Ongoing drought conditions resulted in very dry fuels across Tennessee. As a result brush fires became more frequent during the month of October.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
Ongoing drought conditions resulted in very dry fuels across Tennessee. As a result brush fires became more frequent during the month of October. Most were minor, but one in Bartlett damaged vehicles.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
A brush fire damaged three pickup trucks at a car dealership in Bartlett.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, October 2016
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 662618.