Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 7, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Gainesboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.350, -85.650
Law enforcement reported a few trees down.
Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 7, 2000
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:47 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dekalb
- When
- August 7, 2:56 PM CST to 2:57 PM CST
- Where
- Dekalb County, Temperance Hall
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 36.083, -85.900
NWS employee reported a few trees down across a road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cannon
- When
- August 7, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Cannon County, Auburntown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -86.100
Law enforcement reported a few trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dekalb
- When
- August 7, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Dekalb County, Liberty
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -85.967
Law enforcement reported numerous trees and power lines down from Liberty to Mt. Moriah.
Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee
- When
- August 7, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Coffee County, Shady Grove
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.617, -85.983
Law enforcement reported several trees down. One building sustained roof damage.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 7 to 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 7, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, August 7 to 12, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 7, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, August 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Wyoming, August 7 to 18, 2000
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 7, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 7, 2000
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: 5162932, 5162933, 5162934, 5162935, 5162936.