Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 17, 1978

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Property damage

None recorded

Crop damage

None recorded

Events

1

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.

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.

• Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 17, 1978$25,000 · F1 · 5 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 17, 19781.75 in hail · 3 events
• Hail in North Dakota, August 17, 19782.25 in hail · 3 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 17, 19781.75 in hail · 3 events
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 17, 19781.75 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in Iowa, August 17, 19782 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Illinois, August 17, 19781.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Indiana, August 17, 19781.75 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 17, 19781 event
• Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 17, 19781 event
• Tornado in Florida, August 17, 1978$250 · F0 · 1 event
• Hail in Nebraska, August 17, 19781.75 in hail · 1 event

Every storm in Tennessee in 1978Every state in 1978This day in weather history

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: 10126636.