Tennessee, 2000Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, June 17, 2000
June 17, 2000 · NWS OHX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
2 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
Lightning, Wilson
- When
- June 17, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson County, Shop Spgs
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.155, -86.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a garage. The fire destroyed the garage and leaped to a nearby house. The fire severely damaged the rear of the house, the second floor and the roof. Many other rooms in the house received smoke and water damage.
Flash Flood, Lawrence
- When
- June 17, 8:05 PM CST to 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Westpoint
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A creek, near Mt. Lebanon Road around Westpoint, was out of its banks.
Flash Flood, Lincoln
- When
- June 17, 8:38 PM CST to 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Boonshill
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Swan Creek was out of its banks near Boonshill and washing onto U. S. Highway 64. Highway 64 had to be closed due to high water.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 17, 20001 death · 8 injured · $2,000 · 0.88 in hail · 7 events
- High Wind in California, June 17, 20001 death · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, June 17, 20001 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, June 17, 2000$390,000 · 6 events
- Flash Flood in Texas, June 17, 2000$260,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 17, 2000$240,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, June 17, 20006 injured · $10,000 · 9 events
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, June 17, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, June 17, 2000$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 17 to 18, 2000$50,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Missouri, June 17, 2000$40,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 17, 2000$31,000 · 5 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: 5149320, 5149318, 5149319.