Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 14 to 15, 2001

Name: Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 14 to 15, 2001
Start: 2001-06-14T12:00
End: 2001-06-15T16:00
Location: Tennessee

June 14 to 15, 2001 · NWS OHX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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 Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 9:03 AM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 9:03 AM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1003 AM CDT THU JUN 14 2001

WSR-88D SHOWS CONVECTION STARTING TO FIRE UP ACROSS NORTHERN
ALABAMA, WITH VISIBLE SATELLITE LOOP SHOWING CUMULIFORM DEVELOPMENT
OVER WEST TENNESSEE. CONSIDERABLE LOW CLOUDINESS OVER NORTHERN
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE SEEMS TO BE CAPPING SURFACE
TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY, WITH WARMEST TEMPERATURES WITHIN OUR FORECAST
AREA OVER THE NORTH. DESPITE THIS, 14Z MSAS PRODUCTS SHOWS MOST
UNSTABLE/HIGHEST THETA-E AIR CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLATEAU. 12Z
BNA SOUNDING SHOWS VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND
ABOUT 710 MB, WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER A RESPECTABLE 1.55 INCHES.
LIFTED INDEX WAS ALREADY -6.7, CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY
3133 J/KG, AND A CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES.

HAVE GENERATED 1000-850 MB THICKNESS FORECAST TEMPERATURES, WITH 12Z
RAPID UPDATE CYCLE GIVING 90 DEGREES, AND 12Z MESO-ETA GIVING 93.
WILL LEAVE TODAYS FORECAST TEMPERATURES AS THEY ARE, AROUND 90, SO
IT APPEARS THAT SURFACE HEATING WILL BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE SCATTERED
CONVECTION BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WILL ISSUE A FORECAST UPDATE SHORTLY
AND INCREASE POPS AREA-WIDE TO SCATTERED.

.BNA...NONE.

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The radar

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Event by event

8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When: June 14, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Williamson County, Franklin
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 35.917, -86.900

Public report of numerous trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson

When: June 15, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Robertson County, Coopertown
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.433, -86.950

Trees were blown down near Coopertown.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: June 15, 1:25 PM CST to 1:30 PM CST
Where: Davidson County, Nashville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.133, -86.833

Trees and power lines were down around Nashville. A tree was down on Belle Meade Road. Wires were down near Adelphia stadium.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: June 15, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Blanche
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 35.050, -86.767

Off duty fireman reported trees down near Blanche.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: June 15, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Putnam County, Baxter
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.150, -85.633

EMA reported trees blown down in the western part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy

When: June 15, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Grundy County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.400, -85.717

Sheriff reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: June 15, 3:24 PM CST
Where: White County, Countywide
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.933, -85.450

Numerous trees and power lines were down around the county. Report was relayed by 911 dispatcher.

Thunderstorm Wind, Overton

When: June 15, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Overton County, Monroe
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.433, -85.250

Sheriff's office reported a large tree was down on State Highway 111 at Monroe. Also, tree limbs were down across the county.

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

Every storm in Tennessee in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, June 2001

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: 5252209, 5252214, 5252215, 5252216, 5252210, 5252211, 5252213, 5252212.