Tennessee, 2001

Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 21, 2001

June 21, 2001 · NWS MEG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
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.

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 Jun 21, 10:15 AM CST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 10:15 AM CST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1115 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2001

SURFACE LOW NOW OVER INDIANA W/ AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT STRETCHING
INTO SOUTHWEST HALF OF MISSOURI INTO OKLAHOMA. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE FA LATER TODAY. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE  CURRENT FORECASTS
LOOKS GOOD. AREA OF SHOWERS BOTH WEAKENING AND DIMINISHING AT THE
CURRENT TIME OVR ARKANSAS. BUT AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IS CURRENTLY
PRODUCING SOME SCATTERED TSRA AHEAD OF THE RAIN (ACROSS EAST
ARKANSAS AND NOW INTO W. TN).  TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD OFF IN THE JBR
GROUP AND WILL STILL RISE SOME MORE ELSEWHERE...WHICH WILL BE INLINE
W/ FORECASTS. AT THIS TIME NO UPDATES ARE PLANNED.  UPDATES MAY BE
ISSUED LATER TODAY TO REMOVE BECOMINGS OR TO ADJUST PRECIP COVERAGE.

.MEG...NONE.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin

When
June 21, 1:15 PM CST to 1:20 PM CST
Where
Hardin County, Savannah
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.233, -88.250

Numerous trees and power lines were knocked 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5250898.