Storms in Tennessee in 1974
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Tennessee in 1974, 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 1974 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
- 159
- Deaths
- 47
- Injuries
- 774
- Damage
- $25 million
- Episodes
- 32
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 | 78 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 57 | 47 | 774 | $25 million |
| Hail | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1974
March 1974
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 6, 1974
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, March 21, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 29, 1974
April 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 1, 1974
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 3, 1974
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 4, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 7, 1974
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 8, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 14, 1974
May 1974
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 2, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 3, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 20, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 29, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 30, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 31, 1974
June 1974
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 5, 1974
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 7, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 15, 1974
- Hail in Tennessee, June 20, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 22, 1974
July 1974
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 3, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 7, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 15, 1974
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 19, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 22, 1974
August 1974
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 12, 1974
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 21, 1974
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 28, 1974
November 1974
December 1974
More
Every year in TennesseeEvery state in 1974Tornadoes in Tennessee in 197419731975
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.