Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- August 29, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -85.530
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 29, 1990
14 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 11
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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
14 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- August 29, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Injuries
- 11 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -85.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Roane
- When
- August 29, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Roane County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -84.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- August 29, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -84.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Rhea
- When
- August 29, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rhea County
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -84.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs
- When
- August 29, 3:17 PM CST
- Where
- Meigs County
- Coordinates
- 35.520, -84.800
Thunderstorm Wind, McMinn
- When
- August 29, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- McMinn County
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -84.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Dyer
- When
- August 29, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dyer County
- Coordinates
- 36.120, -89.420
Hail, Polk
- When
- August 29, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -84.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley
- When
- August 29, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Bradley County
- Coordinates
- 35.170, -84.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- August 29, 4:12 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -86.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- August 29, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -85.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Sequatchie
- When
- August 29, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Sequatchie County
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -85.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 29, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -85.600
Hail, Grundy
- When
- August 29, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -85.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- August 29, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -85.530
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
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- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, August 29, 1990
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 29, 1990
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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: 10118630, 10118631, 10118632, 10118633, 10118634, 10118635, 10118636, 10118637, 10118638, 10118639, 10118640, 10118641, 10118642, 10118643, 10118644, 10118645.