Tennessee, 2001

Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 4, 2001

June 4, 2001 · NWS MEG · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$35,000
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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 2:30 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 2:30 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
330 PM CDT MON JUN 4 2001

SHRA/TSRA NOW SCATTERED ABOUT ON KNQA 88D WITH MORE TSRA SPREADING
NORTHWARD FROM THE JAN CWFA. OBVIOUSLY WILL NEED AN EVENING POP
AREAWIDE AS STORMS SPREAD NORTHWARD. WILL TREND HIGHER POPS SOUTH TO
LOW NORTH. STORMS SHOULD DIE OUT WITH LOSS OF HEATING...AND ALREADY
HAVE DECREASED IN COVERAGE A BIT TO THE SOUTH. WARM FRONT NOW WELL
NORTH OF THE FA...LEAVING VERY MOIST AIR OVER THE AREA (THE FIRST
70+ DEWPOINTS OF THE SEASON?). FEEL FACTOR OUTSIDE IS BAD WITH 92
TEMP/76 DEWPOINT AT 3 PM AT MEM.

THIS SAME PATTERN SETS UP FOR TUESDAY WITH WAVES OF SHRA/TSRA MOVING
UP WITH THE MOIST LOW-LEVEL FLOW...SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
AREA. FEEL IT APPROPRIATE TO GO CHANCE POPS FOR TUESDAY MOST AREAS
AS NOTHING REALLY CHANGES ATMOSPHERIC-WISE COMPARED TO TODAY...AND
PLENTY OF OLD BOUNDARIES WILL BE AROUND AS WELL.

BEST RAIN CHANCE COMES IN FOR WEDNESDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE
AREA...DROPPING DEWPOINTS A GOOD 10 DEGREES (THANKFULLY) WITH
PASSAGE AND ENDING THE RAIN THREAT FOR A WHILE. EXPECT DRY
CONDITIONS WITH NEAR/SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPS FROM THURSDAY
THROUGH DAY 7. MRF INDICATES THE NEXT DISTURBANCE MOVING DOWN IN
SEMI-NWRLY FLOW DAY 7...BUT WILL LEAVE DRY FOR NOW.

WILL GENERALLY FOLLOW TEMPS IN MRF. MOS AND GRAPHICAL PRODUCT DO NOT
AGREE FOR SATURDAY...WITH GRAPHICS INDICATING MORE OF A COOLDOWN.
SINCE THE HIGH WILL BE PASSING TO THE EAST THAT DAY HOWEVER...WILL
LEAVE EXTENDED AS IS AT THIS TIME.

PRELIM DIGITS...(VERY PRELIM FIRST PERIOD)
MEM  74/89/72/84  4327
MKL  72/87/69/83  2326
JBR  71/88/70/83  2225
TUP  72/88/71/81  6537

.MEG...NONE.

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The radar

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
June 4, 5:10 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
Where
Shelby County, Whitehaven
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.017, -90.033

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
June 4, 5:35 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
Where
Fayette County, Gallaway
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.333, -89.617

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton

When
June 4, 5:35 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
Where
Tipton County, Atoka
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.433, -89.783

Some trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton

When
June 4, 5:45 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
Where
Tipton County, Munford
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.450, -89.833

Several trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
June 4, 6:20 PM CST to 6:25 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, 2 mi E of Cherry
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.683, -89.683

Some power lines were knocked down near the town of Fort Pillow.

Flash Flood, Tipton

When
June 4, 6:30 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Tipton County, Munford
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.497, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four homes had water in them after locally heavy rains produced flooding in the Munford area.

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.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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: 5252201, 5252199, 5252202, 5252203, 5252200, 5252204.