Hail, Shelby
- When
- March 2, 1:55 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Memphis
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -90.020
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 2, 1999
3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $40,000
- 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- March 2, 3:30 PM CST to 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Piperton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -89.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Crockett
- When
- March 2, 3:50 PM CST to 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Crockett County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -89.130
Several trees were knocked down across the county.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- March 2, 4:05 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Somerville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- AIRPLANE PILOT
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -89.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Weakley
- When
- March 2, 6:15 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley County, Palmersville
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.420, -88.580
A house lost part of its roof. Some small buildings were destroyed. Several trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- March 2, 6:46 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, 6 mi NW of Paris
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -88.400
Several power lines were knocked 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
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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: 5691341, 5691338, 5691337, 5691339, 5691340, 5691342.