Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 13, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 13, 1997
Start: 1997-06-13T15:15
End: 1997-06-13T20:35
Location: Tennessee

June 13, 1997 · NWS MEG · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $28,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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 Memphis radar (KNQA), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:17 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Crockett

When: June 13, 3:15 PM CST to 3:20 PM CST
Where: Crockett County, Friendship
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.920, -89.230

Hail, Gibson

When: June 13, 3:15 PM CST to 3:20 PM CST
Where: Gibson County, Trenton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 35.980, -88.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Gibson

When: June 13, 3:20 PM CST to 3:25 PM CST
Where: Gibson County, Trenton
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.980, -88.930

Several trees and a redwood gym set were blown down.

Hail, Weakley

When: June 13, 3:33 PM CST to 3:38 PM CST
Where: Weakley County, Greenfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10
Coordinates: 36.150, -88.800

Hail, Gibson

When: June 13, 3:50 PM CST to 3:55 PM CST
Where: Gibson County, Milan
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.920, -88.770

Hail, Carroll

When: June 13, 4:05 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where: Carroll County, Atwood
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $750
Coordinates: 35.970, -88.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: June 13, 4:05 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where: Carroll County, Atwood
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.970, -88.670

An awning was blown down from a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: June 13, 6:40 PM CST to 6:45 PM CST
Where: Henry County, Nobles
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 36.370, -88.230

A large section of the roof of a house was blown off. Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: June 13, 8:30 PM CST to 8:35 PM CST
Where: Lake County, Tiptonville
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 36.380, -89.480

Several trees were knocked down. One fallen tree severely damaged the back of one home and knocked several holes in the roof.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, June 1997

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: 5609176, 5609177, 5609184, 5609178, 5609179, 5609180, 5609181, 5609182, 5609183.