Thunderstorm Wind, Dickson
- When
- May 6, 3:50 AM CST
- Where
- Dickson County
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -87.350
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 6, 1989
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Davidson
- When
- May 6, 4:40 AM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Unicoi
- When
- May 6, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Unicoi County
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -82.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson
- When
- May 6, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson County
- Coordinates
- 36.470, -81.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Carter
- When
- May 6, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carter County
- Coordinates
- 36.280, -82.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 6, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 36.480, -82.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan
- When
- May 6, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sullivan County
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -82.280
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 6, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 6, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, May 6, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 6, 1989
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 6, 1989
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, May 6, 1989
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 6, 1989
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1989Every state in 1989This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, May 1989
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: 10119662, 10119663, 10119664, 10119665, 10119666, 10119667, 10119668.