Tennessee, 1996

Hail in Tennessee, June 13, 1996

June 13, 1996 · NWS MEG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

About 200 acres of wheat crops were damaged by hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20
Crop damage
$10,000
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.

About 200 acres of wheat crops were damaged by hail.

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dyer

When
June 13, 4:00 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
Where
Dyer County, Tennemo
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$20
Crop damage
$10,000
Coordinates
36.170, -89.570

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5552696.