Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale
- When
- May 26, 3:20 PM CST to 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, 9 mi W of Ripley
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.733, -89.717
Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 26, 2000
13 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $235,000
- 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 Memphis radar (KNQA), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:17 UTC.
Event by event
13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton
- When
- May 26, 3:40 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Tipton County, Covington
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.567, -89.667
A few trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Haywood
- When
- May 26, 3:55 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Haywood County, Brownsville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -89.267
Some trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Crockett
- When
- May 26, 4:00 PM CST to 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Crockett County, Alamo
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.783, -89.117
Several trees and power lines were blown down. Some of the downed trees fell on houses.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 26, 4:25 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, 1 mi N of Jackson
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.633, -88.833
Thunderstorm Wind, Weakley
- When
- May 26, 4:27 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley County, Sidonia
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.250, -88.917
A flower shop was destroyed. A church suffered siding damage. Two homes had their roofs blown off. Many trees were blown down. Some of the downed trees fell on vehicles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gibson
- When
- May 26, 4:35 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Trenton
- Property damage
- $110,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 35.983, -88.933
An apartment building lost half of its roof. Many trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- May 26, 4:40 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Atwood
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.967, -88.667
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- May 26, 4:57 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Paris
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -88.317
A few trees and several power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 26, 5:00 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Medon
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.467, -88.883
Numerous trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman
- When
- May 26, 5:00 PM CST to 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Teague
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.417, -88.917
Numerous trees were snapped.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- May 26, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, 8 mi S of Lexington
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.533, -88.400
A few trees were knocked down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- May 26, 5:20 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County, Jacks Creek
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 35.467, -88.533
A couple of trees were blown down.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Kentucky, May 26, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 26 to 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 26 to 27, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 26 to 27, 2000
- Flooding in Michigan, May 26, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 26 to 27, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 26, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, May 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, May 26, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Oklahoma, May 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 26 to 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 26, 2000
More
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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: 5145422, 5145423, 5145424, 5145425, 5145426, 5145427, 5145428, 5145429, 5145430, 5145431, 5145432, 5145537, 5145536.