Storms in Tennessee in 1973
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Tennessee in 1973, 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 1973 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
- 104
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $1.6 million
- Episodes
- 41
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 24 | 1 | 9 | $1.6 million |
| Hail | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1973
March 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 10, 1973
- Tornado in Tennessee, March 15, 1973
- Hail in Tennessee, March 30, 1973
April 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 19, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 20, 1973
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 25, 1973
May 1973
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 2, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 7, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 8, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 10, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 11, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 19, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 22, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 23, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 27, 1973
June 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 4, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 5, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 6, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 12, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 13, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 15, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 19, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 20, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 24, 1973
July 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 1, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 10, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 15, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 23, 1973
August 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 11, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 13, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 20, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 29, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 30, 1973
September 1973
November 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 15, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 20, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 21, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 26, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 27, 1973
December 1973
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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.