Hail, Perry
- When
- June 3, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, 0.92 mi SE of Peters Lndg
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.471, -87.988
Ping pong ball size hail was reported in the White Oak community.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 3, 2012
Scattered multicell and supercell thunderstorms developed during the evening hours across southwest portions of Middle Tennessee. Several reports of large hail and damaging winds were received from these storms.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Scattered multicell and supercell thunderstorms developed during the evening hours across southwest portions of Middle Tennessee. Several reports of large hail and damaging winds were received from these storms.
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 3, 5:55 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 5:55 PM CST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 655 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 .UPDATE... WILL BE UPDATING THE SUITE OF FORECAST PRODUCTS AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY POPS ACROSS SW PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE PER SCT SHWRS/TSTMS MOVING INTO THIS REGION. OTHERWISE... WILL GO CLOSE TO CURRENT FORECAST REASONING. && .PREV DISCUSSION.../ISSUED 610 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012/ UPDATE...FOR AVIATION. AVIATION... 00Z TAFS...MAIN PROBLEM IS TIMING TSRA CELLS AND CLUSTERS THAT WILL CROSS THE AREA AS WAVES MOVE ESE ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL ZONE. IT APPEARS THAT TSRA OVER AR WILL DEVELOP INTO AN MCS WHICH WILL COME INTO MID TN LATE TONIGHT...SO WILL KEEP TEMPO FOR TSRA AT KCKV AND KBNA FROM 07Z- 13Z. ACTIVITY IS LESS LIKELY TO REACH KCSV...SO JUST VCTS THERE. MORE TSRA FOR MONDAY...BUT TIMING AND COVERAGE DIFFICULT TO KNOW AT THIS TIME...JUST BROAD BRUSHING VCTS ALL SITES AFTER 18Z. 13 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 238 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012/ DISCUSSION...AREA OF CONVECTION IS NOW OCCURRING OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY, WITH MIDDLE TENNESSEE SO FAR SPARED OF ANY ACTIVE WX. CONVECTIVE WATCH COVERS MOST OF NORTH ALABAMA, WHERE DEW POINTS ARE SEVERAL DEGREES HIGHER AND INSTABILITY THEREFORE GREATER. LATEST SPC CONVECTIVE OUTLOOKS PLACE AREAS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF NASHVILLE UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT, AND NEARLY ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNDER A SLIGHT RISK TOMORROW. MODELS CONTINUE TO BRING WHAT AMOUNTS TO AN MCS SOUTHEASTWARD INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING AS A SHORTWAVE DEVELOPS IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. GIVEN THE CONSISTENCY IN MODEL FORECASTS, AM GOING LIKELY MOST AREAS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, WITH A MENTION OF SEVERE STORMS COINCIDENT WITH THE LATEST SPC SLIGHT RISK AREAS. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE ADVECTION OCCURRING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, WITH GOOD INSTABILITY ABOVE 925 MB BY 06Z TONIGHT. DRY LAYER FORMING IN THE MID-LEVELS WILL ENHANCE OUR SEVERE POTENTIAL. EXPECT THE ATMOSPHERE TO DRY OUR AFTER MONDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST OF THE REGION AND A RIDGE TO OUR WEST HELPS CREATE A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN ALOFT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE 7-DAY FORECAST PERIOD, WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. ROSE && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 31
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 4:01 AM CST, 14 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 501 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-041015- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON- HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE- SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS- WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- 501 AM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MONDAY ACROSS ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...WITH A LESSER THREAT OF LARGE HAIL. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... REPORTS FROM TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SPOTTER THUNDERSTORM REPORTING CRITERIA... TORNADO FUNNEL CLOUD FLOODING HAIL >= 1/2 INCH WINDS > 50 MPH (MEASURED) STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TREES OR POWER LINES DOWN 55
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Wayne
- When
- June 3, 7:17 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County, 1.97 mi WSW of Forty Eight Creek Br
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.323, -87.704
Quarter size hail was reported on US Highway 64 between Waynesboro and the Giles County line.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis
- When
- June 3, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis County, 1.21 mi WSW of Blondy
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.566, -87.551
A few trees were blown down on Centerville Highway.
Hail, Perry
- When
- June 3, 7:47 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, Linden
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -87.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- June 3, 7:47 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County, 0.58 mi SSW of Chestnut Grove
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.623, -87.825
A few trees were blown down on US Highway 412 just east of Linden.
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- June 3, 8:31 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 1.05 mi SSE of Busby
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.107, -87.411
Nickel size hail was reported between Leoma and Loretto.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- June 3, 8:56 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 1.99 mi S of Leoma
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.142, -87.344
One tree was downed knocking out power lines on Rabbit Trail Road near Leoma.
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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 3 to 4, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, June 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 3 to 4, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, June 3 to 4, 2012
- Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, June 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 3 to 4, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 3, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 3, 2012
- Coastal Flood in Maine, June 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 3, 2012
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: 377617, 377618, 377619, 377620, 377621, 377622, 377623.