Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 7, 2001

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 7, 2001
Start: 2001-05-07T14:15
End: 2001-05-07T18:30
Location: Tennessee

May 7, 2001 · NWS OHX · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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 May 7, 12:45 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 12:45 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
145 PM CDT MON MAY 7 2001

SURFACE FRONT DOWN THROUGH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT EARLY AFTERNOON.
LOOKING AT KNQA DOPPLER SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE
OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND IN THE MEMPHIS AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE POPPED UP IN PART OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE MAINLY
WESTERN AREAS.

MODELS IN AGREEMENT IN BRINGING UPPER TROF EASTWARD TONIGHT WITH GOOD
UPWARD VERTICAL MOITION OVER THE AREA. WILL MENTION A FEW STORMS
COULD BE STRONG TONIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. FRONTAL SYSTEM
WORKS EASTWARD AND INTO WESTERN TENNESSEE BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND INTO
MIDDLE TENNESSEE ABOUT NASHVILLE AROUND 12Z TUESDAY. MODELS HAVE
FRONT ON PLATEAU AND ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

WILL GO CATEGORICAL FOR TONIGHT MUCH OF MIDDLE WITH LIKELY ON
PLATEAU. WILL KEEP A POP GOING TUESDAY MORNING EXCEPT FOR FAR WESTERN
GROUP WITH LIKELY ON PLATEAU MOST OF DAY. WILL KEEP SMALL POP GOING EARLY
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR PLATEAU GROUP.

PRELIMINARY NUMBERS:
NASHVILLE  58 73 52 77 55  8500
CROSSVILLE 57 66 50 74 53  7730

.BNA...NONE.
BOYD
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The radar

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Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: May 7, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Holladay
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 35.867, -88.150

Highway dept. reported trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Humphreys

When: May 7, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County, Countywide
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 36.033, -87.767

Highway dept. reported a couple of trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheatham

When: May 7, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Cheatham County, Henrietta
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates: 36.417, -87.200

Power company reported large tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: May 7, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Woodlawn
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates: 36.550, -87.500

Power company reported large tree limbs down around Woodlawn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When: May 7, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Williamson County, 3 mi NE of Franklin
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.950, -86.867

Trained spotter reported trees down near Concord Road and Wilson Pike.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: May 7, 5:20 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
Where: Davidson County, Nashville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.133, -86.833

Trained spotter reported trees blown down on Old Hickory Golf Course. Also, trees and power lines were down in south Nashville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When: May 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Williamson County, 9 mi NNE of Franklin
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.033, -86.833

Trained spotter reported trees down across Maryland Farms Rd. Also, 4 homes were damaged in Spring Hill when trees fell on them. A two story house on Halifax Road received the most damage when a 200 year old tree fell on top of the middle of the house. The tree had been weakened by insect and wildlife damage according to workers at the scene.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: May 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Hendersonville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.283, -86.617

Trained spotter reported power lines blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: May 7, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, 2 mi N of La Guardo
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 36.333, -86.433

NWS employee reported a large tree down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickson

When: May 7, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Dickson County, Dickson
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.083, -87.383

911 center reported a few trees blown down just south of Dickson along with some power outages.

Hail, Sumner

When: May 7, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, 3 mi E of Portland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.583, -86.467

Spotter reported dime size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: May 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Westmoreland
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.567, -86.250

Sheriff's office reported several trees 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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5249363, 5249364, 5249365, 5249366, 5249645, 5249647, 5249646, 5249648, 5249367, 5249368, 5249361, 5249362.