Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, November 30, 1997

Name: Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, November 30, 1997
Start: 1997-11-30T09:02
End: 1997-11-30T18:30
Location: Tennessee

November 30, 1997 · NWS OHX · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

12 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $60,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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

12 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Benton

When: November 30, 9:02 AM CST to 9:04 AM CST
Where: Benton County, Camden
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.050, -88.100

Hail the size of quarters fell just orth of Camden.

Hail, Lewis

When: November 30, 11:30 AM CST to 11:32 AM CST
Where: Lewis County, 2 mi S of Hohenwald
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.520, -87.570

Dime size hail was reported on HWY 99 by local law enforcement.

Hail, Maury

When: November 30, 12:50 PM CST to 12:52 PM CST
Where: Maury County, Santa Fe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.730, -87.130

Dime size hail was reported by local law enforcement.

Hail, Bedford

When: November 30, 12:58 PM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where: Bedford County, 3 mi N of Shelbyville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.530, -86.470

Dime size hail reported by local law enforcement.

Hail, Bedford

When: November 30, 1:05 PM CST to 1:07 PM CST
Where: Bedford County, 3 mi NE of Shelbyville
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.520, -86.430

Nickel size hail reported on Horse Mt. Rd. by local law enforecement.

Hail, Marshall

When: November 30, 1:22 PM CST to 1:24 PM CST
Where: Marshall County, Lewisburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.450, -86.800

Dime size hail reported by local law enforcement.

Hail, Williamson

When: November 30, 1:25 PM CST to 1:27 PM CST
Where: Williamson County, Leipers Fork
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.900, -87.000

Dime size hail reported by local law enforcement.

Hail, Coffee

When: November 30, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Coffee County, Manchester
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.480, -86.080

Golf ball size hail reported by local law enforcement.

Hail, Davidson

When: November 30, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Davidson County, Antioch
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.070, -86.670

Quarter size hail reported by local law enforcement.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: November 30, 2:58 PM CST
Where: Davidson County, Nashville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 36.130, -86.830

NWS employee reported a billboard sign was blown down. The location was about 2 miles west of the Stones River on the north side of Interstate 40.

Flash Flood, Davidson

When: November 30, 3:30 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Davidson County, Nashville
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 36.171, -86.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High water over Highways 41 and 31A in the southeast part of town. A number of motorists were stranded in their vehicles and had to be rescued. Doppler radar rainfall estimates were as high as 4 inches per hour during this event.

Hail, Grundy

When: November 30, 3:45 PM CST to 3:47 PM CST
Where: Grundy County, Pelham
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.320, -85.880

Dime size hail reported by local law enforcement.

Hail, Grundy

When: November 30, 3:45 PM CST to 3:47 PM CST
Where: Grundy County, Altamont
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.430, -85.730

Dime size hail reported by local law enforcement.

Hail, Bledsoe

When: November 30, 3:50 PM CST to 3:52 PM CST
Where: Bledsoe County, Pikeville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.600, -85.200

Dime size hail reported by local law enforcement.

Flash Flood, Wilson

When: November 30, 4:25 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, 4 mi W of Lebanon
Coordinates: 36.155, -86.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One foot of water was over U.S. HWY 70. The report was relayed by local law enforcement.

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.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5622137, 5622138, 5622139, 5622140, 5622229, 5622230, 5622231, 5622232, 5622233, 5622239, 5622234, 5622235, 5622236, 5622237, 5622238.