Tennessee, 2000

Flash 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.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

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.

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:12 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

What these are

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.

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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: 5149320, 5149318, 5149319.