Tennessee, 1988Damaging Winds in Tennessee, November 5, 1988
November 5, 1988 · NWS MEM · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy
- When
- November 5, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Grundy County
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -85.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- November 5, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -86.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee
- When
- November 5, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Coffee County
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -86.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- November 5, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -84.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Moore
- When
- November 5, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County
- Coordinates
- 35.280, -86.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley
- When
- November 5, 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -84.880
Thunderstorm Wind, McMinn
- When
- November 5, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- McMinn County
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -84.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- November 5, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -85.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- November 5, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -85.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Blount
- When
- November 5, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Blount County
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -83.930
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Florida, November 5, 19881 death · 3 injured · $325,000 · F2 · 11 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, November 5, 19881 injured · $500,000 · F2 · 3 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, November 5, 1988$2.5 million · F1 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, November 5, 19883 injured · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, November 5, 19883 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, November 5, 19882 events
- Hail in Alabama, November 5, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10122730, 10122731, 10122732, 10122733, 10122734, 10122735, 10122736, 10122737, 10122738, 10122739.