Storms in Tennessee in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Tennessee in 1988, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Tennessee in 1988 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 93
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 40
- Damage
- $29 million
- Episodes
- 26
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 48 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hail | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 14 | 6 | 38 | $29 million |
Every episode, month by month
January 1988
April 1988
May 1988
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 3, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 9, 1988
- Hail in Tennessee, May 14, 1988
- Hail in Tennessee, May 16, 1988
- Hail in Tennessee, May 18, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 22, 1988
June 1988
- Tornado in Tennessee, June 18, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 24, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 25, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 26, 1988
July 1988
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 10, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 12, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 25, 1988
August 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 1, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 2, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 3, 1988
September 1988
November 1988
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 4, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 5, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, November 16, 1988
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, November 19, 1988
December 1988
More
Every year in TennesseeEvery state in 1988Tornadoes in Tennessee in 1988Warnings in Tennessee in 198819871989
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.