Tennessee, 1985

Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, June 4, 1985

June 4, 1985 · NWS LC · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

10 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

10 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Claiborne

When
June 4, 2:23 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.470, -83.600

Hail, Claiborne

When
June 4, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Claiborne County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.450, -83.870

Hail, Robertson

When
June 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Robertson County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.430, -86.800

Hail, Davidson

When
June 4, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Davidson County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.320, -86.870

Hail, Union

When
June 4, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.300, -83.830

Hail, Sumner

When
June 4, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Sumner County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.280, -86.520

Hail, Davidson

When
June 4, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Davidson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.270, -86.800

Tornado, Wilson

When
June 4, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Wilson County
Rating
F2
Path length
5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.270, -86.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
June 4, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Wilson County
Coordinates
36.220, -86.300

Hail, Wilson

When
June 4, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Wilson County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.220, -86.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When
June 4, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Wilson County
Coordinates
36.200, -86.520

Hail, Morgan

When
June 4, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Morgan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.200, -84.650

Hail, Anderson

When
June 4, 5:48 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.030, -84.170

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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More

Every storm in Tennessee in 1985Every state in 1985This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Tennessee, 1985

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: 10123388, 10123389, 10123390, 10123391, 10123392, 10123393, 10123394, 10123395, 10123396, 10123397, 10123398, 10123399, 10123400.