Tennessee, 2000

Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, March 10, 2000

March 10, 2000 · NWS OHX · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • 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
$30,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:26 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lawrence

When
March 10, 1:28 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, 15 mi NW of Lawrenceburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.400, -87.517

Dime size hailed reported by SKYWARN spotter on U.S. Hwy 64.

Flash Flood, Lawrence

When
March 10, 2:25 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, 3 mi NW of Lawrenceburg
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

EMA and spotters reported minor flooding on roads and highways.

Hail, Cumberland

When
March 10, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County, Crossville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.950, -85.033

Dime size hail reported by EMA office.

Hail, Cumberland

When
March 10, 2:32 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County, Crossville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.950, -85.033

Dime size hail reported by Spotter.

Hail, Marshall

When
March 10, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Lewisburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.450, -86.800

EMA reported dime size hail.

Flash Flood, Marshall

When
March 10, 4:55 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Lewisburg
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.469, -86.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

EMA officials reported 5.5 inches of rain in 11/2 hours in the Lewisburg area. Many roads were flooded, and 6 cars were damaged. There were 3 feet of water on some spots on the roads. A man had to be rescued from his vehicle on Belfast Ave. Local Tennessee National Guard members were called in to assist in the evacuation of about 30 children from the Wee Care Day Care Center. There was about 21/2 feet of water inside the day care center.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5135607, 5135608, 5135692, 5135691, 5135693, 5136013.