Tennessee, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 18, 2002

August 18, 2002 · NWS OHX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 18, 1:35 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 1:35 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
235 PM CDT SUN AUG 18 2002

CURRENT...MCS OVER MO THIS MORNING HAS TOUCHED OFF SOME CONVECTION
W/ OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES THIS AFTERNOON OVER NW COUNTIES WHILE OTHER
WEAK VORT LOBE HAS HELPED FOR OUR SE COUNTIES.  NOT MUCH IN BETWEEN.
TEMPS HAVE RISEN INTO UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90.

FORECAST...AFOREMENTIONED UPPER AIR FEATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH
SE THIS EVE AND TONITE.  PROABLY WILL BE SOME EVE ACTIVITY AND
POSSIBLY ISOLATED ACTIVTY FAR SE LATE TONITE...BUT WILL NOT MENTION
LATTER.  AS FOR MON...ONLY ETA SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL FEATURE TO
ASSIST...AND THAT AFFECTS MAINLY SE 1/2.  WILL CONTINUE POPS
TOMORROW BUT LOWER A LITTLE.  DONT SEE A FROPA IN NEAR FUTURE...AM
BUYING ETA SOLUTION...SO ONLY ISOLATED STORMS ON TUE AS RIDGE
BUILDS.

AS FOR TEMPS...NEAR PERSISTENCE NEXT FEW DAYS.  DONT SEE BIG REASON
FOR COOL-OFF FOR BNA ON TUE.

BNA BB 72/92/72/92 2322
CSV BB 65/85/65/85 2422

.BNA...NONE.

MAG

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:23 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Overton

When
August 18, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Overton County, Livingston
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
36.383, -85.317

Nickel size hail reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fentress

When
August 18, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Fentress County, Pall Mall
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.550, -84.967

Law enforcement reported trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cannon

When
August 18, 4:17 PM CST
Where
Cannon County, 5 mi S of Woodbury
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.767, -86.083

Law enforcement reported trees were down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee

When
August 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Coffee County, 5 mi N of Manchester
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.550, -86.083

Law enforcement reported trees were blown down in the northern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When
August 18, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Bedford County, Normandy
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
35.450, -86.283

SKYWARN Spotter reported trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
August 18, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Franklin County, Winchester
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.183, -86.117

EMA reported that a roof was blown off a pump house.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5313463, 5313464, 5313465, 5313466, 5313548, 5313549.