Tennessee, 2001

Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, November 24, 2001

November 24, 2001 · NWS MEG · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$289,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 Nov 24, 2:30 AM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 2:30 AM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
230 AM CST SAT NOV 24 2001

SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED IN MIDSOUTH REST OF TONIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH
OF SATURDAY. STORMS NOW IN AR AND WESTERN PART OF N MS AROUND
CLARKSDALE...MOVING EAST/NORTHEAST. ALL OF CWA UNDER TOR WATCH
EXCEPT DECATUR AND HARDIN CO IN W TN AND THE TUP AREA.

.MEG...TORNADO WATCH 813 UNTIL 300 AM CST
       TORNADO WATCH 814 AND 815 UNTIL 700 CST...

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:24 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
November 24, 4:25 AM CST to 4:35 AM CST
Where
Shelby County, Collierville
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.050, -89.667

Several homes and businesses were damaged. Numerous trees were knocked down.

Flash Flood, Shelby

When
November 24, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Shelby County, Memphis
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One apartment was flooded. One road was under water.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When
November 24, 5:10 AM CST to 5:15 AM CST
Where
Fayette County, Oakland
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.233, -89.517

Numerous power lines and some trees were knocked down.

Lightning, Weakley

When
November 24, 6:00 AM CST to 6:05 AM CST
Where
Weakley County, Greenfield
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.298, -88.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house was damaged by a fire started by lightning.

Hail, Madison

When
November 24, 6:05 AM CST to 6:15 AM CST
Where
Madison County, Windy City
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$150
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.750, -88.917

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman

When
November 24, 6:05 AM CST to 6:10 AM CST
Where
Hardeman County, Whiteville
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.333, -89.150

A few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gibson

When
November 24, 6:12 AM CST to 6:25 AM CST
Where
Gibson County, Humboldt
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.817, -88.917

A grain bin and a hog barn were destroyed. Numerous trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When
November 24, 6:15 AM CST to 6:25 AM CST
Where
Carroll County, Mc Lemoresville
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.983, -88.583

Several homes and a barn were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Weakley

When
November 24, 6:15 AM CST to 6:20 AM CST
Where
Weakley County, Greenfield
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
36.150, -88.800

Several homes, businesses and public structures were damaged. Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
November 24, 7:00 AM CST to 7:05 AM CST
Where
Henry County, Puryear
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.450, -88.333

A few trees were blown 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.
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.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
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: 5275999, 5276000, 5276001, 5276084, 5276002, 5276004, 5276003, 5276082, 5276085, 5276083.