Storms in Tennessee in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Tennessee in 1961, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Tennessee in 1961 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 29
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $525,000
- Episodes
- 14
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 3 | 0 | 2 | $525,000 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1961
April 1961
- Hail in Tennessee, April 12, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 15, 1961
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 25, 1961
May 1961
June 1961
July 1961
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 14, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 17, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 21, 1961
August 1961
- Hail in Tennessee, August 8, 1961
- Hail in Tennessee, August 18, 1961
- Hail in Tennessee, August 23, 1961
November 1961
More
Every year in TennesseeEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in Tennessee in 196119601962
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.