Hail, Lauderdale
- When
- May 23, 7:40 AM CST to 7:45 AM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, Ashport
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.767, -89.800
Hail in Tennessee, May 23, 2000
5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $930
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Memphis radar (KNQA), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:38 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Gibson
- When
- May 23, 8:25 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Medina
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $750
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -88.767
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 23, 9:17 AM CST to 9:25 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Fayette Corners
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $150
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.367, -89.217
Hail ranged in size from nickle to quarters.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- May 23, 9:45 AM CST to 9:50 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, Williston
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.167, -89.383
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- May 23, 9:55 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Hickory Vly
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.167, -89.133
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
Every storm in Tennessee in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, May 2000
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: 5146674, 5146673, 5146675, 5146672, 5146671.