A tropical storm system that trekked in off of the Gulf of Mexico October 18 and 19, 2011 consisted of heavy rain, strong winds, lightning strikes and some hail. As a direct result of this system there have been increases in claim reports in Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Tennessee is the state with the heaviest damages resulting from hail and wind in the counties of Lincoln, Wilson, Moore, Coffee, Rutherford, Bedford, Franklin, Macon, Warren and Giles. Damage reports across the region predominantly include losses due to trees and tree limbs falling on to roofs, decks, fences and out buildings; losses due to hail damaging roofing materials, gutters and siding; and losses due to water entering homes.
Tropical Storm Lee stalled and slowly meandered just off the Louisiana coast drenching the coastal communities with bands of heavy rainfall and 45 mph sustained winds with 75 mph gusts beginning September 2, 2011. The system then moved northward where it continued to dump rain with accumulations of 10 to 15 inches from the Central Gulf Coast into the Tennessee Valley and Southern Appalachians through September 5, 2011 resulting in property damages in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky.