Tennessee, 2001

Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, June 27, 2001

June 27, 2001 · NWS MEG · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
$2,000
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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 27, 10:35 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 10:35 AM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1135 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2001

A DEFINED UPPER LOW WAS STILL SPINNING JUST N OF THE FCST AREA. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE STATIONARY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SCT TSTMS OCCURRED
OVER MAINLY THE SRN HALF OF THE FCST AREA THIS MORNING...BUT ARE
NOW MORE CONCENTRATED IN EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF THE FCST AREA.
EXPECT MORE SCT TSTMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS WHICH HAD PLENTY OF SUN.

HAVE UPDATED ZONES EARLIER...AND PLAN ON UPDATING AGAIN BEFORE NOON
TO ADJUST FOR CLOUD COVERAGE AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

.MEG...NONE.

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The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:58 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Dyer

When
June 27, 11:58 AM CST to 12:05 PM CST
Where
Dyer County, 3 mi W of Dyersburg
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Crop damage
$1,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
36.033, -89.433

The tornado touched down between Finley and Dyersburg and tracked about one-quarter mile before dissipating. Some crop damage was reported.

Tornado, Dyer

When
June 27, 12:15 PM CST to 12:20 PM CST
Where
Dyer County, Unionville
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Crop damage
$1,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
35.950, -89.450

A second tornado touched down near the town of Unionville. This tornado also was on the ground for about one-quarter of a mile and produced some crop damage.

Hail, Dyer

When
June 27, 12:25 PM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Dyer County, Dyersburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.033, -89.383

Hail, Weakley

When
June 27, 12:50 PM CST to 12:55 PM CST
Where
Weakley County, Greenfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.150, -88.800

Hail, Henry

When
June 27, 1:20 PM CST to 1:30 PM CST
Where
Henry County, Paris
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$760
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.300, -88.317

Hail ranging in size from dime to golfball was covering the ground.

Hail, Dyer

When
June 27, 2:30 PM CST to 2:35 PM CST
Where
Dyer County, Tigrett
Measured
1.5 in hail
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
35.950, -89.250

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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: 5250910, 5250911, 5250912, 5250913, 5250914, 5250915.