Tennessee, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 15, 2001

April 15, 2001 · NWS MEG · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

4 hail, 3 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$21,000
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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 14, 8:35 PM CST, 7 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 8:35 PM CST, 7 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
935 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2001

RADAR SHOWS LITTLE ACTIVITY OVER THE CWA...BUT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AR. EXPECT MOZRE RAIN LATER
TONIGHT...BUT WILL STILL HAVE TO LOWER POPS AND DOWNPLAY THE WORDING
FOR PRECIPITATION TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MAJOR BREAK. TEMPERATURES AND
WINDS ARE ON TRACK.

.MEG...NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 10:52 PM CST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS, TN
1152 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1100 PM    CLARKSDALE                MS   WIND DAMAGE
04/14/01   COAHOMA                        TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
                                          ROOF BLOWN OFF
                                          HOUSE.REPORTED BY LAWg
                                          ENFORCEMENT

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:23 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Weakley

When
April 15, 4:25 AM CST to 4:30 AM CST
Where
Weakley County, Mt Pelia
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$100
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.317, -88.933

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
April 15, 4:30 AM CST to 4:35 AM CST
Where
Shelby County, Memphis
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.133, -90.017

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
April 15, 4:30 AM CST to 4:40 AM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, 4 mi E of Halls
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.867, -89.333

Some trees were blown down.

Hail, Henry

When
April 15, 4:45 AM CST to 4:50 AM CST
Where
Henry County, Paris
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.300, -88.317

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
April 15, 5:00 AM CST to 5:05 AM CST
Where
Fayette County, Warren
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.233, -89.450

Three trees were blown down.

Hail, Hardin

When
April 15, 6:00 AM CST to 6:05 AM CST
Where
Hardin County, Pickwick Dam
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.050, -88.250

Hail, Hardeman

When
April 15, 6:00 AM CST to 6:05 AM CST
Where
Hardeman County, Bolivar
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.267, -89.000

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5242326, 5242320, 5242321, 5242322, 5242325, 5242323, 5242324.