Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 1990
111 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1990. 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 1990. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 111
- Busiest month
- August29 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- July 1, 199012 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 9, 3:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer | 47 min |
| Feb 9, 5:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 44 min |
| Feb 9, 8:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 48 min |
| Feb 9, 9:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lincoln | 41 min |
| Feb 10, 2:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Polk | 62 min |
| Feb 22, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 32 min |
| Mar 14, 11:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 11:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 64 min |
| Mar 15, 12:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley, McMinn | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 5:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson, Sumner | 65 min |
| Apr 30, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sullivan | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Johnson | 40 min |
| May 1, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger | 65 min |
| May 1, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bledsoe, Rhea | 53 min |
| May 1, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hawkins | 65 min |
| May 1, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sullivan | 58 min |
| May 1, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 53 min |
| May 1, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 41 min |
| May 1, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | McMinn | 41 min |
| May 1, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Unicoi, Washington | 53 min |
| May 1, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe | 39 min |
| May 2, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | McMinn | 40 min |
| May 2, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe | 55 min |
| May 3, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley | 40 min |
| May 3, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 67 min |
| May 15, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay | 51 min |
| May 17, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Hamblen, Jefferson | 63 min |
| May 19, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 32 min |
| May 27, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley | 68 min |
| May 28, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Knox | 69 min |
| May 28, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Jefferson, Sevier | 61 min |
| May 28, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 68 min |
| Jun 2, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 64 min |
| Jun 6, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Robertson | 41 min |
| Jun 6, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Pickett | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Fentress | 41 min |
| Jun 6, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Morgan | 54 min |
| Jun 6, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Campbell | 52 min |
| Jun 6, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Union | 67 min |
| Jun 7, 10:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meigs, Rhea | 51 min |
| Jun 7, 11:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon, Monroe | 66 min |
| Jun 7, 12:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meigs, Rhea | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | McMinn | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Roane | 63 min |
| Jun 9, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 37 min |
| Jun 14, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Fentress, Morgan, Scott | 67 min |
| Jun 22, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 69 min |
| Jun 22, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 7:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cumberland, Morgan | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 52 min |
| Jun 22, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley, McMinn | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, Monroe | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cumberland | 60 min |
| Jul 1, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Roane | 69 min |
| Jul 1, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | McMinn | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley, Polk | 56 min |
| Jul 1, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | McMinn, Polk | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson | 65 min |
| Jul 1, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Grainger, Jefferson | 65 min |
| Jul 1, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Knox, Loudon | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Franklin | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall | 43 min |
| Jul 11, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Warren | 41 min |
| Jul 11, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 64 min |
| Jul 12, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 60 min |
| Jul 12, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley | 59 min |
| Jul 22, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley, Hamilton | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | McMinn | 41 min |
| Aug 8, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Union | 68 min |
| Aug 9, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton, Rhea | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Roane | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 57 min |
| Aug 9, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Smith | 65 min |
| Aug 20, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bledsoe | 62 min |
| Aug 20, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 59 min |
| Aug 20, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 55 min |
| Aug 20, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 61 min |
| Aug 21, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 41 min |
| Aug 21, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Grundy | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Jackson, Smith | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Fentress, Morgan | 64 min |
| Aug 22, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | McMinn | 52 min |
| Aug 22, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley | 48 min |
| Aug 29, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay | 47 min |
| Aug 29, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cumberland, Morgan, Roane | 56 min |
| Aug 29, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meigs, Rhea | 67 min |
| Aug 29, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | McMinn | 58 min |
| Aug 29, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer | 42 min |
| Aug 29, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson | 51 min |
| Aug 29, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley, Hamilton, Polk | 64 min |
| Aug 29, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Sequatchie | 45 min |
| Aug 29, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 46 min |
| Aug 29, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Grundy, Marion | 58 min |
| Sep 10, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 41 min |
| Sep 10, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton | 44 min |
| Sep 10, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cumberland, Morgan | 60 min |
| Sep 10, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bradley | 55 min |
| Oct 3, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 68 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hamilton County15
- Bradley County11
- McMinn County10
- Shelby County8
- Monroe County6
- Morgan County6
- Fayette County5
- Rhea County5
- Polk County4
- Marion County4
- Jefferson County4
- Knox County4
- Loudon County4
- Roane County4
- Cumberland County4
- Tipton County3
- Claiborne County3
- Fentress County3
- Meigs County3
- Blount County3
- Anderson County3
- Dyer County2
- Robertson County2
- Sumner County2
- Sullivan County2
- Grainger County2
- Bledsoe County2
- Clay County2
- Sevier County2
- Campbell County2
- Union County2
- Macon County2
- Smith County2
- Grundy County2
- Crockett County1
- Giles County1
- Lawrence County1
- Lincoln County1
- Lauderdale County1
- Johnson County1
21 more counties
- Greene County1
- Hawkins County1
- Unicoi County1
- Washington County1
- Cocke County1
- Hamblen County1
- Pickett County1
- Hardin County1
- Scott County1
- Hardeman County1
- Coffee County1
- Franklin County1
- Bedford County1
- Marshall County1
- Cannon County1
- Warren County1
- Jackson County1
- Cheatham County1
- Davidson County1
- Sequatchie County1
- Trousdale County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.