1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 28, 11:22 AM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1222 PM CDT SUN JUL 28 2002 SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN ZONES AT THIS TIME. WITH ACTIVITY MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...WILL UPDATE ZONES AND RAISE POPS INTO THE SCATTERED CATEGORY. AS PER CURRENT AND RECENT ACTIVITY ACROSS THE PLATEAU...WILL INTRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS THERE AS WELL. 21 .BNA...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong thunderstorm winds blew down a 170-year-old oak tree at the site of James K. Polk 's vegetable garden. The tree had a circumference of 13 feet and 9 inches. The tree, perhaps, may have been planted by James K. Polk.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, July 2002
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