Storms in Tennessee in 1980
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Tennessee in 1980, 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 1980 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
- 54
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $1.7 million
- Episodes
- 27
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 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 18 | 0 | 19 | $1.7 million |
| Hail | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1980
March 1980
- Tornado in Tennessee, March 7, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 20, 1980
- Tornado in Tennessee, March 24, 1980
April 1980
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 7, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 8, 1980
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 28, 1980
May 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 17, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 18, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 29, 1980
June 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 16, 1980
- Hail in Tennessee, June 23, 1980
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, June 24, 1980
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 29, 1980
July 1980
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 2, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 3, 1980
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 5, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 6, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 8, 1980
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 10, 1980
August 1980
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 8, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 17, 1980
- Tornado in Tennessee, August 29, 1980
September 1980
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, September 1, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, September 4, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, September 7, 1980
October 1980
More
Every year in TennesseeEvery state in 1980Tornadoes in Tennessee in 198019791981
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.