Thunderstorm Wind, Stewart
- When
- May 23, 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Stewart County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.483, -87.817
A few trees down countywide.
Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 23, 2000
10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fentress
- When
- May 23, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Fentress County, Allardt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.383, -84.883
EMA reported a few trees down in Allardt and Pall Mall.
Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys
- When
- May 23, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Humphreys County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.033, -87.767
A few trees were blown down countywide.
Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys
- When
- May 23, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Humphreys County, Waverly
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.083, -87.800
Several large treee limbs and power lines were down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hickman
- When
- May 23, 2:35 AM CST
- Where
- Hickman County, Centerville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.783, -87.467
Law enforcement reported multiple trees and large limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hickman
- When
- May 23, 2:50 AM CST
- Where
- Hickman County, 8 mi SE of Centerville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -87.367
Law enforcement reported several large trees and limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Maury
- When
- May 23, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Maury County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.583, -87.133
A few trees were blown down countywide.
Hail, Pickett
- When
- May 23, 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Pickett County, 3 mi NNE of Byrdstown
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.600, -85.117
Dime size hail reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pickett
- When
- May 23, 12:55 PM CST
- Where
- Pickett County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.550, -85.000
Sheriff reported trees and power lines down across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- May 23, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Camden
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -88.100
Sheriff's dispatcher reported a large tree limb down in her yard.
Tornado, Stewart
- When
- May 23, 6:25 PM CST to 6:26 PM CST
- Where
- Stewart County, 10 mi WNW of Dover
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.533, -88.000
Campers reported 2 trees blown down. The tornado dissipated over the lake as a waterspout.
Hail, Pickett
- When
- May 23, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pickett County, North Portion
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.583, -85.117
Dime size hail reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- May 23, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 36.533, -85.533
A few trees were blown down countywide.
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Illinois, May 23, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, May 23, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, May 23, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flood in West Virginia, May 23, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 23, 2000
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 23, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, May 23, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, May 23, 2000
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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: 5148419, 5148425, 5148420, 5148422, 5148423, 5148424, 5148421, 5148427, 5148426, 5147431, 5147327, 5147430, 5147432.