Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 26, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 26, 1993
Start: 1993-08-26T16:00
End: 1993-08-26T20:30
Location: Tennessee

August 26, 1993 · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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: $18,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: August 26, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Collierville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson

When: August 26, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Henderson County, Poplar Springs
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some large trees were knocked down. Some damage to a few roofs occurred as well.

Hail, Sevier

When: August 26, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Cusick
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.785, -83.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Blount

When: August 26, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Blount County, Prospect
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sullivan

When: August 26, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Sullivan County, Kingsport
Measured: 45 kt (52 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.513, -82.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree was knocked down and fell on a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: August 26, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Henry County, Paris
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.332, -88.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A shed was overturned and several trees limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: August 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where: White County, Sparta
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: August 26, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Putnam County to S Portion
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.141, -85.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Giles

When: August 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Giles County, Pulaski
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: August 26, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Se Portion
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were knocked down.

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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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: 10348829, 10349439, 10348810, 10349418, 10348877, 10349451, 10349101, 10349890, 10349517, 10349799.