December 9, 2023 Tornado Outbreak (2024)

Tornadoes

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Damage Surveys

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Public Information Statement...UPDATEDNational Weather Service Nashville TN958 AM CST Wed Dec 20 2023...NWS Damage Survey for 12/09/23 Tornado Event - Update #9....Update...In collaboration with NWS Louisville Kentucky, theClarksville, TN tornado track has now been extended further intoKentucky, bringing the total path length to 47.75 miles. Further,a fourth fatality was reported in Clarksville and that has been added to the information below. At this time, no additional damage reports have been received in the NWS Nashville forecast area and there is not another planned update to this damage information. .Overview...A strong storm system moved through Middle TN on Saturday afternoon December 9, 2023, producing 7 tornadoes inMiddle TN. Additional tornadoes occurred across West TN, southernKY, MS, and AL. .Indian Mound EF-1 Tornado...Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mphPath Length /statute/: 7.31 milesPath Width /maximum/: 75 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: 12/09/2023Start Time: 01:20 PM CSTStart Location: 5 ENE Dover / Stewart County / TNStart Lat/Lon: 36.495 / -87.7428End Date: 12/09/2023End Time: 01:30 PM CSTEnd Location: 9 N Cumberland City / Montgomery County / TNEnd Lat/Lon: 36.5211 / -87.6158Survey Summary:The tornado first touched down just east of the Cumberland Rivernear Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge off of CommissaryHollow Road. Minor damage was observed to trees with a homesustaining significant roof damage. the tornado continued east-northeast where dozens more trees were snapped and uprooted alongLower Cross Creek Road. Once the tornado entered Indian Mound,more trees were either uprooted or snapped along Highway 46. Thetornado then intensified on Red Top Road and Gillum Hollow Roadwhere a church overhang awning and greenhouses were damaged. Afew more barns and outbuildings were damaged along Gillum HollowRoad with several instances of uprooted and snapped trees alongits path including a tree falling onto a residence. The tornadofinally began to weaken as it entered into far western portionsof Montgomery County where only a few large branches were broken.The tornado then lifted near Indian Mound Road and LiverpoolRoad..Clarksville...Rating: EF3Estimated Peak Wind: 150 mphPath Length /statute/: 47.75 milesPath Width /maximum/: 600 yardsFatalities: 4Injuries: 62Start Date: 12/09/2023Start Time: 01:41 PM CSTStart Location: 5 S Fort Campbell North / Montgomery County / TNStart Lat/Lon: 36.5746 / -87.4718End Date: 12/09/2023End Time: 02:49 PM CSTEnd Location: 2 SE Auburn / Simpson County / KYEnd Lat/Lon: 36.8452 / -86.683Survey Summary:This EF-3 tornado first touched down on Fort Campbell just northof the Sabre Airfield with mostly minor tree damage. It quicklyintensified as crossed Walnut Grove Road and destroyed a buildingnext to a church. The tornado then continued northeast anddamaged dozens of homes in a neighborhood along Garrettsburg Roadnear Purple Heart Highway. The tornado then went through aheavily wooded neighborhood south of Britton Springs Road wheredozens of mobile and manufactured homes were destroyed. Thetornado crossed into another neighborhood causing heavy damage inand near Eva Drive, with several houses shifted off theirfoundations that were only attached with straight nails(EF2/120mph). The tornado intensified to EF-3 (140 mph) as itcrossed Highway 41 and struck several commercial businesses,including a vacant fast food restaurant and strip mall where onlythe interior remained. Just east of Highway 41 north of RinggoldRoad, another neighborhood was struck with several homessustaining significant damage. As the tornado continuednortheast, it strengthened further to EF-3 (150mph), destroyingfour two story brick and vinyl siding homes on Henry Place Blvd.Debris was blown across the field towards West Creek ElementarySchool where the school sustained roof