Storm leaves downed trees, power lines in Middle TN

A storm system left a handful of downed trees and damaged homes in communities across Middle Tennessee, the National Weather Service said.

Meteorologists let a flood advisory in Davidson, Sumner, Rutherford and Wilson counties expire after the storm lost its strength as temperatures dropped.

The weather service received reports of downed trees and power lines in Hermitage, Mt. Juliet and Montgomery County because of the storms, said meteorologist Sam Herron.

Storms earlier this afternoon hit Wilson County hard with more than 2,600 power outages reported by Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Corp. last Wednesday afternoon. Only a few hundred outages remained in the region as of 10:30 p.m.

A tree fell into a house on Poplar Drive in Mt. Juliet around 4 p.m., said Wilson County Emergency Management Agency Director Joey Cooper said.

There were no injuries reported. Cooper estimated straight line winds reached 60 miles per hour. A lightning strike also caused a fire to a home in West Wilson County on Clark Drive near Stewarts Ferry Pike. There were no injuries, but the home was damaged and the Red Cross was called to provide assistance to the family.

A home and car in Robertson County were also damaged by fallen trees on Wednesday afternoon.

Crews were called to a Minnis Road residence where trees crushed a car and damaged a wraparound porch, said North Robertson Fire Department Chief Chad Gregory. No injuries were reported, though the home's two residents were temporarily displaced.

A roof was also torn off a Smyrna mobile home, according to a NWS damage report.

Gannett Tennessee reporter Nicole Young contributed to this report.