Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 6, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 6, 1984
Start: 1984-05-06T05:00
End: 1984-05-06T23:40
Location: Tennessee

May 6, 1984 · NWS R O · 30 events in 21 counties and zones

17 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $300,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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.

Event by event

17 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: May 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Sumner County
Coordinates: 36.470, -86.470

Tornado, Sumner

When: May 6, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Sumner County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 36.580, -86.520

Tornado, Sumner

When: May 6, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Sumner County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.600, -86.520

Hail, Sumner

When: May 6, 5:40 AM CST
Where: Sumner County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 36.400, -86.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: May 6, 5:45 AM CST
Where: Sumner County
Coordinates: 36.470, -86.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Fentress

When: May 6, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Fentress County
Coordinates: 36.430, -84.920

Tornado, Coffee

When: May 6, 7:45 AM CST
Where: Coffee County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 35.500, -86.080

Hail, Rhea

When: May 6, 8:40 AM CST
Where: Rhea County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.630, -84.920

Thunderstorm Wind, McMinn

When: May 6, 9:35 AM CST
Where: McMinn County
Coordinates: 35.420, -84.600

Tornado, Macon

When: May 6, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Macon County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 36.550, -86.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: May 6, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 35.870, -89.400

Hail, Davidson

When: May 6, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Davidson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.030, -86.780

Hail, Crockett

When: May 6, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Crockett County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.870, -89.080

Hail, Davidson

When: May 6, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Davidson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.320, -86.870

Hail, Williamson

When: May 6, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Williamson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -86.900

Hail, Gibson

When: May 6, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Gibson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.100, -88.920

Hail, Rutherford

When: May 6, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Rutherford County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.980, -86.530

Hail, Dekalb

When: May 6, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Dekalb County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.970, -85.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When: May 6, 3:04 PM CST
Where: Cumberland County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 35.950, -85.080

Hail, Warren

When: May 6, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Warren County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.780, -85.620

Hail, Van Buren

When: May 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.620, -85.470

Hail, Bledsoe

When: May 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Bledsoe County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 35.600, -85.200

Hail, Cheatham

When: May 6, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Cheatham County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.280, -87.070

Hail, Meigs

When: May 6, 4:44 PM CST
Where: Meigs County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.520, -84.820

Hail, Van Buren

When: May 6, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.750, -85.470

Hail, McMinn

When: May 6, 5:05 PM CST
Where: McMinn County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.450, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Dyer

When: May 6, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Dyer County
Coordinates: 36.030, -89.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Gibson

When: May 6, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Gibson County
Coordinates: 36.000, -88.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: May 6, 11:38 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 36.130, -88.520

Hail, Gibson

When: May 6, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Gibson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.920, -89.000

What these are

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Tennessee, 1984

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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10119298, 10119299, 10119300, 10119301, 10119302, 10119303, 10119304, 10119305, 10119306, 10119520, 10119521, 10119522, 10119523, 10119524, 10119525, 10119526, 10119527, 10119528, 10119529, 10119530, 10119531, 10119532, 10119533, 10119534, 10119535, 10119536, 10119537, 10119538, 10119539, 10119540.