Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- August 14, 7:25 PM CST to 7:26 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, 5 mi SE of Linden
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.570, -87.780
Local law enforcement reported a few power lines were down.
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 14, 1997
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
The radar
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:15 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis
- When
- August 14, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis County, 3 mi W of Hohenwald
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.550, -87.620
Weather spotter reported a few power lines were down.
Flash Flood, Lewis
- When
- August 14, 8:00 PM CST to 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis County, Hohenwald
- Coordinates
- 35.527, -87.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was several inches deep over the intersections of Highways 20 and 48 at Hohenwald. The report was by local law enforcement.
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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Missouri, August 14, 1997
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- Flash Flood in Alaska, August 14 to 15, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 14, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, August 14, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 14, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 14, 1997
More
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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: 5618288, 5618286, 5618287.