damage. As the tornadocrossed Peachers Mill Road, two dozen brand new two story brickapartment homes were severely damaged with roofs missing on atleast a dozen of these structures. Dozens more houses sufferedsignificant roof damage along and near Needmore Road and TinyTown Rd (EF-2). The tornado then crossed I-24 at Trenton Roadwhere numerous cedar trees were uprooted. Continuing acrossTylertown Road, the tornado caused EF-1 to EF-2 damage roof andsiding damage to dozens of homes across 3 neighborhoods beforemoving into Kentucky. A total of nearly 1000 homes were impactedby the tornado, including 114 homes destroyed and 268 homes withmajor damage, with 3 people killed and 62 injured. .Cumberland Furnace EF-2 Tornado...Rating: EF2Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mphPath Length /statute/: 5.83 milesPath Width /maximum/: 300 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 2Start Date: 12/09/2023Start Time: 03:29 PM CSTStart Location: 3 ESE Slayden / Dickson County / TNStart Lat/Lon: 36.2793 / -87.4138End Date: 12/09/2023End Time: 03:39 PM CSTEnd Location: 8 N Charlotte / Dickson County / TNEnd Lat/Lon: 36.3029 / -87.3137Survey Summary:This EF-2 tornado touched down southwest of the intersection ofWoods Valley Road and Bone Road, then moved east-northeast whereit snapped a few pine trees and caused roof damage to a home.Continuing east-northeast, the tornado damaged a mobile home andoutbuilding on Gamble Hollow Road. The tornado intensified to EF-2 as it crossed Highway 48, causing the most significant damagealong its path as it completely removed the top level of a home,leaving only the lower exterior walls in place. Winds wereestimated at 125 mph in this area. The tornado maintained itsstrength as it continued toward Freeman Loop, striking an A-framehouse and ripping off the top half of the home. As it continuedeastward, the tornado did substantial damage to another mobilehome and snapped and uprooted dozens of trees along Freeman Loopbefore finally lifting after crossing Barton's Creek..White Bluff EF-2 Tornado...Rating: EF2Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mphPath Length /statute/: 19.31 milesPath Width /maximum/: 700 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 2Start Date: 12/09/2023Start Time: 04:03 PM CSTStart Location: 4 NNW White Bluff / Dickson County / TNStart Lat/Lon: 36.1601 / -87.2335End Date: 12/09/2023End Time: 04:27 PM CSTEnd Location: 7 WNW Nashville / Davidson County / TNEnd Lat/Lon: 36.2162 / -86.9066Survey Summary:The tornado touched down in the Claylick community in easternDickson County snapping and uprooting several trees anddestroying an outbuilding. It quickly intensified to low end EF-2 strength as it crossed Nosegay Road and demolished a singlestory manufactured home. The tornado continued to Pack Annex Roadwhere it did minor damage to the tops of high-tension power linesand continued to snap large trees as it moved northeast intoCheatham County. Uprooted trees and minor roof damage occurred inthe Griffintown area of Cheatham County. The tornado weakened andcaused sporadic tree damage as it moved into Cheatham WildlifeManagement Area. It strengthened once more, causing prolific treedamage and structure damage to homes along Dry Creek Road southof Ashland City. Just before leaving Cheatham county, the tornadocaused minor outbuilding damage and snapped a few trees nearRiver Road. At this point, the tornado crossed in Davidson countyand crossed the Cumberland River. On Pecan Valley road, somestructural damage was observed, but damage was consistent withweakening tornado (EF-1/90 mph). The tornado lifted aftercrossing Old Hickory Blvd, just north of Ashland City Highway..Springfield EF-2 Tornado...Rating: EF2Estimated Peak Wind: 120 mphPath Length /statute/: 3.52 milesPath Width /maximum/: 300 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 4Start Date: 12/09/2023Start Time: 04:19 PM CSTStart Location: 1 S Springfield / Robertson County / TNStart Lat/Lon: 36.4784 / -86.883End Date: 12/09/2023End Time: 04:24 PM CSTEnd Location: 3 E Springfield / Robertson County / TNEnd Lat/Lon: 36.4993 / -86.8261Survey Summary:This EF-2 tornado touched down near Fairway Trail and Kemper Courtin southern Springfield. Moving northeast, the tornado snapped anduprooted trees along many residential streets and caused minordamage to a few homes. More significant damage to homes occurredfurther northeast on Rudolph Street and Brentlawn Drive. Thetornado strengthened as it crossed Highway 41 near the Krogershopping center, with numerous businesses damaged from high-endEF1 to low-end EF2 intensity (110-115 mph). 