Tennessee, 1985

Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 5, 1985

July 5, 1985 · NWS B · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cheatham

When
July 5, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Cheatham County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.280, -87.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Chester

When
July 5, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Chester County
Coordinates
35.430, -88.670

Hail, Montgomery

When
July 5, 1:19 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.530, -87.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheatham

When
July 5, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cheatham County
Coordinates
36.250, -87.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
July 5, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
36.500, -87.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Weakley

When
July 5, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Weakley County
Coordinates
36.350, -88.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Stewart

When
July 5, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Stewart County
Coordinates
36.480, -87.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Dyer

When
July 5, 6:28 PM CST
Where
Dyer County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
36.000, -89.400

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10122669, 10122670, 10122671, 10122672, 10122673, 10122674, 10122675, 10122676.