Tennessee, 2000

Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, July 20, 2000

July 20, 2000 · NWS OHX · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$19,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Benton

When
July 20, 2:21 PM CST
Where
Benton County, 4 mi SW of Camden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.017, -88.150

Sheriff's office reported penny size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When
July 20, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Perry County, Countywide
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.717, -87.833

Sheriff reported trees down around the county. One tree fell on a trailer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
July 20, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Wayne County, Waynesboro
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.317, -87.767

Numerous trees down. One tree fell on a house.

Hail, Wayne

When
July 20, 2:59 PM CST
Where
Wayne County, 15 mi SE of Waynesboro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.167, -87.583

SKYWARN Spotter reported dime size hail.

Tornado, Lawrence

When
July 20, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, 3 mi NNE of Lawrenceburg
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.283, -87.317

F0 tornado touched down near David Crockett State Park at a golf course. Trees were down on fairways number 1,7,8,9 and 18. A 100 foot command tower was damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When
July 20, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Lewis County, Hohenwald
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.550, -87.567

Several trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
July 20, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, South Portion
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.117, -87.417

Spotter reported numerous trees and utility poles down. A tree crashed through a bay window of a home. 13 utility poles were knocked down causing 10,000 customers to be without power.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hickman

When
July 20, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Hickman County, Centerville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.783, -87.467

Sheriff reported a tree down on a road on Highway 48 south.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
July 20, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Archer
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.333, -86.767

Sheriff's office reported damage to roof of a home located at Highway 272 and 129. Also 3 trees down at Cornersville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Giles

When
July 20, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Giles County, Countywide
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.217, -87.017

Sheriff reported trees down around the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Maury

When
July 20, 3:59 PM CST
Where
Maury County, Culleoka
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
35.483, -86.983

Fire department reported many trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
July 20, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, South Portion
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.383, -86.767

SKYWARN Spotter reported trees down in the southern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Moore

When
July 20, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Moore County, Countywide
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
35.283, -86.400

Highway department reported about a dozen trees down around the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
July 20, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Winchester
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.183, -86.117

Sheriff's department reported trees down at Winchester and Old Salem.

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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5163288, 5175730, 5163290, 5163287, 5163291, 5175731, 5175732, 5175728, 5175917, 5175729, 5175918, 5175727, 5163289, 5175919.