25 vehicles in theKroger parking lot were flipped with some thrown into nearbyditches. The tornado then crossed the railroad tracks behindKroger and reached its peak intensity as it entered an industrialarea, where multiple warehouse structures were heavily damaged.With the majority of these metal building systems having Grade 5bolts holding down the columns, winds were estimated at EF-2/120mph in this area. The tornado then struck a fire department andstrip mall (EF-1/110 mph) and bent a steel transmission pole at apower substation (EF-2/115 mph) on the east side of the industrial park. As the tornado continued northeast, it significantly weakened but still uprooted trees and caused minor roof damage to homes on Greystone Drive and Sloan Lane. On Roy Pitt Road, the tornado destroyed a two car garage and rolled a trailer on its side (EF-1). The tornado finally lifted near the intersection of Oakland Road and Highway 76E..Davidson/Sumner/Trousdale EF-2 Tornado...Rating: EF2Estimated Peak Wind: 130 mphPath Length /statute/: 35.23 milesPath Width /maximum/: 600 yardsFatalities: 3Injuries: 22Start Date: 12/09/2023Start Time: 04:39 PM CSTStart Location: 5 N Nashville / Davidson County / TNStart Lat/Lon: 36.255 / -86.7852End Date: 12/09/2023End Time: 05:31 PM CSTEnd Location: 5 NW Hartsville / Trousdale County / TNEnd Lat/Lon: 36.4567 / -86.2129Survey Summary:This strong EF-2 tornado touched down just to the east of I-24west of 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 upto 120-125 mph. The heaviest damage was confined to two areas, off of East Campbell Road as well as Nesbitt Lane. Multiple mobilehomes 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, comingonshore 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 afew 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. Scattered trees continued to be blown down along Lauderdale Lane and Homer Scott Road before the tornado crossed Highway 231 into Trousdale County. Trees continued to be blown down on Browning Branch Road and a home suffered significant roof and porch damage on Hawkins Branch Road.Trees continued to be blown down until the tornado lifted near Shephard Hollow Lane. Around 600 homes/businesses were damaged in Sumner County..Harlan Crossroads KY EF-1 Tornado...Rating: EF1Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mphPath Length /statute/: 2.51 milesPath Width /maximum/: 50 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: 12/09/2023Start Time: 06:07 PM CSTStart Location: 3 SSW Harlan Crossroads / Clay County / TNStart Lat/Lon: 36.6169 / -85.723End Date: 12/09/2023End Time: 06:11 PM CSTEnd Location: 1 WNW Boles / Monroe County / KYEnd Lat/Lon: 36.6308 / -85.683Survey Summary:A brief EF-1 tornado touched down just south of the Kentuckyborder in Clay County where it blew down a few trees on BarberShop Road (EF-0). The tornado intensified to EF-1 as it movednortheast into Kentucky and caused significant roof and sidingdamage to several chicken barns on Harlans Crossroads. A home also lost its porch and part of its roof on Red Hill-Beech Grove Road. A few more trees were blown down west of Beech Groves-Boles Road before the tornado lifted.&&EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into thefollowing categories:EF0.....65 to 85 mphEF1.....86 to 110 mphEF2.....111 to 135 mphEF3.....136 to 165 mphEF4.....166 to 200 mphEF5.....>200 mphNOTE:The information in this statement is preliminary and subject tochange pending final review of the event and publication inNWS Storm Data.$$

