Tennessee, 1982Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, January 3, 1982
January 3, 1982 · NWS S · 10 events in 5 counties and zones
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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, Shelby
- When
- January 3, 5:09 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -89.980
Hail, Shelby
- When
- January 3, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -89.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton
- When
- January 3, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tipton County
- Coordinates
- 35.570, -89.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Dyer
- When
- January 3, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dyer County
- Coordinates
- 36.030, -89.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- January 3, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -89.870
Hail, Tipton
- When
- January 3, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tipton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -89.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale
- When
- January 3, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.730, -89.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale
- When
- January 3, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -89.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale
- When
- January 3, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County
- Coordinates
- 35.770, -89.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Giles
- When
- January 3, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Giles County
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -87.020
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 3, 19821 death · 17 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 3 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, January 3, 198217 injured · $1.3 million · F2 · 17 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, January 3, 1982$275,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 3, 19821.75 in hail · 16 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 3, 19821 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: 10123242, 10123243, 10123244, 10123245, 10123246, 10123247, 10123248, 10123249, 10123250, 10123251.