Thunderstorm Wind, McNairy
- When
- April 5, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- McNairy County
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -88.400
Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, April 5, 1985
27 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- $3,000
- 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
27 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- April 5, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -88.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Maury
- When
- April 5, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Maury County
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -87.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- April 5, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County
- Coordinates
- 35.080, -87.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Giles
- When
- April 5, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Giles County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -87.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- April 5, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Coordinates
- 35.920, -86.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- April 5, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -86.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- April 5, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 35.400, -86.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- April 5, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -86.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- April 5, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Rutherford County
- Measured
- 80 kt (92 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -86.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- April 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -86.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- April 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -86.370
Tornado, Coffee
- When
- April 5, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Coffee County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -86.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- April 5, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -86.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Sequatchie
- When
- April 5, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sequatchie County
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -85.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- April 5, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -85.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- April 5, 5:14 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -85.000
Hail, Hamilton
- When
- April 5, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -85.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Bledsoe
- When
- April 5, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Bledsoe County
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -85.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- April 5, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -85.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley
- When
- April 5, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -84.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- April 5, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -85.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- April 5, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson County
- Coordinates
- 36.120, -84.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Blount
- When
- April 5, 6:19 PM CST
- Where
- Blount County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -84.000
Hail, Hamilton
- When
- April 5, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -85.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- April 5, 6:38 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -83.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley
- When
- April 5, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -84.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Blount
- When
- April 5, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Blount County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -84.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- April 5, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson County
- Coordinates
- 36.120, -84.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- April 5, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -84.250
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
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- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 5, 1985
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, April 5, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 5, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 5, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 5, 1985
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 5, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 5, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 5, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 5, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 5, 1985
More
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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: 10120987, 10120988, 10120989, 10120990, 10125601, 10125602, 10125603, 10125604, 10125605, 10125606, 10125607, 10125608, 10125609, 10125610, 10125611, 10125612, 10125613, 10125614, 10125615, 10125616, 10125617, 10123349, 10123350, 10123351, 10123352, 10123353, 10123354, 10123355, 10123356, 10123357.