Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 3, 2002

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 3, 2002
Start: 2002-07-03T12:15
End: 2002-07-03T16:10
Location: Tennessee

July 3, 2002 · NWS OHX · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $8,000
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 Jul 3, 8:30 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 8:30 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
930 AM CDT WED JUL 3 2002

LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWING DOMINANT HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
REGION...WITH PLENTY OF SMALL SCALE BOUNDARIES AS WELL. ALOFT...
RIDGES HOLDING OVER THE AREA. A BIT MORE MOISTURE THAN TYPICAL
SHOWING UP AT MID/UPPER LEVELS ON 12Z RAOBS.

OVERALL PATTERN CONDUCIVE TO CONDITIONS VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY
...WITH SCATTERED TSTMS POPPING UP...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

AT THIS TIME...FORECAST IN LINE AN PLAN NO CHANGES.

07
.BNA...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 3, 6:46 AM CST, 5 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
746 AM CDT WED JUL 3 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....
1219 AM                              TN   SOME TREES DOWN ACROSS
07/03/02   MONTGOMERY COUNTY              SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

0118 AM    FAIRVIEW                  TN   WIND DAMAGE
07/03/02   WILLIAMSON                     TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          REPORTED BY EMA

1230 AM    NASHVILLE                 TN   WIND DAMAGE
07/03/02   DAVIDSON                       TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          IN THE BORDEAUX AREA
                                          REPORTED BY EOC

ROSE

Local storm report, Jul 3, 9:38 AM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
1038 AM CDT WED JUL 3 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0102 PM    SOUTHERN SECTIONS         TN   58 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/02/02   WAYNE                          911 CENTER REPORTED TREES
                                          DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART
                                          OF THE COUNTY.

0315 PM    WESTERN SECTIONS          TN   1.75 INCH HAIL
07/02/02   WHITE                          911 CENTER REPORTED GOLF
                                          BALL SIZE HAIL IN THE
                                          WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.

0315 PM    COUNTYWIDE                TN   58 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/02/02   WHITE                          911 CENTER REPORTED TREES
                                          WERE DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

0500 PM    NEW JOHNSONVILLE          TN   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/02/02   HUMPHREYS                      POLICE DEPT. REPORTED
                                          TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          IN THE CITY.

JAO

Local storm report, Jul 3, 11:17 AM CST, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE,TN
1217 PM CDT WED JUL 3 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1220 AM    MT JULIET                 TN   WIND DAMAGE
07/03/02   WILSON                         PUBLIC REPORTED ROOF TAKEN
                                          OFF A BRICK BUILDING. ROOF
                                          LANDED ON A CAR. ALSO,
                                          NEARBY HOME HAD ROOF TAKEN
                                          OFF AN ADDITION TO A HOME.
                                          TREE LIMBS DOWN. IT
                                          OCCURRED NEAR CURD ROAD AND
                                          MT JULIET ROAD.

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The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:15 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Wilson

When: July 3, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Lebanon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.217, -86.300

Spotter reported dime size hail just west of Lebanon.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: July 3, 12:52 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Mt Juliet
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.200, -86.517

Trees were down in Mt. Juliet. Power lines were down on Quarry Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: July 3, 12:55 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Mt Juliet
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 36.200, -86.517

WEMA reported row of stores had roof damage at intersection of Lebanon Rd. and Mt. Juliet Rd. Also, 2 dug-out roofs were blown off the Mt. Juliet Little League Park, which is located just east of the intersection of Lebanon Road and Mt. Juliet Rd. There was about $8,000 worth of damage at the Little League Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dickson

When: July 3, 2:49 PM CST
Where: Dickson County, 8 mi N of Dickson
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.200, -87.383

911 center reported a tree was down on Hwy 49.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: July 3, 2:54 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County, Clarksville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.533, -87.350

911 center reported power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: July 3, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Lewis County, Hohenwald
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.550, -87.567

Sheriff reported a tree fell on a car.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, July 2002

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: 5309291, 5307996, 5308065, 5308066, 5308067, 5308068.