3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 30, 8:39 AM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 939 AM CDT TUE JUL 30 2002 CURRENT TEMPERATURES QUICKLY APPROACHING THE CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD. WILL GO AHEAD AND UPDATE THE FORECAST AND REMOVE THE BECOMING WORDING. OHX SOUNDING COMPARISONS FROM 24 HOURS AGO INDICATE A MORE FAVORABLE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. K INDEX VALUES ARE UP TO 37 FROM 21 WHILE 700 MB TEMPS HAVE DROPPED 1C. LATEST RADAR INDICATES SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST TOWARD THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES WITH THE ACTIVITY EXTENDING BACK INTO THE MO BOOTHEEL. ELSEWHERE...ONLY AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS INDICATED THUS FAR. REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE. .BNA...NONE. 21
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
OEM reported 6 trees were blown down along with numerous power lines.
Sheriff's office reported a tree was down on U.S. Hwy 70.
Sheriff's office reported 2 trees were blown down.
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
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: 5308165, 5308166, 5308167.