Tennessee, 1985

Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 7, 1985

June 7, 1985 · NWS R · 20 events in 15 counties and zones

16 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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

16 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blount

When
June 7, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Blount County
Coordinates
35.750, -83.970

Hail, Coffee

When
June 7, 6:40 AM CST
Where
Coffee County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.480, -86.080

Hail, Van Buren

When
June 7, 7:55 AM CST
Where
Van Buren County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.670, -85.470

Hail, Bledsoe

When
June 7, 8:05 AM CST
Where
Bledsoe County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.580, -85.200

Hail, Van Buren

When
June 7, 8:52 AM CST
Where
Van Buren County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.700, -85.500

Hail, Warren

When
June 7, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.680, -85.780

Hail, McMinn

When
June 7, 12:25 PM CST
Where
McMinn County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.370, -84.570

Hail, McMinn

When
June 7, 12:50 PM CST
Where
McMinn County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
35.350, -84.620

Hail, Bradley

When
June 7, 12:55 PM CST
Where
Bradley County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
35.220, -84.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When
June 7, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Bradley County
Coordinates
35.170, -84.880

Hail, McMinn

When
June 7, 1:45 PM CST
Where
McMinn County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
35.420, -84.600

Hail, Grundy

When
June 7, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Grundy County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
35.450, -85.820

Hail, Polk

When
June 7, 2:14 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
35.220, -84.380

Hail, Hamilton

When
June 7, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.280, -85.170

Hail, Cumberland

When
June 7, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Cumberland County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.970, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When
June 7, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Bedford County
Coordinates
35.450, -86.280

Hail, Marion

When
June 7, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Marion County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.030, -85.700

Hail, Hardin

When
June 7, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Hardin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.150, -88.330

Hail, Hamilton

When
June 7, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.150, -85.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When
June 7, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Putnam County
Coordinates
36.170, -85.500

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

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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: 10122425, 10122641, 10122642, 10122643, 10122644, 10122645, 10122646, 10122647, 10122648, 10122649, 10122650, 10122651, 10122652, 10122653, 10122654, 10122655, 10122656, 10122657, 10122658, 10122659.