Thunderstorm Wind — Shelby, Tennessee
July 22, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Shelby County was hit hard by a downburst wind event. Numerous trees, power lines and power poles were blown down. Some of the trees fell on houses producing some major damage. At least 20 buildings collapsed. Numerous homes and buildings were damaged and a few were destroyed. Among the damaged buildings was the Gibson Guitar Factory in downtown Memphis. One person was killed when a tree fell on his house crushing him. Over 300,000 homes in the county were without electricity. Most were without power for anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks. Several people will killed due to post storm related issues such as carbon monoxide poisoning from improperly using generators.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.