1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Nashville radar (KOHX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm winds flipped over an airplane at the airport. The airplane was a 1946 Ercoupe. Damage also occurred to the wing of a Cessna 172. 3 large hangar doors were damaged and were broken off their tracks. Near the airport, a tree fell on top of a house.
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Every storm in Tennessee in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, July 1997
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