Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 15, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 15, 1993
Start: 1993-04-15T05:30
End: 1993-04-15T19:00
Location: Tennessee

April 15, 1993 · 22 events in 17 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $70,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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, 8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: April 15, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Ardmore
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A business lost part of its roof. The roof struck a gas meter of an adjacent house and caused a fire to start. One car was damaged and nine homes sustained roof damage.

Hail, Cheatham

When: April 15, 12:55 PM CST
Where: Cheatham County, Ashland City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.261, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Davidson

When: April 15, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Davidson County, Hermitage
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.171, -86.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ping-Pong ball-size hail was reported.

Hail, Williamson

When: April 15, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Williamson County, Nashville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.894, -86.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A pilot reported hail aloft.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: April 15, 2:11 PM CST
Where: Marshall County, Chapel Hill
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.469, -86.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When: April 15, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Williamson County, Se Portion
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.894, -86.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down on top of power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: April 15, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Mt. Juliet
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.155, -86.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: April 15, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Gallatin
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.469, -86.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Bedford

When: April 15, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Bedford County, Shelbyville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.514, -86.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When: April 15, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Bedford County, Shelbyville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.514, -86.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Scattered trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford

When: April 15, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Rutherford County, Murfreesboro
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.843, -86.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few traffic lights were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: April 15, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Soddy Daisy
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.181, -85.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Bedford

When: April 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Bedford County, Shelbyville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.514, -86.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Rhea

When: April 15, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Rhea County, Grandview
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.609, -84.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee

When: April 15, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Coffee County, Tullahoma
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.491, -86.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down. One tree punctured a building roof.

Hail, Hamilton

When: April 15, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Soddy Daisy
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.181, -85.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Carter

When: April 15, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Carter County, Elizabethton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.293, -82.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was uprooted and then damaged the roof of an apartment building.

Hail, Rhea

When: April 15, 4:13 PM CST
Where: Rhea County, Ogden
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 35.609, -84.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Meigs

When: April 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Meigs County, Big Spring
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.513, -84.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, McMinn

When: April 15, 4:45 PM CST
Where: McMinn County, Niota
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.425, -84.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A metal building was moved about 150 yards.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: April 15, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Knoxville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 50-knot gust was recorded at Tyson-McGhee Airport in Knoxville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When: April 15, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Campbell County, Caryville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.404, -84.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was knocked down onto a hotel room.

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

Every storm in Tennessee in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, April 1993

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: 10349798, 10346942, 10349925, 10349112, 10349306, 10349113, 10349002, 10348886, 10349316, 10349317, 10348777, 10349690, 10349318, 10349905, 10349834, 10349691, 10347018, 10349906, 10349572, 10349469, 10349645, 10349605.