Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- July 14, 8:05 PM CST to 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Puryear to 3 mi E of Puryear
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -88.380
Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 14, 1997
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $26,000
- 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.
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:05 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale
- When
- July 14, 9:30 PM CST to 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, Ripley
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -89.550
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Haywood
- When
- July 14, 10:00 PM CST to 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Haywood County, Brownsville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -89.270
One large tree was knocked down and fell on a house. Other trees and power lines were also blown down.
Hail, Shelby
- When
- July 14, 10:55 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Eads
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -89.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- July 14, 10:55 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Williston
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -89.380
A few trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gibson
- When
- July 14, 11:15 PM CST to 11:20 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Trenton
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -88.930
A tractor shed was damaged. Ten trees were also uprooted.
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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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: 5612599, 5612659, 5612660, 5612600, 5612658, 5612661.