Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner
- When
- June 21, 5:45 AM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, West Central Portion
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -86.600
Off duty NWS employee reported large tree limbs down in White House.
Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 21 to 25, 1998
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 Nashville radar (KOHX), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:45 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Smith
- When
- June 21, 8:30 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Smith County, Elmwood
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.251, -85.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sheriff's department reported a portion of Caney Fork Road was washed out near Elmwood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pickett
- When
- June 23, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- Pickett County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -85.000
Sheriff's department reported scattered areas of trees and power lines down around the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bledsoe
- When
- June 25, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Bledsoe County, Lees Station
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.550, -85.250
Sheriff reported numerous trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bledsoe
- When
- June 25, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Bledsoe County, Southwest Portion
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.520, -85.330
Sheriff's office reported trees down near Bledsoe and Sequatchie county line.
Flash Flood, Bledsoe
- When
- June 25, 3:30 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bledsoe County, Pikeville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.596, -85.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets in Pikeville had over 2 feet of water.
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 21, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 21 to 23, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 21, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 21, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, June 21 to 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, June 1998
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: 5659143, 5659144, 5659145, 5659216, 5659217, 5659215.