Tennessee, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, February 24, 2001

February 24, 2001 · NWS MEG · 16 events in 14 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$110,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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 Feb 24, 2:30 PM CST, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 2:30 PM CST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
230 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2001

A SURFACE LOW OVER THE OK PANHANDLE AT 18Z WILL TRACK NEWD TO WI BY
12Z SUN. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SHOULD SWING THROUGH OUR FCST
AREA BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z SUN. EXPECT THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
CENTRAL AND WRN AR TO APPROACH THE WRN COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND MOVE ACROSS MOST OF THE FCST AREA THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY
LINGER OVER THE ERN COUNTIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLAN TO MENTION
SEVERE STORMS IN ALL ZONES. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND A STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT WINDY CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE
THIS EVENING. CLEARING SHOULD OCCUR LATER TONIGHT FROM WEST TO
EAST...AND WINDS SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT LIGHTER. A SOUTHWEST FLOW
PATTERN WILL SUPPORT OFF AND ON CHANCES OF RAIN FOR THE COMING WEEK.

MODELS IN CLOSE AGREEMENT TODAY...BUT ETA HAS THE BEST ANALYSIS OF
THE CURRENT SCENARIO. GUIDANCE SEEMS REASONABLE.

.MEG...NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 24, 6:35 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS, TN
635 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2001

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

0600 PM    7 W JONESBORO             AR   WIND ESTIMATE 60 MPH
02/24/01   CRAIGHEAD

0610 PM    JONESBORO                 AR   WIND DAMAGE
02/24/01   CRAIGHEAD                      LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN

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The radar

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Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
February 24, 8:07 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where
Shelby County, Memphis
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.133, -90.017

A couple of large trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When
February 24, 8:10 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where
Lake County, Ridgely
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.267, -89.483

A couple of telephone poles were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
February 24, 8:10 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, Halls
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.867, -89.400

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton

When
February 24, 8:15 PM CST to 8:20 PM CST
Where
Tipton County, Idaville
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.433, -89.717

Several trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
February 24, 8:33 PM CST to 8:40 PM CST
Where
Shelby County, Memphis
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.133, -90.017

A few power lines were blown down.

Hail, Shelby

When
February 24, 9:10 PM CST to 9:15 PM CST
Where
Shelby County, Memphis
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$100
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.133, -90.017

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
February 24, 9:20 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
Where
Fayette County, Oakland
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.233, -89.517

Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Weakley

When
February 24, 9:40 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
Where
Weakley County, Martin
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.350, -88.850

Several trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
February 24, 9:50 PM CST to 9:55 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Mc Kenzie
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.133, -88.517

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
February 24, 9:50 PM CST to 9:55 PM CST
Where
Henry County, Cottage Grove
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.383, -88.483

A few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
February 24, 10:15 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
Where
Madison County, Countywide
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.633, -88.817

Several trees were blown down across the county.

Hail, Chester

When
February 24, 10:30 PM CST to 10:35 PM CST
Where
Chester County, Henderson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.433, -88.667

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When
February 24, 10:40 PM CST to 10:55 PM CST
Where
Henderson County, Countywide
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.633, -88.400

Some trees were knocked down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When
February 24, 10:45 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Hardin County, Countywide
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.233, -88.183

Several large tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur

When
February 24, 11:00 PM CST to 11:15 PM CST
Where
Decatur County, Countywide
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.617, -88.100

Some trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, McNairy

When
February 24, 11:45 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
Where
McNairy County, Countywide
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.200, -88.600

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

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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: 5232808, 5232805, 5232806, 5232807, 5232809, 5232810, 5232811, 5232812, 5232813, 5232814, 5232815, 5232816, 5232913, 5232818, 5232817, 5232914.