Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings in Tennessee, 2008
114 tornado warnings in 2008. 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 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 114
- Busiest month
- February55 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- February 6, 200850 tornado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 50 min |
| Jan 8, 2:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 43 min |
| Jan 8, 3:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 24 min |
| Jan 8, 3:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 44 min |
| Jan 10, 9:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette | 51 min |
| Jan 10, 12:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 38 min |
| Jan 10, 12:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Jan 10, 12:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 31 min |
| Jan 10, 2:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury | 28 min |
| Jan 10, 2:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Williamson | 32 min |
| Jan 10, 2:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lewis | 24 min |
| Jan 29, 5:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry | 22 min |
| Feb 5, 4:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 47 min |
| Feb 5, 5:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 5:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 39 min |
| Feb 5, 5:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Weakley | 38 min |
| Feb 5, 5:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 24 min |
| Feb 5, 6:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 6:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry | 20 min |
| Feb 5, 6:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 32 min |
| Feb 5, 6:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison | 40 min |
| Feb 5, 6:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette | 36 min |
| Feb 5, 6:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 7:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henderson, Madison | 38 min |
| Feb 5, 7:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 7:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton | 30 min |
| Feb 5, 7:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 36 min |
| Feb 5, 7:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henry | 33 min |
| Feb 5, 7:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 7:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 17 min |
| Feb 5, 8:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson, Madison | 25 min |
| Feb 5, 8:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 8:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester | 8 min |
| Feb 5, 8:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 33 min |
| Feb 5, 8:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart | 31 min |
| Feb 5, 8:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Williamson | 25 min |
| Feb 5, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys | 33 min |
| Feb 5, 8:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 33 min |
| Feb 5, 9:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 42 min |
| Feb 5, 9:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 28 min |
| Feb 5, 9:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Williamson | 28 min |
| Feb 5, 9:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Obion | 49 min |
| Feb 5, 9:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale, Tipton | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 9:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Sumner, Wilson | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson | 44 min |
| Feb 5, 10:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Macon, Sumner, Trousdale | 39 min |
| Feb 5, 10:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 25 min |
| Feb 5, 10:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll | 18 min |
| Feb 5, 10:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton | 27 min |
| Feb 5, 10:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 41 min |
| Feb 5, 11:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Houston, Humphreys | 35 min |
| Feb 5, 11:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Humphreys, Perry | 30 min |
| Feb 5, 11:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Humphreys | 35 min |
| Feb 6, 12:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 12:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Montgomery | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 12:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson | 26 min |
| Feb 6, 12:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Perry, Wayne | 28 min |
| Feb 6, 12:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson | 21 min |
| Feb 6, 1:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 1:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Sumner | 25 min |
| Feb 6, 1:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Maury, Williamson | 33 min |
| Feb 6, 1:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Sumner | 13 min |
| Feb 6, 1:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Williamson | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 1:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 5:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Marion | 55 min |
| Feb 6, 5:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 38 min |
| Feb 6, 6:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 57 min |
| Mar 18, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 41 min |
| Mar 18, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 2:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon, DeKalb, Warren, White | 30 min |
| Apr 10, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 10:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Dickson, Humphreys | 24 min |
| Apr 11, 10:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson | 22 min |
| Apr 11, 11:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 28 min |
| Apr 11, 12:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Clay, Macon | 19 min |
| Apr 11, 12:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Maury | 31 min |
| Apr 11, 12:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Marshall, Maury | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 12:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford | 24 min |
| Apr 11, 1:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Bedford, Coffee | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cannon | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 1:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Warren | 51 min |
| Apr 11, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Van Buren, White | 46 min |
| Apr 11, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Van Buren, White | 36 min |
| Apr 11, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Grundy | 29 min |
| Apr 11, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Coffee, Warren | 14 min |
| Apr 11, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 36 min |
| Apr 11, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Morgan, Roane | 58 min |
| Apr 11, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cumberland | 21 min |
| Apr 11, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Scott | 44 min |
| May 2, 1:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 46 min |
| May 2, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson, Madison | 39 min |
| May 2, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 50 min |
| May 2, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 40 min |
| May 2, 4:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson | 21 min |
| May 2, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Humphreys | 33 min |
| May 2, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Obion | 30 min |
| May 2, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 40 min |
| May 2, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Benton, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys | 30 min |
| May 2, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale | 50 min |
| May 2, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 25 min |
| May 2, 11:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart | 36 min |
| May 8, 12:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 31 min |
| May 8, 12:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence | 31 min |
| May 8, 1:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles | 33 min |
| May 8, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles | 21 min |
| May 10, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 48 min |
| May 10, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 50 min |
| May 10, 11:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Wayne | 43 min |
| May 10, 11:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Lawrence, Wayne | 44 min |
| May 10, 11:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles | 37 min |
| May 18, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Bradley, Polk | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 1:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Robertson | 17 min |
| Jul 31, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 31 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lauderdale County10
- Dyer County10
- Humphreys County9
- Tipton County8
- Gibson County7
- Obion County7
- Hardin County7
- Henderson County7
- Benton County7
- Wayne County7
- Dickson County7
- McNairy County6
- Maury County6
- Williamson County6
- Haywood County6
- Carroll County6
- Davidson County6
- Crockett County5
- Houston County5
- Hickman County5
- Cheatham County5
- Lawrence County5
- Giles County5
- Weakley County4
- Fayette County4
- Montgomery County4
- Lewis County4
- Henry County4
- Shelby County4
- Hardeman County4
- Madison County4
- Perry County4
- Sumner County4
- Decatur County3
- Stewart County3
- Bedford County3
- Lake County3
- Cannon County3
- Warren County3
- White County3
23 more counties
- Chester County2
- Macon County2
- Marshall County2
- Hamilton County2
- Bradley County2
- DeKalb County2
- Coffee County2
- Van Buren County2
- Cumberland County2
- Robertson County2
- Wilson County1
- Trousdale County1
- Rutherford County1
- Marion County1
- Clay County1
- Grundy County1
- Morgan County1
- Roane County1
- Anderson County1
- Campbell County1
- Scott County1
- Polk County1
- Lincoln County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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. Rebuilt daily.