Local Storm Reports

Preliminary Local Storm Report...SummaryNational Weather Service Nashville TN348 PM CST Wed Dec 20 2023..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON.....DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS..0120 PM Tornado 6 E Dover 36.49N 87.74W12/09/2023 Stewart TN NWS Storm Survey The tornado first touched down just east of the Cumberland River near Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge off of Commissary Hollow Road. Minor damage was observed to trees with a home sustaining significant roof damage. the tornado continued east-northeast where dozens more trees were snapped and uprooted along Lower Cross Creek Road. Once the tornado entered Indian Mound, more trees were either uprooted or snapped along Highway 46. The tornado then intensified on Red Top Road and Gillum Hollow Road where a church overhang awning and greenhouses were damaged. A few more barns and outbuildings were damaged along Gillum Hollow Road with several instances of uprooted and snapped trees along its path including a tree falling onto a residence. The tornado finally began to weaken as it entered into far western portions of Montgomery County where only a few large branches were broken. The tornado then lifted near Indian Mound Road and Liverpool Road. 0141 PM Tornado 3 NNE Woodlawn 36.58N 87.47W12/09/2023 Montgomery TN NWS Storm Survey *** 4 FATAL, 62 INJ *** This major EF-3 tornado first touched down on Fort Campbell just north of the Sabre Airfield with mostly minor tree damage. It quickly intensified as crossed Walnut Grove Road and destroyed a building next to a church. The tornado then continued northeast and damaged dozens of homes in a neighborhood along Garrettsburg Road near Purple Heart Highway. The tornado then went through a heavily wooded neighborhood south of Britton Springs Road where dozens of mobile and manufactured homes were destroyed. The tornado crossed into another neighborhood causing heavy damage in and near Eva Drive, with several houses shifted off their foundations that were only attached with straight nails. The tornado intensified to EF-3 as it crossed Highway 41 and struck several commercial businesses, including a vacant fast food restaurant and strip mall where only the interior remained. Just east of Highway 41 to the north of Ringgold Road, another neighborhood was struck with several homes sustaining significant damage. As the tornado continued northeast it strengthened further, destroying four two story brick and vinyl siding homes on Henry Place Blvd. Debris was blown across the field towards West Creek Elementary School where the school sustained roof damage. As the tornado crossed Peachers Mill Road, two dozen brand new two story brick apartment homes were severely damaged with roofs missing on at least a dozen of these structures. Dozens more houses suffered significant roof damage along and near Needmore Road and Tiny Town Rd (EF-2). The tornado then crossed I-24 at Trenton Road where numerous cedar trees were uprooted. Continuing across Tylertown Road, the tornado caused EF-1 to EF-2 damage roof and siding damage to dozens of homes across 3 neighborhoods before moving into Kentucky. A total of nearly 1000 homes were impacted by the tornado, including 114 homes destroyed and 268 homes with major damage, with 4 people killed and 62 injured. Path length in TN of 11.3 miles, but total path length of 47.75 miles. 0329 PM Tornado 3 NW Cumberland Furnace 36.30N 87.39W12/09/2023 Dickson TN NWS Storm Survey *** 1 INJ *** This EF-2 tornado touched down southwest of the intersection of Woods Valley Road and Bone Road, then moved east-northeast where it snapped a few pine trees and caused roof damage to a home. Continuing east-northeast, the tornado damaged a mobile home and outbuilding on Gamble Hollow Road. The tornado intensified to EF-2 as it crossed Highway 48, causing the most significant damage along its path as it completely removed the top level of a home, leaving only the lower exterior walls in place. Winds were estimated at 125 mph in this area. The tornado maintained its strength as it continued toward Freeman Loop, striking an A-frame house and ripping off the top half of the home. As it continued eastward, the tornado did substantial damage to another mobile home and snapped and uprooted dozens of trees along Freeman Loop before finally lifting after crossing Bartons Creek. 0357 PM Hail 1 SE Charlotte 36.18N 87.34W12/09/2023 E1.25 inch Dickson TN Public Estimated hail size from social media picture. Time estimated on radar. 0401 PM Hail 5 SW Cedar Hill 36.50N 87.06W12/09/2023 E0.75 inch Robertson TN Public Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). 