1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 9, 9:30 AM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 930 AM CST FRI NOV 9 2001 ANOTHER QUIET DAY OVER THE FORECAST AREA WITH CLEAR SKIES. CURRENT FORECAST APPEARS IN GOOD SHAPE SO NO CHANGES PLANNED AT THIS TIME. .MEG...NONE.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:03 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A utility shed was destroyed. Shingles were blown off from the roof of one house. Thirty trees were blown down or split in half.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, November 2001
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