Tennessee, 2000

Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 3, 2000

January 3, 2000 · NWS MEG · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$11,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 Memphis radar (KNQA), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:06 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Lake

When
January 3, 3:05 PM CST to 3:10 PM CST
Where
Lake County, Ridgely
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.267, -89.483

Hail, Obion

When
January 3, 3:20 PM CST to 3:35 PM CST
Where
Obion County, Samburg
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.383, -89.350

Several cars had windows broken out of them due to hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Obion

When
January 3, 3:28 PM CST to 3:35 PM CST
Where
Obion County, 1 mi N of Union City
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.433, -89.050

Numerous trees were blown 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.

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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: 5129256, 5129257, 5129258.