0403 PM Tornado 4 N White Bluff 36.16N 87.21W12/09/2023 Dickson TN NWS Storm Survey The tornado touched down in the Claylick community in eastern Dickson County snapping and uprooting several trees and destroying an outbuilding. It quickly intensified to low end EF-2 strength as it crossed Nosegay Road and demolished a single story manufactured home. The tornado continued to Pack Annex Road where it did minor damage to the tops of high-tension power lines and continued to snap large trees as it moved northeast into Cheatham County. Uprooted trees and minor roof damage occurred in the Griffintown area of Cheatham County. The tornado weakened and caused sporadic tree damage as it moved into Cheatham Wildlife Management Area. It strengthened once more, causing prolific tree damage and structure damage to homes along Dry Creek Road south of Ashland City. The tornado lifted after causing minor structure damage and snapping a few trees near River Road. 0419 PM Tornado Springfield 36.50N 86.88W12/09/2023 Robertson TN NWS Storm Survey *** 4 INJ *** This EF-2 tornado touched down near Fairway Trail and Kemper Court in southern Springfield. Moving northeast, the tornado snapped and uprooted trees along many residential streets and caused minor damage to a few homes. More significant damage to homes occurred further northeast on Rudolph Street and Brentlawn Drive. The tornado strengthened as it crossed Highway 41 near the Kroger shopping center, with numerous businesses damaged from high-end EF1 to low-end EF2 intensity (110-115 mph). 25 vehicles in the Kroger parking lot were flipped with some thrown into nearby ditches. The tornado then crossed the railroad tracks behind Kroger and reached its peak intensity as it entered an industrial area, where multiple warehouse structures were heavily damaged. With the majority of these metal building systems having Grade 5 bolts holding down the columns, winds were estimated at EF-2/120 mph in this area. The tornado then struck a fire department and strip mall (EF-1/110 mph) and bent a steel transmission pole at a power substatation (EF-2/115 mph) on the east side of the industrial park. As the tornado continued northeast, it significantly weakened but still uprooted trees and caused minor roof damage to homes on Greystone Drive and Sloan Lane. On Roy Pitt Road, the tornado destroyed a two car garage and rolled a trailer on its side (EF-1). The tornado finally lifted near the intersection of Oakland Road and Highway 76E. 0437 PM Hail 6 WNW Madison 36.30N 86.81W12/09/2023 E0.75 inch Davidson TN Public Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). 0439 PM Tornado 4 W Madison 36.26N 86.79W12/09/2023 Davidson TN NWS Storm Survey *** 3 FATAL, 22 INJ *** This strong EF-2 tornado touched down just to the east of I-24 west of 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. Scattered trees continued to be blown down along Lauderdale Lane and Homer Scott Road before the tornado crossed Highway 231 into Trousdale County. Trees continued to be blown down on Browning Branch Road and a home suffered significant roof and porch damage on Hawkins Branch Road. Trees continued to be blown down until the tornado lifted near Shephard Hollow Lane. Around 600 homes/businesses were damaged in Sumner County. Davidson and Sumner County EMAs indicate 21 people were injured in Davidson County, and 1 person was injured in Sumner County. 0515 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 E Gallatin 36.38N 86.41W12/09/2023 M67 MPH Sumner TN AWOS AWOS station KXNX Gallatin Airport. 0550 PM Hail 4 SE Bethpage 36.45N 86.27W12/09/2023 E1.00 inch Trousdale TN Public Estimated quarter size hail 1 mile north of TN-25 and US-231. 0601 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 7 NE Collinwood 35.25N 87.67W12/09/2023 Wayne TN Broadcast Media Tree down in yard of home reported by Tennessee Valley Weather. Location and time estimated. 0606 PM Tornado 9 NE Red Boiling Spring 36.62N 85.72W12/09/2023 Clay TN NWS Storm Survey A brief EF-1 tornado touched down just south of the Kentucky border in Clay County where it blew down a few trees on Barber Shop Road. The tornado intensified as it moved northeast into Kentucky and caused significant roof and siding damage to several chicken barns on Harlans Crossroads. A home also lost its porch and part of its roof on Red Hill-Beech Grove Road. A few more trees were blown down west of Beech Groves-Boles Road before the tornado lifted. 0643 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 SE Loretto 35.04N 87.39W12/09/2023 Lawrence TN Public Tree down on car on 1100 block of Lexington Highway southeast of Loretto. 0812 PM Hail 2 NNW Tullahoma 35.40N 86.23W12/09/2023 E1.00 inch Coffee TN Broadcast Media Photo received of quarter-sized hail along Riley Creek Road between Normandy Lake and Tullahoma. Time is radar estimated. 0812 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NNW Tullahoma 35.41N 86.24W12/09/2023 Coffee TN Emergency Mngr A few trees down along Normandy road. Time is radar estimated. 0825 PM Hail 1 N Manchester 35.48N 86.08W12/09/2023 E0.70 inch Coffee TN Emergency Mngr Dime size hail reported in Manchester. Time is radar estimated. &&$$NWS Nashville

