Tennessee, 2009Heat in Tennessee, June 17 to 28, 2009
June 17 to 28, 2009 · NWS MEG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A heat wave affected much of the MidSouth during the period between June 17th and June 28th as an upper ridge of high pressure built over the region. High temperatures soared into the mid to upper 90s with a few days topping out at or just above 100 degrees.
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- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
A heat wave affected much of the MidSouth during the period between June 17th and June 28th as an upper ridge of high pressure built over the region. High temperatures soared into the mid to upper 90s with a few days topping out at or just above 100 degrees. Nighttime lows remained in the upper 70s to lower 80s and provided little relief. In addition, high humidity combined with the hot temperatures produced heat index values of 105 degrees or greater during the period. June 23rd was the worst day of the heat wave as heat index values reached over 110 degrees in many locations. A few deaths occurred from the heat.
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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 16, 5:35 PM CST, 18 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 5:35 PM CST, 18 hours 25 minutes before
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- When
- June 17, 12:00 PM CST to June 28, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Deaths
- 7 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures soared into the mid to upper 90s even reaching 100 degrees or more over over a span of eleven days. The combination of the hot temperatures and high humidity allowed heat indices to reach above 105 degrees during the afternoon and early evening hours. Seven deaths occurred from the heat.
Heat, Carroll
- When
- June 17, 12:00 PM CST to June 28, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 35.973, -88.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures soared into the mid to upper 90s even reaching 100 degrees or more over over a span of eleven days. The combination of the hot temperatures and high humidity allowed heat indices to reach above 105 degrees during the afternoon and early evening hours. Two deaths occurred from the heat.
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- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Excessive Heat in Missouri, June 17 to 27, 20092 deaths · 123 injured · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 17, 2009$2.0 million · EF2 · 22 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 17, 20091 injured · $2.1 million · EF2 · 10 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Missouri, June 17 to 18, 20091 death · 1.75 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 17 to 18, 20093 injured · $529,000 · 2 in hail · 64 events
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, June 17 to 27, 20091 death · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 17 to 18, 2009$9.8 million · 1 in hail · 17 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 17 to 18, 2009$668,000 · 52 kt wind · 25 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 17, 2009$242,000 · 62 kt wind · 38 events
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 17 to 18, 2009$289,000 · EF0 · 29 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 17 to 18, 2009$625,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 17, 2009$521,000 · 2 in hail · 15 events
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: 184931, 184953.