Tennessee, 2000Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 12, 2000
July 12, 2000 · NWS OHX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Flash Flood, White
- When
- July 12, 3:00 AM CST to 4:10 AM CST
- Where
- White County, 8 mi NNW of Sparta
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water was reported on Burgess Falls Road making it impassable. Sheriff's office placed high water warning signs.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- July 12, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, Clarksville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.533, -87.350
Numerous trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys
- When
- July 12, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Humphreys County, Mc Ewen
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.117, -87.633
Law enforcement reported damage to some roofs and a feedmill.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheatham
- When
- July 12, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cheatham County, 5 mi NW of Ashland City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.333, -87.133
Law enforcement reported trees down.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Colorado, July 12, 20001 death · 1 injured · $350,000 · F0 · 10 events
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 12, 2000$8.4 million · 5 events
- Flooding and Hail in Georgia, July 12, 2000$126,000 · 1.75 in hail · 23 events
- Flood and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 12, 20003 injured · $35,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 12, 2000$60,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 12, 2000$40,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 12, 2000$30,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 12, 2000$16,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 12, 2000$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, July 12, 2000$8,000 · F0 · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 12, 2000$700 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail in North Dakota, July 12, 20001.75 in hail · 4 events
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: 5175332, 5175331, 5175330, 5175329.