Tennessee, 1997

Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 4, 1997

July 4, 1997 · NWS OHX · 29 events in 17 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$72,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
29

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.

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Event by event

16 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
July 4, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Wayne County, Collinwood
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.180, -87.750

Local law enforcement reported several trees were blown down at Collinwood and also around the county.

Hail, Wayne

When
July 4, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Wayne County, Woodlawn
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.180, -87.730

EMA reported nickel to golf ball size hail.

Hail, Rutherford

When
July 4, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County, Christiana
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.720, -86.400

Hail the size of quarters was reported by local law enforcement.

Hail, Lawrence

When
July 4, 2:18 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Henryville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.400, -87.400

Local law enforcement reported golf ball size hail.

Hail, Warren

When
July 4, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Warren County, Centertown
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.720, -85.920

Spotter reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cannon

When
July 4, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cannon County, Hollow Spgs
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.680, -86.130

Local law enforcement reported a couple of trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
July 4, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Countywide
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.230, -87.400

Local law enforcement reported trees and power lines were down across the county.

Hail, Cannon

When
July 4, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cannon County, Hollow Spgs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.680, -86.130

Local law enforcement reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Giles

When
July 4, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Giles County, Eastern Sections
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.170, -86.900

Local law enforcement reported a couple of trees blown down along I-65 across the eastern part of the county.

Hail, Marshall

When
July 4, 2:42 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Lewisburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.450, -86.800

Local law enforcement reported dime size hail.

Hail, Bedford

When
July 4, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Bedford County, Shelbyville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.480, -86.470

Local law enforcement reported dime size hail.

Hail, Marshall

When
July 4, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Cornersville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.370, -86.850

Dime size hail reported by local law enforcement.

Hail, Bedford

When
July 4, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Bedford County, Normandy
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.450, -86.280

Local law enforcement reorted dime size hail.

Hail, Coffee

When
July 4, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Coffee County, Manchester
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.480, -86.080

Local law enforcement reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee

When
July 4, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Coffee County, Shady Grove
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.620, -85.980

Several trees were blown down at Shady Grove.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 4, 3:10 PM CST to 3:35 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Countywide
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.170, -86.550

Widespread trees were blown down around the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When
July 4, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Moore County, Lynchburg to 5 mi E of Lynchburg
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
35.330, -86.320

Local law enforcement reported several trees were blown down from 5 miles northeast of Lynchburg to 5 miles east of Lynchburg. Trees fell on several homes and on 2 cars.

Hail, Van Buren

When
July 4, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Van Buren County, 6 mi SE of Spencer
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.680, -85.380

Dime size hail near Fall Creek Falls State Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
July 4, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, 7 mi SW of Estill Spgs
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
35.200, -86.220

Strong thunderstorm winds damaged a large boat storage building at Brownington..

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 4, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Eastern Sections
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.130, -86.450

Golf ball size hail reported in the eastern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
July 4, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Estill Spgs
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
35.270, -86.130

Local law enforcement reported several trees were blown down. There was damage to a concrete block building at a ball field and to a scoreboard.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
July 4, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Cowan
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.170, -86.020

Local law enforcement reported several trees were blown down.

Hail, Bledsoe

When
July 4, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Bledsoe County, 8 mi W of Pikeville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.600, -85.350

Local law enforcement reported dime size hail near Fall Creek Falls state Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
July 4, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Decherd
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
35.220, -86.080

Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a commercial building that houses Movie World, Donut Palace and Paul's Pizza.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy

When
July 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Grundy County, Monteagle
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.250, -85.830

Local law enforcement reported several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
July 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Marion County, Whitwell
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.200, -85.530

Local law enforcement reported several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy

When
July 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Grundy County, White City
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.250, -85.720

Local law enforcement reported several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy

When
July 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Grundy County, Tracy City
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
35.270, -85.750

Local law enforcement reported several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sequatchie

When
July 4, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Sequatchie County, Dunlap
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
35.380, -85.380

Local law enforcement reported several trees and power lines were blown down by high winds from the city of Dunlap to 5 miles west of Dunlap.

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.

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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: 5612514, 5612625, 5612515, 5612619, 5612516, 5612517, 5612518, 5612620, 5612519, 5612520, 5612521, 5612622, 5612621, 5612522, 5612523, 5612527, 5612524, 5612525, 5612626, 5612526, 5612528, 5612529, 5612530, 5612627, 5612531, 5612532, 5612623, 5612624, 5612618.