Tennessee, 2000

Lightning Strike in Tennessee, September 12, 2000

September 12, 2000 · NWS OHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Nashville radar (KOHX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Rutherford

When
September 12, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County, Murfreesboro
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
35.843, -86.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Rutherford county communications center on Old Salem Road lost all radio, telephone lines and its 911 call board after taking a lightning strike. Dispatchers were forced to move into the EMS Director's mobile unit in the parking lot.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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: 5156285.