December Tornado Stats

December tornado stats for Middle Tennessee

• From the 1800s through 2014, only 9 tornadoes were recorded across Middle Tennessee in the month of December (1 occurred in 1800s) - making December the least likely month for tornadoes in Middle Tennessee
• Since 2015, 28 tornadoes have occurred across Middle Tennessee in December - now making December the 7th most likely month for tornadoes
• From the 1800s to 2023, there have now been 37 tornadoes in December (5 in 2015, 21 in 2021, 7 in 2023)
• Strongest tornado in December in Middle Tennessee history was an F4 tornado in Williamson County on 12/24/1988
• Other notable December tornadoes include theDecember 23, 2015 EF-3 (Wayne, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury Counties), and theDecember 10, 2021 EF-3 in Stewart County
• Since the 1800s there have only been 8 prior tornado fatalities in the month of December, making December 9, 2023 the deadliest December tornado outbreak in Middle TN history (7 deaths)
• Prior December tornado fatalitiesinclude5 deaths from the 12/28/1865 Giles County Tornado,1 death from the 12/24/1988 Williamson County F-4 tornado, and2 fatalities from the 12/23/2015 Perry/Hickman EF-2 tornado

Stewart County

• First tornado in Stewart County since 12/10/2021

Montgomery County

• First December tornado on record in Montgomery County
• First tornado in Montgomery County since 6/19/2021
• Deadliest tornado in Montgomery County since April 29, 1909 (4 deaths)
• 4fatalities are the first in a tornado in Montgomery County since November 10, 2002 (2 deaths)

Robertson County

• First December tornado on record in Robertson County
• First tornado in Robertson County since 5/4/2021

Dickson County

• First tornado in Dickson County since 12/11/2021
• There have been 4 tornadoes on record in Dickson County in December (3 on 12/11/21, 2 EF2s)

Cheatham County

• First tornado in Cheatham County since 12/11/2021

Davidson County

• First tornado in Davidson County since 12/11/2021
• Deadliest tornado in Davidson County since March 14, 1933 (11 fatalities)
• 3 deaths are the first in a tornado in Davidson County since March 3, 2020
• March 3, 2020 tornado had 2 deaths in Davidson County (3 in Wilson County)
• There have been 7 tornadoes on record in Davidson County in December

Sumner County

• First tornado in Sumner County since 12/11/2021
• There have been 4 tornadoes on record in Sumner County in December (F2 highest in 1924, two EF-0s and one EF-1 on 12/11/2021)