Weather alerts in Tennessee, 1986
75 weather alerts in 1986, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 75
- Warnings
- 75
- Watches
- 0
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- March17 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 12, 198612 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley, McMinn | 55 min |
| Feb 6, 4:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FFC | McMinn | 25 min |
| Feb 6, 4:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe | 58 min |
| Feb 17, 2:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson | 70 min |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Maury | 45 min |
| Mar 11, 10:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale | 36 min |
| Mar 11, 11:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 33 min |
| Mar 11, 11:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson | 41 min |
| Mar 11, 11:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 64 min |
| Mar 12, 1:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 1:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 2:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 61 min |
| Mar 12, 3:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 3:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson | 65 min |
| Mar 12, 3:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | McNairy | 65 min |
| Mar 12, 8:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Warren | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 5:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Maury | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Rutherford | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Wilson | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 8:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hawkins, Sullivan | 59 min |
| Mar 18, 3:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 58 min |
| Mar 18, 7:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Stewart | 50 min |
| Apr 6, 5:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 56 min |
| Apr 6, 6:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry | 23 min |
| Apr 7, 2:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Madison | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 3:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry | 57 min |
| Apr 7, 5:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 5:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Humphreys | 40 min |
| Apr 7, 2:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 3:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 3:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 6:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hamilton, Marion | 60 min |
| Apr 20, 7:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley, McMinn | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 8:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox, Loudon | 42 min |
| May 14, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 53 min |
| May 18, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson | 65 min |
| May 24, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson | 35 min |
| May 24, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cumberland, Roane | 67 min |
| May 24, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Jefferson | 68 min |
| May 24, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley | 56 min |
| May 25, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 56 min |
| Jun 3, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 3:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake | 63 min |
| Jun 9, 6:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 42 min |
| Jul 14, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 46 min |
| Jul 20, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 59 min |
| Jul 28, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 58 min |
| Jul 31, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 66 min |
| Jul 31, 11:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cumberland, Roane | 57 min |
| Jul 31, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 53 min |
| Jul 31, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 68 min |
| Jul 31, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 59 min |
| Jul 31, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 69 min |
| Aug 7, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 52 min |
| Aug 10, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 62 min |
| Aug 10, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | DeKalb, Warren | 64 min |
| Aug 10, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meigs, Rhea | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Grundy, Marion | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Rhea | 36 min |
| Aug 27, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 31 min |
| Aug 27, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 64 min |
| Sep 3, 10:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cannon, Rutherford, Wilson | 4 hr |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Williamson | 4 hr |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Cannon | 4 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 37 min |
| Sep 18, 6:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lauderdale, Madison | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson | 57 min |
| Oct 1, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 53 min |
| Oct 1, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Maury | 53 min |
| Nov 8, 7:50 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Wilson | 4 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 61 |
| Tornado Warning | 7 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 7 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Shelby County10
- Fayette County6
- Davidson County5
- Rutherford County5
- Lauderdale County4
- Gibson County4
- Henry County4
- Hardeman County4
- Wilson County4
- Madison County4
- Marion County4
- Bradley County3
- McMinn County3
- Williamson County3
- Maury County3
- Crockett County3
- McNairy County3
- Lake County3
- Cheatham County2
- Lawrence County2
- Tipton County2
- Weakley County2
- Carroll County2
- Chester County2
- Warren County2
- Obion County2
- Hamilton County2
- Cumberland County2
- Roane County2
- Rhea County2
- Cannon County2
- Monroe County1
- Giles County1
- Haywood County1
- Decatur County1
- Hardin County1
- Henderson County1
- Bedford County1
- Hawkins County1
- Sullivan County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.