Tennessee, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 25 to 26, 2001

June 25 to 26, 2001 · NWS OHX · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 25, 8:50 AM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 8:50 AM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
950 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2001

OHX MODEL SOUNDING NOT VERY UNSTABLE TDA...LIMITED MOISTURE AND WEAK
LAPSE RATES. WILL HAVE SOME HI-BASED CU AGAIN TODAY...APPROACHING
TRIGGER TEMP OF 77 DEGREES.  MRX RADAR STARTING TO SHOW SOME POP-UP
ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED W/ COLDER TEMPS OF UPPER LO...WILL AFFECT
PLATEAU POSSIBLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. FORECAST APPEARS OK FOR
NOW...NO UPDATE PLANNED.

.BNA...NONE.

MAG

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:02 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Overton

When
June 25, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Overton County, Livingston
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.383, -85.317

Trees and tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When
June 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Warren County, Southwest Portion
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
35.583, -85.833

Highway dept. reported trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickett

When
June 26, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Pickett County, Oak Grove
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.500, -85.150

Trees were blown down.

Hail, Van Buren

When
June 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Van Buren County, Lonewood
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.767, -85.300

Dime size hail reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickett

When
June 26, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Pickett County, Red Hill
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.617, -85.100

Trees and power lines were down.

Hail, Putnam

When
June 26, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Putnam County, 3 mi S of Monterey
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.100, -85.267

Dime size hail reported.

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.

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: 5251103, 5251098, 5251101, 5251100, 5251102, 5251099.