Thunderstorm Wind, Dickson
- When
- July 8, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Dickson County, Sylvia
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -87.420
Local electric company reported several power lines were downed by strong thunderstorm winds.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 8 to 14, 1997
30 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
- $120,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 32
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 Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:23 UTC.
Event by event
30 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dickson
- When
- July 8, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Dickson County, Vanleer
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -87.450
Local electric company reported several power lines were downed by strong thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- July 8, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Mulberry
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -86.470
Local law enforcement reported a barn was damaged by strong thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- July 8, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, Lynchburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -86.380
Local law enforcement reported 3 trees were blown down. One of those trees fell on top of the "Off The Beaten Path" building in downtown Lewisburg.
Hail, Grundy
- When
- July 14, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County, Monteagle
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -85.830
Local law enforcement reported dime size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy
- When
- July 14, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County, Monteagle
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -85.830
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Hail, Marion
- When
- July 14, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 7 mi NW of Comfort
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -85.830
Dime size hail was reported in the town of Monteagle which borders Marion county and Grundy county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- July 14, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County, 7 mi NW of Comfort
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -85.830
Several trees and power lines were down in the town of Monteagle. Monteagle is on the border of Grundy and Marion counties.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stewart
- When
- July 14, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stewart County, Bumpus Mills
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.600, -87.820
2 trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stewart
- When
- July 14, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stewart County, 5 mi S of Dover
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -87.830
A couple of trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson
- When
- July 14, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Robertson County, Adams
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.580, -87.070
A few trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 14, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Port Royal
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -87.150
Local law enforcement reported a couple of trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 14, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Clarksville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.530, -87.350
A few trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- July 14, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, Erin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.320, -87.700
Local law enforcement reported several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheatham
- When
- July 14, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Cheatham County, Henrietta
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -87.200
Local law enforcement reported sveral trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheatham
- When
- July 14, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Cheatham County, Thomasville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -87.130
Several trees and power lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheatham
- When
- July 14, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Cheatham County, Pleasant View
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -87.030
Several trees and power lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dickson
- When
- July 14, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dickson County, Charlotte
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.180, -87.330
Local law enforcement reported a couple of trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- July 14, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Camden
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -88.100
Local law enforcement reported 2 or 3 trees were blown down on an electrical transformer and one tree fell on a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys
- When
- July 14, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Humphreys County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -87.770
Local law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- July 14, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County, 5 mi S of Nashville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -86.830
Local law enforcement reported several trees and power lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur
- When
- July 14, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -88.100
Local law enforcement reported widespread trees and power lines were down around the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- July 14, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson County, Mt Juliet
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -86.520
Strong thunderstorm winds tore off several shingles from a roof.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- July 14, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Celina
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -85.500
A few power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- July 14, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson County, Franklin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -86.900
A few trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hickman
- When
- July 14, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman County, Centerville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -87.470
Local law enforcement reported several trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- July 14, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, 5 mi N of Linden
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.680, -87.850
Local law enforcement reported 2 large trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- July 14, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Center Grove
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.270, -85.600
Local law enforcement reported a few power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maury
- When
- July 14, 10:03 PM CST
- Where
- Maury County, Santa Fe
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -87.130
SKYWARN Spotter reported wind gusts to be 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Overton
- When
- July 14, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Overton County, Hilham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -85.430
Local law enforcement reported a trees was down over a few power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis
- When
- July 14, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis County, Oak Grove
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -87.550
Local law enforcement reported a couple of trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- July 14, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, Clifton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -88.020
A few trees 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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 8, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, July 8, 1997
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 8, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 8, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 8, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, July 8 to 9, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, July 8, 1997
- Flood in Louisiana, July 8, 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: 5612630, 5612631, 5612628, 5612629, 5612632, 5612633, 5612726, 5612727, 5612634, 5612635, 5612636, 5612637, 5612638, 5612639, 5612709, 5612710, 5612711, 5612712, 5612713, 5612714, 5612715, 5612716, 5612728, 5612717, 5612718, 5612719, 5612720, 5612721, 5612725, 5612722, 5612723, 5612724.