Hail, Stewart
- When
- February 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stewart County, 8 mi NNW of Dover
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.587, -87.885
Bumpus Mills Marina reported ground was white and covered with hail.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, February 20 to 21, 2007
Nocturnal thunderstorms produced some large hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
Nocturnal thunderstorms produced some large hail.
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 Feb 20, 5:35 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 5:35 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 535 PM CST TUE FEB 20 2007 .DISCUSSION... WATCH PRODUCT SENT AND ZONES UPDATED FOR SVR TSTM WATCH NUMBER 26...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOME OF OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. ONE NEW ZONE CREATED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WATCH. MAIN THREAT WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS. WATCH IS VALID UNTIL 06Z. MAY BE TOWARD THE 03Z-04Z TIME FRAME BEFORE OUR COUNTIES WILL BE UNDER THE GUN. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 21
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 4:50 AM CST, 16 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 450 AM CST TUE FEB 20 2007 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-211130- BEDFORD-BENTON-CANNON-CHEATHAM-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DAVIDSON- DEKALB-DICKSON-FENTRESS-GILES-GRUNDY-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS- JACKSON-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MACON-MARSHALL-MAURY-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PERRY- PICKETT-PUTNAM-ROBERTSON-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE- VAN BUREN-WARREN-WAYNE-WHITE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- 450 AM CST TUE FEB 20 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE MID STATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...ENDING THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT MIDDLE TENNESSEE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. 04
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 20, 8:23 PM CST, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 823 PM CST TUE FEB 20 2007 TNZ005-210320- STEWART- 823 PM CST TUE FEB 20 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE APPROACHING STEWART COUNTY FROM THE WEST... AT 820 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 35 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF DOVER TENNESSEE... AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER 9 PM CST. PEOPLE IN STEWART COUNTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. IF THIS STORM DOES NOT WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES...MARBLE SIZE HAIL OR LARGER ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ITS PASSAGE. STEIGERWALDT
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Stewart
- When
- February 20, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Stewart County, Bumpus Mills
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.600, -87.820
Sheriff's office reported quarter size hail.
Hail, Montgomery
- When
- February 20, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 3 mi N of Clarksville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.573, -87.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- February 20, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County, 0.7 mi N of Clarksville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 36.540, -87.350
An eight-year-old Bradford pear tree was blown down at 764 Robb Avenue in Clarksville.
Hail, Sumner
- When
- February 21, 12:25 AM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, Gallatin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -86.450
Golf ball size hail reported by trained spotter.
Hail, Sumner
- When
- February 21, 12:26 AM CST
- Where
- Sumner County, Gallatin
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -86.450
Nickel size hail reported in Gallatin.
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
- Hail in Missouri, February 20, 2007
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 20 to 22, 2007
- Heavy Snow in California, February 20 to 22, 2007
- Flooding in Nebraska, February 20 to 28, 2007
- Hail in Illinois, February 20, 2007
- Flooding in Nebraska, February 20 to 27, 2007
- Flooding in Kansas, February 20 to 22, 2007
- Hail in Kentucky, February 20, 2007
- Flooding in Missouri, February 20 to 22, 2007
More
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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: 11777, 11780, 11853, 11860, 11854, 11855.