Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, March 2026
76 severe thunderstorm warnings in March 2026. 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 March 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 76
- Busiest day
- March 16, 202649 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 10:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 16 min |
| Mar 7, 9:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 35 min |
| Mar 7, 9:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 47 min |
| Mar 7, 10:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 22 min |
| Mar 9, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 37 min |
| Mar 9, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby | 30 min |
| Mar 9, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy | 22 min |
| Mar 11, 10:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 43 min |
| Mar 11, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison | 17 min |
| Mar 11, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 48 min |
| Mar 11, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 65 min |
| Mar 11, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson | 53 min |
| Mar 11, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 44 min |
| Mar 11, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson | 46 min |
| Mar 11, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne | 52 min |
| Mar 11, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 42 min |
| Mar 11, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Maury, Williamson | 25 min |
| Mar 11, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Marshall, Maury | 46 min |
| Mar 11, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Jackson, Macon | 41 min |
| Mar 11, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall | 41 min |
| Mar 11, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 66 min |
| Mar 11, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 41 min |
| Mar 11, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, Grundy, Warren | 61 min |
| Mar 11, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Meigs, Rhea | 19 min |
| Mar 15, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Tipton | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale and 2 more | 64 min |
| Mar 15, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Shelby and 1 more | 60 min |
| Mar 15, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry and 1 more | 57 min |
| Mar 15, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 53 min |
| Mar 15, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 64 min |
| Mar 15, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 65 min |
| Mar 15, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Decatur | 20 min |
| Mar 15, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys, Perry | 64 min |
| Mar 15, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne | 67 min |
| Mar 15, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson | 59 min |
| Mar 15, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys | 66 min |
| Mar 15, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Robertson, Sumner and 2 more | 53 min |
| Mar 15, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne and 1 more | 50 min |
| Mar 15, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 62 min |
| Mar 15, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Wilson | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Giles, Marshall, Maury and 3 more | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Rutherford, Smith and 3 more | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 64 min |
| Mar 15, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Rutherford, Warren | 62 min |
| Mar 15, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Putnam and 1 more | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Putnam and 1 more | 40 min |
| Mar 16, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Van Buren, Warren, White | 57 min |
| Mar 16, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Clay, Fentress, Overton, Pickett, Putnam | 56 min |
| Mar 16, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 67 min |
| Mar 16, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Rhea, Roane and 1 more | 64 min |
| Mar 16, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 53 min |
| Mar 16, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox, Loudon, Morgan and 4 more | 65 min |
| Mar 16, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Rhea and 1 more | 49 min |
| Mar 16, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 18 min |
| Mar 16, 2:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 55 min |
| Mar 16, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Knox and 3 more | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 2:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 58 min |
| Mar 16, 2:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins | 55 min |
| Mar 16, 2:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 64 min |
| Mar 16, 3:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 3:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson and 1 more | 58 min |
| Mar 16, 3:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Monroe, Polk | 61 min |
| Mar 16, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 4:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson and 1 more | 55 min |
| Mar 21, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Union | 39 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- McNairy County11
- Shelby County10
- Hardeman County8
- Fayette County7
- Blount County7
- Tipton County6
- Hardin County6
- Decatur County6
- Wilson County6
- Maury County6
- Hamblen County6
- Haywood County5
- Lauderdale County5
- Chester County5
- Madison County5
- Henderson County5
- Cheatham County5
- Dickson County5
- Lawrence County5
- Wayne County5
- Giles County5
- Macon County5
- Williamson County5
- Clay County5
- Rutherford County5
- Rhea County5
- Hickman County5
- DeKalb County5
- Grainger County5
- Jefferson County5
- Hawkins County5
- Davidson County4
- Robertson County4
- Lewis County4
- Perry County4
- Sumner County4
- Smith County4
- Marshall County4
- Jackson County4
- Lincoln County4
53 more counties
- Coffee County4
- Meigs County4
- McMinn County4
- Claiborne County4
- Knox County4
- Monroe County4
- Sevier County4
- Greene County4
- Crockett County3
- Franklin County3
- Moore County3
- Bedford County3
- Warren County3
- Gibson County3
- Humphreys County3
- Overton County3
- Putnam County3
- Hamilton County3
- Roane County3
- Anderson County3
- Loudon County3
- Union County3
- Polk County3
- Hancock County3
- Trousdale County2
- Grundy County2
- Bledsoe County2
- Dyer County2
- Lake County2
- Weakley County2
- Benton County2
- Houston County2
- Montgomery County2
- Cannon County2
- Cumberland County2
- Marion County2
- Sequatchie County2
- Campbell County2
- Morgan County2
- Scott County2
- Bradley County2
- Sullivan County2
- Cocke County2
- Obion County1
- Carroll County1
- Henry County1
- Stewart County1
- Van Buren County1
- White County1
- Fentress County1
- Pickett County1
- Carter County1
- Washington County1
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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.