Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 26 to 27, 2001

Name: Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 26 to 27, 2001
Start: 2001-11-26T23:30
End: 2001-11-27T00:15
Location: Tennessee

November 26 to 27, 2001 · NWS OHX · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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 Nov 26, 9:06 PM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 9:06 PM CST, 2 hours 24 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
906 PM CST MON NOV 26 2001

CURRENTLY, A BROAD AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS SLOWLY
MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE MID STATE. 00Z SOUNDING FROM OHX SHOWS A WET
ATMOSPHERE, WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER OF 1.24 INCHES, AND K-INDEX OF
30. STILL, LIFTED INDEX REMAINS POSITIVE, WITH ONLY MINIMAL POSITIVE
ENERGY. BELIEVE THE STRONGEST CONVECTION WILL REMAIN OVER WEST
TENNESSEE. 01Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A WARM FRONT ZIGZAGGING
THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS, WITH MIDDLE TENNESSEE IN THE
WARM SECTOR.

UPPER AIR MAPS SHOW AN UNUSUALLY DEEP LOW AT 850 AND 700 MB OVER THE
UPPER PLAINS, WITH CLOSED CIRCULATION OBSERVED AT 500 MB. SHORTWAVE
AT 250 MB IS STRETCHED ACROSS THE ROCKIES. WITH JET MAX WEST OF THE
SHORTWAVE, EXPECT LITTLE ACCELERATION OF THIS SYSTEM.

BELIEVE THE CURRENT ZONE FORECAST IS DOING A GOOD JOB, AND WILL NOT
TOOL AROUND WITH IT AT THIS TIME.

.BNA...NONE.

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: November 26, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Benton County, Big Sandy
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.233, -88.083

Sheriff's office reported trees were blown down.

Flood, Stewart

When: November 27, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Stewart forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 36.501, -87.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Highway department said several gravel roads were washed out in the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stewart

When: November 27, 12:05 AM CST to 12:06 AM CST
Where: Stewart County, 3 mi W of Dover
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.483, -87.883

Sheriff's office reported a carport collapsed on a car. Also, a detached garage was moved off its foundation. Trees were blown down at Dover.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stewart

When: November 27, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Stewart County, Big Rock
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 36.583, -87.750

Highway department reported several trees were 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.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, November 2001

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: 5273356, 5273359, 5273357, 5273358.