Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, May 2026
15 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 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 May 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 15
- Busiest day
- May 31, 20266 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy | 40 min |
| May 6, 6:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Marshall | 30 min |
| May 6, 6:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 35 min |
| May 20, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox | 47 min |
| May 22, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 36 min |
| May 22, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Grainger, Knox, Union | 61 min |
| May 22, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Union | 57 min |
| May 23, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie | 45 min |
| May 24, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie | 51 min |
| May 31, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 39 min |
| May 31, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake | 51 min |
| May 31, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 27 min |
| May 31, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 48 min |
| May 31, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 17 min |
| May 31, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry and 1 more | 49 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Franklin County2
- Anderson County2
- Knox County2
- Grainger County2
- Union County2
- Bledsoe County2
- Marion County2
- Sequatchie County2
- Weakley County2
- Dyer County2
- Lauderdale County2
- Carroll County2
- Gibson County2
- Henry County2
- Chester County1
- Fayette County1
- Hardeman County1
- McNairy County1
- Giles County1
- Marshall County1
- Lincoln County1
- Moore County1
- Claiborne County1
- Hancock County1
- Hamilton County1
- Obion County1
- Lake County1
- Benton County1
- Decatur County1
- Henderson County1
- Madison County1
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.