Hail, Coffee
- When
- May 1, 12:48 AM CST
- Where
- Coffee County, Manchester
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -86.080
Sheriff's office reported dime size hail in Manchester.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 1 to 2, 1997
9 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
- $13,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- May 2, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County, Chapel Hill
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -86.700
Sheriff's office reported power lines down.
Hail, Bedford
- When
- May 2, 4:49 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County, Wheel
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -86.630
Sheriff's office reported dime size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- May 2, 4:49 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County, Normandy
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -86.280
Sheriff's office reported many power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- May 2, 4:49 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County, Flat Creek
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -86.420
Sheriff's office reported many power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- May 2, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Dellrose
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -86.820
Local law enforcement reported a few trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- May 2, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, 5 mi N of Lynchburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -86.380
Sheriff's office reported large tree limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- May 2, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Decherd
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -86.080
Local law enforcement reported a telephone pole and power lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee
- When
- May 2, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Coffee County, Manchester
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -86.080
Local law enforcement reported a few trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- May 2, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County, Viola
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -85.870
Local electric company reported power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy
- When
- May 2, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County, Pelham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -85.880
Local electric company reported power lines down.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, May 1 to 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, May 1, 1997
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Flooding in Idaho, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Ohio, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Flooding in Montana, May 1 to 31, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 1, 1997
- Flooding in Louisiana, May 1 to 9, 1997
- Flooding in Texas, May 1 to 9, 1997
- High Wind in Ohio, May 1, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, May 1, 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: 5598116, 5598117, 5598118, 5598119, 5598120, 5598122, 5598121, 5598123, 5598124, 5598125, 5598126.