Tennessee, 2022

Heat in Tennessee, June 15, 2022

June 15, 2022 · NWS HUN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Temperatures reached the upper 90s with dew points in the middle to upper 70s, resulting in heat index values reaching or exceeding 105 degrees.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 HUN wrote it up.

Temperatures reached the upper 90s with dew points in the middle to upper 70s, resulting in heat index values reaching or exceeding 105 degrees.

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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 15, 10:41 AM CST, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 10:41 AM CST, 19 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

3 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Lincoln

When
June 15, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for several hours, briefly reaching 110 degrees at Fayetteville.

Heat, Franklin

When
June 15, 1:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
35.155, -86.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for up to three hours.

Heat, Moore

When
June 15, 1:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Moore forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
35.285, -86.359 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The heat index reached and exceeded 105 degrees for up to three hours.

What these are

Heat
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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1021592, 1021590, 1021591.