Tennessee, 2002Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 16, 2002
August 16, 2002 · NWS OHX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 Aug 16, 9:15 AM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 9:15 AM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1015 AM CDT FRI AUG 16 2002
NO CHANGES TO CURRENT FORECAST. RADAR SHOWS MOST SIGNIFICANT
THUNDERSTORM CLUSTER FROM NASHVILLE TO CARTHAGE MOVING NORTHEAST.
MOST PERSISTENT RAIN CONTINUED FROM WEST TN INTO OUR FAR WESTERN
COUNTIES. THIS SHOULD BE THE PATTERN MOST OF TODAY...GREATEST
CONCENTRATION OF SHOWERS IN OUR WESTERN COUNTIES...BUT SHOWERS AND
STORMS ALSO LIKELY REST OF FORECAST AREA. MORNING BNA SOUNDING HAD
PRECIPITABLE WATER OF 1.87 INCH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE MAIN
CONCERN WITH CONVECTION TODAY. EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS WILL LIMIT
DESTABILIZATION.
PROBABILITIES FOR RAIN DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER TODAY AS UPPER
DISTURBANCE WEAKENS. HOWEVER...STILL A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN AT TIMES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS DEEP MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION. NEXT
BEST CHANCE LATE SUNDAY AS FRONT APPROACHES.
.BNA...NONE.
SH
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- August 16, 12:35 PM CST to 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County, Nashville
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.133, -86.833
EMA reported an air conditioner unit was blown off a two-story building onto a car on 4th Ave. and Lafayette. Also, many large trees were blown down. There was some damage at Greer Stadium. The strong winds damaged the Nashville Sound's guitar-shaped scoreboard. There was also damage to the stadium's temporary bleachers.
Thunderstorm Wind, Giles
- When
- August 16, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Giles County, Bodenham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 35.233, -87.167
Pulaski Electric Company reported trees were blown down.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Wind in Washington, August 16, 2002$26 million · 67 kt wind · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 16, 2002$370,000 · F0 · 58 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 2002$362,000 · 1 in hail · 13 events
- High Wind in Iowa, August 16 to 17, 2002$365,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16 to 17, 2002$226,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 events
- Hail in Nebraska, August 16, 2002$275,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in New York, August 16, 2002$180,000 · 16 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, August 16, 2002$352,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in Iowa, August 16, 2002$250,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 16, 2002$250,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in Washington, August 16 to 20, 2002$200,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in New York, August 16, 2002$100,000 · 1 event
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: 5313461, 5313462.