Tennessee, 2000Flood and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2000
May 19, 2000 · NWS OHX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
1 lightning, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Event by event
1 lightning, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Lawrence
- When
- May 19, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a person at a radio station.
Flood, Lawrence
- When
- May 19, 12:37 PM CST to 1:37 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 1 mi N of Ethridge
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Moderate ponding of water on U.S. Highway 43 by Skywarn Spotter.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- May 19, 1:15 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County, Bell Buckle
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.583, -86.367
Sheriff's department reported a tree down along with power outages,
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- 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.
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 19, 20001 death · 2 injured · $40,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 19 to 20, 2000$11 million · F0 · 13 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 19, 2000$200,000 · F1 · 11 events
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, May 19, 20002 injured · $75,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, May 19, 2000$120,000 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000$14,000 · F1 · 8 events
- Tornado and Hail in Virginia, May 19, 2000$29,000 · F0 · 12 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 19, 2000$18,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, May 19, 2000$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 19, 20001.75 in hail · 9 events
- Hail in Texas, May 19, 20001 in hail · 8 events
- Hail in Texas, May 19, 20001 in hail · 3 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: 5148341, 5148340, 5148342.