
Box of Rox, Grinder's Switch, 7-9 PM
Scott Southworth & The Honky Tonk Anonymous Band, Puckett’s, 7:30-9 PM
Kings of Queen, The Mulehouse, 8 PM

Saturday, April 5th

Jason Passmore, Maury County Park - Main Stage, 11 AM
The Sun Bodies, Maury County Park - Main, Stage, 12 PM
MFT, Los Swamp Monsters & Chris Turner, Rebel Bar &  Grill, 12 PM
Nick Bentley, Grinder's Switch, 12 PM
Crossbridges, Amber Falls Winery, 3-7 PM
Clayton Q, Maury County Park - Main Stage, 4 PM
Ryan Keeler, Buck and Board, 5-8 PM
Savannah Kirby, Maury County Park - Main Stage, 5:30 PM
Cord Martin, The Mulehouse, 7:30 PM
Karly & James, Puckett's 7:30-9 PM

Sunday, April 6th

Jay Hoppus, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM

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