Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
556 PM CST Tue Dec 12 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for 12/09/2023 Tornado Event Update #7...

.Update...Extended White Bluff path. Additional points were
surveyed for Davidson/Sumner, but no evidence of stronger tornado
damage was found. At this time, unless additional storm damage
is reported, this will conclude our surveys from this event.

.Overview...A strong storm system moved through Middle TN on
Saturday afternoon December 9, 2023, producing 6 tornadoes in
Middle TN. Additional damage also extended into southern
Kentucky.

.Davidson/Sumner EF-2 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    130 mph
Path Length /statute/:  29.73 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             3
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/09/2023
Start Time:             04:39 PM CST
Start Location:         5 N Nashville / Davidson County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.2552 / -86.7844

End Date:               12/09/2023
End Time:               05:22 PM CST
End Location:           7 W Hartsville / Sumner County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.418 / -86.2914

Survey Summary:
This EF-2 tornado touched down just to the east of I-24 on Brick
Church Lane. There were a few trees down and shingle damage to
several homes in this area. The tornado strengthened in the
Madison area causing EF-2 damage with winds up to 120-125 mph.
The heaviest damage was confined to two areas, off of East
Campbell Road as well as Nesbitt Lane. Multiple mobile homes were
destroyed on Nesbitt Lane. This is where 3 fatalities occurred.
Multiple single family homes and a church off of East Campbell
Road were missing large sections of their roofs, with some
exterior walls collapsed. Several metal power poles in the area
were bent as well. Nearby, an apartment complex off Palmer Avenue
sustained damage. As the tornado moved further northeast,
substantial damage was found to houses in a cul-de-sac on Stoney
River Lane. Two buildings were toppled and several others damaged
in an industrial complex off of Myatt Drive. The tornado then
continued across the Cumberland River and Old Hickory Lake,
coming onshore again in the immediate dam vicinity. It is this
location in which the strongest winds were found, up to 130 miles
per hour, due to substantial damage to a grove of hundreds of
trees in which all of them were either snapped, uprooted, or
missing major branches. The tornado persisted into Hendersonville
downing hundreds of trees and causing roof damage to multiple
homes. It damaged many businesses along Main Street. The tornado
continued northeast into Gallatin where EF-2 (115 mph) damage was
found to a few homes in The Club at Foxland Harbor as we as the
Foxland Harbor Golf and Country Club. At this point, the tornado
began to weaken, though EF-1 damage was found as it crossed Hwy
109 and Steam Plant Road. Several trees were still found to be
uprooted, along with minor roof and shingle damage to a couple of
homes as the tornado crossed Hartsville Pike. The tornado lifted
just to the northeast of Castalian Springs on Lauderdale Lane.
Around 600 homes/businesses were damaged in Sumner County.