Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 30, 2002

Name: Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 30, 2002
Start: 2002-06-30T17:00
End: 2002-06-30T19:30
Location: Tennessee

June 30, 2002 · NWS OHX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 Jun 30, 11:05 AM CST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 11:05 AM CST, 5 hours 55 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1205 PM CDT SUN JUN 30 2002

TSTM ACTIVITY FIRING IN A NARROW BAND ALONG THE TN RIVER. SURFACE
ANALYSIS SUPPORTS THAT A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THIS AREA.
ELSEWHERE...ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF MIDDLE TN EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLATEAU. CONVECTION FIRING
JUST NORTH OF CHATTANOOGA SUPPORTS WEAK VORT CENTER WHICH THE MODELS
ARE ADVERTISING. WITH A WEAK EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT AT 500 MB...WEAK
PVA APPEARS TO BE APPARENT ACROSS THE MID STATE.

WITH ADDITIONAL HEATING ON THE WAY...WILL UPDATE FORECAST AND UP
POPS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE FAR WEST WHERE AN ADDITIONAL ZONE
GROUP IS NEEDED.

TEMPS STILL LOOK ON TRACK.

.BNA...NONE.

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The radar

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Giles

When: June 30, 5:00 PM CST to 5:01 PM CST
Where: Giles County, Pulaski
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.200, -87.017

Law enforcement reported power lines were down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Giles

When: June 30, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Giles County, 5 mi NE of Pulaski
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 35.250, -86.950

Spotter reported trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: June 30, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Davidson County, Nashville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.133, -86.833

Police reported several trees were down in East Nashville.

What these are

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, June 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: 5297335, 5297334, 5297336.