Storms in Tennessee in 1979
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Tennessee in 1979, 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 1979 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
- 45
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $333,000
- Episodes
- 20
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 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 7 | 2 | 9 | $333,000 |
| Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1979
March 1979
April 1979
May 1979
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 3, 1979
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 4, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 22, 1979
June 1979
July 1979
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 14, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 23, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 28, 1979
August 1979
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 21, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 22, 1979
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 28, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 30, 1979
October 1979
November 1979
More
Every year in TennesseeEvery state in 1979Tornadoes in Tennessee in 197919781980
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.