NWS Forecast Office Nashville, TN

On November 10, 2002...Middle Tennessee suffers one of its worst
autumn severe weather outbreaks ever. Four tornadoes strike the
Highland Rim during the early morning, with 2 fatalities in Port
Royal. Then, following record high temperatures at Nashville (81) and
Crossville (75), severe weather re-ignites during the late afternoon,
with widespread wind damage, hail, and 8 additional tornadoes. Lake
Tansi, south of Crossville, is hardest hit as a supercell produces
baseball-size hail and an F3 tornado, killing 4. Two additional
fatalities occur at New Union (Coffee County) as the result of an F2
tornado there. In addition to the 8 fatalities, 51 injuries are
reported across the area.