Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 1986
61 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 61
- Busiest month
- March15 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- March 12, 198611 severe thunderstorm warnings
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, 4:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe | 58 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 |
| 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 18, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 37 min |
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Shelby County10
- Fayette County6
- Henry County4
- Bradley County3
- Lauderdale County3
- Gibson County3
- Hardeman County3
- Rutherford County3
- Davidson County3
- Marion County3
- McMinn County2
- Maury County2
- Crockett County2
- Tipton County2
- Weakley County2
- Carroll County2
- Chester County2
- McNairy County2
- Warren County2
- Wilson County2
- Lake County2
- Obion County2
- Cumberland County2
- Roane County2
- Rhea County2
- Monroe County1
- Giles County1
- Lawrence County1
- Haywood County1
- Decatur County1
- Hardin County1
- Henderson County1
- Bedford County1
- Hawkins County1
- Sullivan County1
- Stewart County1
- Madison County1
- Hickman County1
- Humphreys County1
- Blount 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.