Tennessee, 1978Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 12, 1978
May 12, 1978 · NWS T · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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, Carroll
- When
- May 12, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -88.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- May 12, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -88.100
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 12, 197817 injured · $7.8 million · F3 · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 12, 197818 injured · $76 million · F2 · 22 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 12, 19785 injured · $5.8 million · F2 · 26 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 12, 19784 injured · $750,000 · F2 · 9 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, May 12, 197811 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 15 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, May 12, 19782 injured · $303,000 · F2 · 10 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 12, 1978$250,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 12, 1978$250,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 12, 1978F1 · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 12, 19781.5 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 12, 197852 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 12, 197861 kt wind · 1 event
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: 10126616, 10126617.