Tennessee, 1989Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 3, 1989
April 3, 1989 · NWS MEM · 20 events in 19 counties and zones
16 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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
- 1
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- April 3, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lake County
- Coordinates
- 36.330, -89.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton
- When
- April 3, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Tipton County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -89.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale
- When
- April 3, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -89.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Haywood
- When
- April 3, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Haywood County
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -89.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman
- When
- April 3, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -89.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette
- When
- April 3, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette County
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -89.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- April 3, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -88.820
Hail, Shelby
- When
- April 3, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.130, -90.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- April 3, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -88.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- April 3, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County
- Coordinates
- 35.420, -88.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Crockett
- When
- April 3, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Crockett County
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -89.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- April 3, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County
- Coordinates
- 35.630, -88.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Decatur
- When
- April 3, 10:35 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -88.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- April 3, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -89.900
Hail, Benton
- When
- April 3, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.120, -88.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- April 3, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin County
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -88.180
Hail, Perry
- When
- April 3, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Perry County
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.720, -87.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis
- When
- April 3, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis County
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -87.500
Hail, Wayne
- When
- April 3, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -87.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Maury
- When
- April 3, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Maury County
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -87.200
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 3, 19898 injured · $26 million · F3 · 18 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 3, 19891 injured · $5.3 million · F2 · 16 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 3, 1989$2.5 million · F1 · 37 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, April 3, 19893 injured · $275,000 · F1 · 52 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, April 3, 1989$50,000 · F1 · 19 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 3, 1989F1 · 23 events
- Hail in Georgia, April 3, 19891.75 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Oklahoma, April 3, 19892 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Kansas, April 3, 19891.25 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: 10122756, 10122757, 10122758, 10122759, 10119431, 10122760, 10122761, 10119432, 10119433, 10119434, 10119435, 10119436, 10119437, 10119438, 10119439, 10119440, 10119441, 10119442, 10119443, 10119444.