Tennessee, 1957

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 18, 1957

November 18, 1957 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
2
Property damage
$28,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Montgomery

When
November 18, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
7 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
36.470, -87.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
November 18, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Coordinates
35.000, -90.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When
November 18, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Lewis County
Coordinates
35.500, -87.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Maury

When
November 18, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Maury County
Coordinates
35.500, -87.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Maury

When
November 18, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Maury County
Coordinates
35.580, -87.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When
November 18, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Perry County
Coordinates
35.580, -87.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When
November 18, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Davidson County
Coordinates
36.080, -86.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When
November 18, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Bedford County
Coordinates
35.500, -86.400

Tornado, Fentress

When
November 18, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Fentress County
Rating
F2
Path length
13.9 mi
Path width
220 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.270, -84.870

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10123844, 10123845, 10124057, 10124058, 10124059, 10124060, 10124061, 10124062, 10124063.