Damaging winds blowing through Middle Tennessee Wednesday knocked road signs from Hanger Lane at Nashville International Airport, the National Weather Service Nashville said.
A severe thunderstorm passed through the area with possible wind gusts reaching up to 60 miles per hour, according to the weather service.
A downburst was reported at the airport around 5 p.m. No injuries have been reported.
“Our operations team did a sweep of Hangar Lane and noted that a stop sign and a directional sign were knocked over,” airport spokesperson Erin Thomas said in a statement.
Nashville forecast
Showers and thunderstorms are likely before 11 p.m. The chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday: A slight chance of showers is possible before 7 a.m. with mostly cloudy skies with a high temperature of 89 degrees.
Friday: Mostly sunny skies with high temperatures near 94 degrees. Evening temperatures will drop to 76 degrees under partly cloudy skies.
Saturday: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday evening.
Sunday: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms with a high temperature of 92 degrees. Mostly clear skies Sunday evening with low temperatures around 65 degrees.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville area weather: Severe weather damages road signs at airport
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