Thunderstorm Wind, Pickett
- When
- July 28, 12:27 PM CST
- Where
- Pickett County, 2 mi SE of Byrdstown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -85.100
Sheriff's office reported a tree was blown down.
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 28, 1997
21 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
- $26,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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), 135 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:25 UTC.
Event by event
21 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 28, 2:10 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County, 4 mi S of Cookeville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.120, -85.500
County sheriff's office reported a tree was blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, White
- When
- July 28, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- White County, 8 mi N of Sparta
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -85.470
Electric company reported a tree was blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 28, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County, Ditty
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -85.580
Putnam County Emergency Management Agency reported many trees and power lines were down. Also, a side of a house was damaged by the strong winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, White
- When
- July 28, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- White County, 5 mi E of Sparta
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 35.930, -85.380
One tree and one power line were downed by strong thunderstorm winds in the community of BonDeCroft.
Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson
- When
- July 28, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Robertson County, White House
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -86.630
Trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- July 28, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Waynesboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -87.770
Power lines and large tree limbs down around the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- July 28, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -87.330
Sheriff's office reported a couple of trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- July 28, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Jasper
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -85.630
Trees and power lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner
- When
- July 28, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.470, -86.470
Sheriff's office reported widespread wind damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Trousdale
- When
- July 28, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Trousdale County, Hartsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -86.170
Sheriff's office reported trees and power lines were down around the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheatham
- When
- July 28, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Cheatham County, Ashland City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.280, -87.070
Trees were blown down in Ashland City.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- July 28, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson County, Lebanon
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -86.300
Middle Tennesse Electric Company reported power lines were down in eastern Wilson county along Shop Springs Road and Trousdale Ferry Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maury
- When
- July 28, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Maury County, Columbia
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -87.050
Duck River Electric reported trees and power lines were down around the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- July 28, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson County, Franklin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -86.900
Middle Tennessee Electric reported trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- July 28, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson County, 8 mi N of Franklin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -86.900
Local electric company reported trees and power lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- July 28, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson County, Fairview
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -87.120
Local electric company reported trees and power lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- July 28, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County, Nashville
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -86.830
Power poles were down along River Road in west Nashville.
Flash Flood, Davidson
- When
- July 28, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County, Nashville
- Coordinates
- 36.171, -86.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Street flooding citywide. Murfreesboro Road underpass was under water. Riverside Drive also had a lot of standing water.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dekalb
- When
- July 28, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Dekalb County, Smithville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -85.850
Caney Fork Electric reported power lines were down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- July 28, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson County, Nolensville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -86.680
Middle Tennessee Electric reported trees and power lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 28, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Clarksville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.530, -87.350
Cumberland Electric reported power lines were down across the county.
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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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5612810, 5612811, 5612812, 5612813, 5611359, 5612817, 5612820, 5612808, 5612814, 5612809, 5612821, 5612815, 5612818, 5612826, 5612822, 5612823, 5612824, 5612816, 5612819, 5612827, 5612825, 5611358.