Climate in Lebanon
Lebanon shares Middle Tennessee's humid subtropical climate and severe-thunderstorm/tornado corridor with the rest of this batch, with a real, documented direct tornado strike on Wilson County -- including a path beginning near Nashville Superspeedway itself -- in the December 2023 outbreak.
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Learn moreA humid subtropical Middle Tennessee climate
Consistent with the pattern documented in tennessee.js, Lebanon experiences hot, humid summers and cool-to-cold winters with occasional snow -- the same four-season Middle Tennessee climate shared with La Vergne and Dickson elsewhere in this batch.
A real, documented direct tornado strike in December 2023
Wilson County was struck by multiple tornadoes during the December 9-10, 2023 Middle Tennessee outbreak (18 tornadoes total across the region, maximum rating EF3). An EF0 tornado touched down on Big Springs Road in Lebanon itself (estimated peak winds 70 mph, half-mile path, tree damage only, no structural damage reported). Separately, an EF1 tornado traveled 11.6 miles through Wilson County beginning near Vesta Road -- just east of Nashville Superspeedway -- and ending in Watertown, with maximum winds estimated at 105 mph.
Not a hurricane-risk market
Lebanon is well inland and carries no hurricane exposure. The real weather risks here are severe thunderstorms/tornadoes -- as the December 2023 outbreak demonstrated directly -- and occasional winter ice storms.
Key takeaways
- Lebanon shares Middle Tennessee's humid subtropical climate: hot, humid summers and cool-to-cold winters with occasional snow.
- Wilson County was directly struck by multiple tornadoes in the December 9-10, 2023 outbreak, including an EF1 whose path began near Nashville Superspeedway itself.
- This is NOT a hurricane-exposed market -- the real, demonstrated risks are severe thunderstorms/tornadoes and occasional winter ice storms.
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