Event narrative (NOAA)
Strong southerly gradient winds out ahead of an approaching QLCS blew over a metal soccer goal that struck in the 2300 block of Antioch Pike, killing a 2 year old girl. A peak wind gust of 37 knots (43 mph) was measured at the Nashville Airport ASOS at 150 PM CDT prior to the storms arriving later in the afternoon.
Other notable strong wind events in Tennessee
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.