Thunderstorm Wind, Maury
- When
- August 29, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Maury County, Cross Bridges
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -87.220
Highway department reported a tree was blown down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 29, 1997
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:58 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hickman
- When
- August 29, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman County, Tottys Bend
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -87.370
The electric company reported tree limbs were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hickman
- When
- August 29, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman County, 15 mi NW of Centerville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -87.650
Power company reported trees down near the community of Bucksnort.
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- August 29, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, 9 mi SE of Erin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -87.580
Highway department reported a tree was down on Bethany Road.
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- August 29, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -87.330
Marble to dime size hail reported at downtown Lawrenceburg.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- August 29, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Leoma
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -87.350
Lawrence county EMA reported wind gusts up to 50 mph near U.S. Hwy 43.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- August 29, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Big Sandy
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -88.080
The power company reported a few trees were down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- August 29, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, Spring Creek
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -88.000
The power company reported a few trees lmbs were blown down.
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.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 29, 1997
- Hail in Missouri, August 29, 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: 5618399, 5618457, 5618398, 5618400, 5618396, 5618397, 5618455, 5618456.