Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- September 23, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Lexington
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A few trees were knocked down.
Damaging Winds in Tennessee, September 23, 1993
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $62,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur
- When
- September 23, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, Decaturville
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 35.603, -88.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A mobile home was overturned. Several barns had their roofs blown off. A large tent was blown down. Numerous trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- September 23, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, Flatwoods
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 35.643, -87.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hickman
- When
- September 23, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman County, Coble
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.803, -87.473 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Many trees were blown down. One tree fell on a home and some others fell on some power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maury
- When
- September 23, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Maury County to Columbia
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 35.617, -87.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- September 23, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous trees were blown down. A few trees fell on some homes and damaged a few cars.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10349440, 10348708, 10349820, 10349464, 10349381, 10349885.