Tennessee, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, May 4, 2000

May 4, 2000 · NWS OHX · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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

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Event by event

6 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stewart

When
May 4, 12:24 AM CST
Where
Stewart County, Cumberland City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.400, -87.650

Spotter reported nickel size hail.

Hail, Sumner

When
May 4, 2:56 PM CST
Where
Sumner County, Bethpage
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.483, -86.317

Public reported dime size hail.

Hail, Benton

When
May 4, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Benton County, Eva
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.067, -88.017

Public reported dime size hail.

Hail, Houston

When
May 4, 4:06 PM CST
Where
Houston County, 1 mi N of Tennessee Ridge
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.333, -87.767

Public reported nickel size hail.

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 4, 4:49 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Oakwood
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
36.533, -87.583

Public reported walnut size hail.

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 4, 4:51 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Woodlawn
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.550, -87.500

Trained spotter reported half dollar size hail.

Flash Flood, Montgomery

When
May 4, 7:00 PM CST to 8:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Clarksville
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.497, -87.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Local law enforecement reported New Providence Road was flooded.

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: 5148332, 5148334, 5148069, 5148068, 5148070, 5148331, 5148333.