Storms in Tennessee in 1982
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Tennessee in 1982, 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 1982 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
- 81
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $3.6 million
- Episodes
- 29
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 | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 1 | $3.6 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 1982
March 1982
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 17, 1982
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, March 20, 1982
- Hail in Tennessee, March 25, 1982
April 1982
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 2, 1982
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 3, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 5, 1982
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 17, 1982
- Hail in Tennessee, April 26, 1982
May 1982
- Hail in Tennessee, May 17, 1982
- Hail in Tennessee, May 21, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 22, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 28, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 31, 1982
June 1982
- Tornado in Tennessee, June 3, 1982
- Hail in Tennessee, June 4, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 9, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 12, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 15, 1982
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 30, 1982
July 1982
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 2, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 3, 1982
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 4, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 18, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 19, 1982
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 21, 1982
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 22, 1982
August 1982
December 1982
More
Every year in TennesseeEvery state in 1982Tornadoes in Tennessee in 198219811983
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.