Tennessee, 1992

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 27, 1992

August 27, 1992 · NWS BNA · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

12 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
4
Property damage
$53,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

12 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Marshall

When
August 27, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
35.450, -86.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Giles

When
August 27, 2:00 PM PST
Where
Giles County
Coordinates
35.100, -86.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
August 27, 2:00 PM PST
Where
Lincoln County
Coordinates
35.150, -86.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Maury

When
August 27, 3:45 PM PST
Where
Maury County
Coordinates
35.730, -87.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When
August 27, 3:45 PM PST
Where
Williamson County
Coordinates
35.820, -86.780

Tornado, Wilson

When
August 27, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Wilson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.120, -86.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland

When
August 27, 4:30 PM PST
Where
Cumberland County
Coordinates
35.950, -85.030

Tornado, Wilson

When
August 27, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Wilson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.170, -86.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When
August 27, 5:00 PM PST
Where
Williamson County
Coordinates
35.850, -86.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When
August 27, 5:00 PM PST
Where
Davidson County
Coordinates
36.200, -86.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Fentress

When
August 27, 5:35 PM PST
Where
Fentress County
Coordinates
36.350, -84.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When
August 27, 6:15 PM PST
Where
Davidson County
Coordinates
36.200, -86.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When
August 27, 6:45 PM PST
Where
Sumner County
Coordinates
36.280, -86.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When
August 27, 7:15 PM PST
Where
Sumner County
Coordinates
36.470, -86.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Trousdale

When
August 27, 7:45 PM PST
Where
Trousdale County
Coordinates
36.400, -86.170

What these are

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.
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.

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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: 10121004, 10121002, 10121003, 10120373, 10120374, 10120379, 10120375, 10120382, 10120376, 10120377, 10120378, 10120380, 10120381, 10120383, 10120384.