Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings / 2003
Tornado Warnings in Tennessee, May 2003
149 tornado warnings in May 2003. 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 149
- Busiest day
- May 5, 200391 tornado warnings
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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 1, 11:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 33 min |
| May 2, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lincoln | 37 min |
| May 4, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake | 63 min |
| May 4, 8:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 48 min |
| May 4, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion | 65 min |
| May 4, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson | 27 min |
| May 4, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 47 min |
| May 4, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Weakley | 55 min |
| May 4, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 63 min |
| May 4, 10:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry | 40 min |
| May 4, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 47 min |
| May 4, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson | 47 min |
| May 4, 10:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 42 min |
| May 4, 10:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Weakley | 37 min |
| May 4, 10:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson | 30 min |
| May 4, 10:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry | 12 min |
| May 4, 10:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 31 min |
| May 4, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Weakley | 32 min |
| May 4, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Haywood, Madison | 47 min |
| May 4, 11:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 60 min |
| May 4, 11:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry | 46 min |
| May 4, 11:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 16 min |
| May 4, 11:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll | 40 min |
| May 4, 11:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henderson | 43 min |
| May 4, 11:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Stewart | 43 min |
| May 5, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 63 min |
| May 5, 12:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur | 30 min |
| May 5, 12:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 44 min |
| May 5, 12:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys | 25 min |
| May 5, 12:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 38 min |
| May 5, 12:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Perry | 39 min |
| May 5, 12:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Robertson | 56 min |
| May 5, 1:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 24 min |
| May 5, 1:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Sumner | 35 min |
| May 5, 1:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson | 28 min |
| May 5, 1:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 31 min |
| May 5, 1:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Williamson | 46 min |
| May 5, 2:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Sumner, Wilson | 28 min |
| May 5, 2:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, Rutherford | 40 min |
| May 5, 2:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wilson | 24 min |
| May 5, 2:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb | 29 min |
| May 5, 6:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 25 min |
| May 5, 7:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Putnam | 30 min |
| May 5, 7:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 5, 7:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 38 min |
| May 5, 7:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette | 37 min |
| May 5, 7:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette | 36 min |
| May 5, 7:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 41 min |
| May 5, 8:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy | 14 min |
| May 5, 8:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Franklin, Grundy | 42 min |
| May 5, 8:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 63 min |
| May 5, 9:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 33 min |
| May 5, 10:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 47 min |
| May 5, 11:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lincoln, Marshall, Moore | 44 min |
| May 5, 11:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 41 min |
| May 5, 12:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Franklin, Grundy | 59 min |
| May 5, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson | 50 min |
| May 5, 1:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Madison | 33 min |
| May 5, 1:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Sequatchie | 25 min |
| May 5, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson | 64 min |
| May 5, 1:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton | 57 min |
| May 5, 1:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tipton | 40 min |
| May 5, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Haywood | 34 min |
| May 5, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson | 46 min |
| May 5, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur | 29 min |
| May 5, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 47 min |
| May 5, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 30 min |
| May 5, 2:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Madison | 41 min |
| May 5, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Henderson | 45 min |
| May 5, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman | 42 min |
| May 5, 3:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur | 36 min |
| May 5, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Robertson | 47 min |
| May 5, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 45 min |
| May 5, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lewis, Wayne | 46 min |
| May 5, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Sumner | 46 min |
| May 5, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 34 min |
| May 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry | 30 min |
| May 5, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Lewis, Wayne | 33 min |
| May 5, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon | 44 min |
| May 5, 4:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury | 52 min |
| May 5, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Macon, Smith, Trousdale | 51 min |
