6 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 Aug 6, 9:05 AM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1005 AM CDT WED AUG 6 2003 ON-GOING CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS OF MID STATE AT MID MORNING. HAND ANALYZED SURFACE CHART HAS STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE. DEWPOINT NOSE UP ALONG MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR MEMPHIS AND JONESBORO. 12Z HAND ANALYZED UPPER LEVEL CHARTS SHOWS SPEED MAX PUNCHING DOWN THROUGH MISSOURI. THINK THIS WILL CRANK THINGS UP TO OUR WEST WHICH MAY CLIP SOUTHWESTERN AREAS OF MID STATE LATER TODAY. CANT RULE OUT SEVERE DURING AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWESTERN AREAS BUT FOR NOW THINK IT WILL BE MAINLY TO OUR WEST. WILL UPDATE FORECAST MAINLY FOR WORDING. UPDATED ZONES WILL BE OUT SHORTLY. .BNA...NONE. BOYD 01
TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075>080-093>097-071030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 530 AM CDT WED AUG 6 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AND THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...LESS FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMIC AND WIND SHEAR PROFILES SHOULD KEEP THUNDERSTORMS BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. JLM
The Nashville radar (KOHX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:09 UTC.
6 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Sheriff's office reported flooding on Main Street, Short Mountain Road and Auburntown Road.
General public reported flooding along U.S. Highway 412.
Spotter reported flash flooding near Kimmins and close to the Hickman-Lewis County line.
TDOT reported flooding on Swan Creek Road on the Hickman-Lewis County line. Several bridges were covered with water.
Sheriff's office reported golf ball size hail.
Camden Police Department reported one tree down and power lines down on West Main in Camden.
Sheriff's office reported high water on Jefferson Road in the northeast part of the county.
TDOT reported trees were blown down on Marsh Creek Road, Flatwoods Road, and Sinking Creek Road in Linden.
Sheriff's office reported about 6 inches of water on roads in Linden.
TDOT reported trees were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, August 2003
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: 5375110, 5332599, 5332598, 5332676, 5332602, 5332601, 5332600, 5332675, 5332603, 5332604.