Tennessee, 2004

Tropical Storm in Tennessee, September 16 to 17, 2004

September 16 to 17, 2004 · NWS MRX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Numerous trees were reported down across the county from 1100 pm on 9/16/04 through 500 am on 9/17/04.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 happened

The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.

Numerous trees were reported down across the county from 1100 pm on 9/16/04 through 500 am on 9/17/04.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Meigs

When
September 16, 10:00 PM EST to September 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Meigs forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.513, -84.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Tropical Storm
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Tennessee in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, September 2004The 2004 hurricane season

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5421654.