Thunderstorm Wind, Macon
- When
- March 22, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Macon County
- Coordinates
- 36.520, -86.030
Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 22, 1991
26 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 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
- 5
- Injuries
- 62
- Property damage
- $53 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 34
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
26 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- March 22, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -88.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Gibson
- When
- March 22, 4:17 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson County
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -88.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- March 22, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- 35.570, -88.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- March 22, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County
- Coordinates
- 35.370, -88.820
Tornado, McNairy
- When
- March 22, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- McNairy County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 22 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Deaths
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 45 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -88.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman
- When
- March 22, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -89.000
Tornado, Benton
- When
- March 22, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 7 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 36.230, -88.080
Tornado, Hardin
- When
- March 22, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -88.320
Tornado, Wayne
- When
- March 22, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 35.380, -88.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Hickman
- When
- March 22, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman County
- Coordinates
- 35.820, -87.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Dickson
- When
- March 22, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickson County
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -87.350
Tornado, Lewis
- When
- March 22, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 14 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 35.480, -87.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Maury
- When
- March 22, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Maury County
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -87.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- March 22, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin County
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -88.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson
- When
- March 22, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson County
- Coordinates
- 35.880, -86.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- March 22, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- March 22, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -86.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson
- When
- March 22, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Robertson County
- Coordinates
- 36.500, -86.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson
- When
- March 22, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson County
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- March 22, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -86.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- March 22, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rutherford County
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -86.420
Hail, Dekalb
- When
- March 22, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dekalb County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -85.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- March 22, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson County
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -86.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Dekalb
- When
- March 22, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dekalb County
- Coordinates
- 35.970, -85.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- March 22, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -85.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Fentress
- When
- March 22, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Fentress County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 36.430, -84.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- March 22, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County
- Coordinates
- 35.230, -87.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Giles
- When
- March 22, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Giles County
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -87.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- March 22, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 35.500, -86.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford
- When
- March 22, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Bedford County
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -86.450
Hail, Grundy
- When
- March 22, 10:28 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -85.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Smith
- When
- March 22, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Smith County
- Coordinates
- 36.220, -85.930
Hail, Bledsoe
- When
- March 22, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Bledsoe County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -85.200
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Lewis | 1991-03-22 | Direct |
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, March 22, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 22, 1991
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, March 22, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 22, 1991
- Hail in Missouri, March 22, 1991
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 22, 1991
- Hail in Louisiana, March 22, 1991
- Hail in Michigan, March 22, 1991
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1991Every state in 1991This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Tennessee, 1991Warnings in Tennessee, March 1991
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: 10118689, 10118690, 10118691, 10118692, 10118693, 10118694, 10118695, 10118696, 10118697, 10118698, 10118699, 10118700, 10118701, 10118702, 10118703, 10118704, 10118705, 10118706, 10118707, 10118708, 10118709, 10118710, 10118711, 10118712, 10118713, 10118714, 10118715, 10118716, 10119503, 10119504, 10119505, 10119506, 10119507, 10119508.