| May 5, 5:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Warren | 44 min |
| May 5, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 34 min |
| May 5, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Van Buren | 21 min |
| May 5, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 48 min |
| May 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Marshall | 20 min |
| May 5, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 52 min |
| May 5, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford | 35 min |
| May 5, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett | 46 min |
| May 5, 6:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford | 43 min |
| May 5, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 20 min |
| May 5, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson | 45 min |
| May 5, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Franklin, Grundy | 47 min |
| May 5, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Marion | 41 min |
| May 5, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson | 33 min |
| May 5, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll | 56 min |
| May 5, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson | 45 min |
| May 5, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Weakley | 27 min |
| May 5, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Obion | 29 min |
| May 6, 4:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence | 28 min |
| May 6, 4:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 34 min |
| May 6, 5:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 42 min |
| May 6, 5:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lincoln, Marshall | 39 min |
| May 6, 5:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Moore | 37 min |
| May 6, 5:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 32 min |
| May 6, 6:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lincoln | 43 min |
| May 6, 6:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lincoln | 38 min |
| May 6, 7:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lincoln, Moore | 32 min |
| May 6, 7:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lincoln, Moore | 29 min |
| May 6, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee | 34 min |
| May 6, 8:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy | 28 min |
| May 6, 11:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 52 min |
| May 6, 11:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 46 min |
| May 6, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 46 min |
| May 7, 12:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 47 min |
| May 7, 12:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Haywood | 40 min |
| May 7, 12:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tipton | 29 min |
| May 7, 6:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Rutherford | 43 min |
| May 7, 6:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Marshall, Williamson | 32 min |
| May 7, 7:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Wilson | 25 min |
| May 8, 11:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 60 min |
| May 8, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 35 min |
| May 8, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson | 60 min |
| May 8, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll | 64 min |
| May 8, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson | 11 min |
| May 11, 2:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman | 28 min |
| May 11, 3:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Williamson | 24 min |
| May 11, 3:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Rutherford, Williamson | 28 min |
| May 11, 3:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wilson | 41 min |
| May 11, 4:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Macon | 29 min |
| May 11, 4:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon | 22 min |
| May 11, 4:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | DeKalb | 17 min |
| May 15, 2:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Fentress | 13 min |
| May 15, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Morgan, Scott | 28 min |
| May 15, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson | 66 min |
| May 15, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Knox | 27 min |
| May 15, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount | 55 min |
| May 15, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Knox | 37 min |
| May 15, 4:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Sevier | 51 min |
| May 15, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Monroe | 42 min |
| May 15, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Blount | 32 min |
| May 15, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Loudon | 36 min |
| May 15, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Monroe | 41 min |
| May 16, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 66 min |
| May 16, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 65 min |
| May 16, 10:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette | 63 min |
| May 16, 11:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 63 min |
| May 17, 12:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Haywood, Madison | 57 min |
| May 17, 11:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Rutherford | 37 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dyer County11
- Lincoln County10
- Gibson County9
- Giles County8
- Williamson County7
- Rutherford County7
- Lawrence County7
- Perry County6
- Moore County6
- Lauderdale County5
- Weakley County5
- Haywood County5
- Franklin County5
- Grundy County5
- Marshall County5
- Bedford County5
- Henry County4
- Stewart County4
- Madison County4
- Carroll County4
- Hickman County4
- Wilson County4
- Cannon County4
- Fayette County4
- Obion County3
- Montgomery County3
- Henderson County3
- Decatur County3
- Maury County3
- Sumner County3
- DeKalb County3
- Hardin County3
- Coffee County3
- Crockett County3
- Tipton County3
- Wayne County3
- Lake County2
- Benton County2
- Robertson County2
- Davidson County2
24 more counties
- Hardeman County2
- McNairy County2
- Lewis County2
- Macon County2
- Shelby County2
- Knox County2
- Blount County2
- Monroe County2
- Humphreys County1
- Putnam County1
- Sequatchie County1
- Cheatham County1
- Chester County1
- Smith County1
- Trousdale County1
- Warren County1
- Van Buren County1
- Marion County1
- Fentress County1
- Morgan County1
- Scott County1
- Anderson County1
- Sevier County1
- Loudon County1
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Sources
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