Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 31, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 31, 1993
Start: 1993-03-31T09:30
End: 1993-03-31T18:54
Location: Tennessee

March 31, 1993 · 24 events in 16 counties and zones

19 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 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: $8,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

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

19 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bledsoe

When: March 31, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Bledsoe County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.596, -85.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rhea

When: March 31, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Rhea County, Morgan Springs
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.609, -84.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Robertson

When: March 31, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Robertson County, Springfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.526, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported at the county airport.

Hail, Robertson

When: March 31, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Robertson County, Springfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.526, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cheatham

When: March 31, 1:30 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)

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: March 31, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Perry County, Linden
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.643, -87.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Stewart

When: March 31, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Stewart County, Dover
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.501, -87.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Robertson

When: March 31, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Robertson County, White House
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.526, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Sumner

When: March 31, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, White House
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.469, -86.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Robertson

When: March 31, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Robertson County, Springfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.526, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When: March 31, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Williamson County, Brentwood
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.894, -86.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few traffic lights were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: March 31, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Davidson County, Donelson
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.171, -86.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson

When: March 31, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Wilson County, Mt. Juliet
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.155, -86.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Sumner

When: March 31, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Portland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.469, -86.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Polk

When: March 31, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Ducktown
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.120, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Knox

When: March 31, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Knoxville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail was reported at Fountain City with quarter-size hail reported in Farragut.

Hail, Knox

When: March 31, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Fountain City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golfball-size hail was reported at Fountain City with quarter-size hail reported in Farragut.

Hail, Rhea

When: March 31, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Rhea County, Spring City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.609, -84.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Loudon

When: March 31, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Loudon County, Eaton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.735, -84.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few car windshields were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: March 31, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Morgan County, Petros
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.135, -84.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some large trees were knocked down.

Hail, Roane

When: March 31, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Roane County, Kingston
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.848, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several cars were damaged.

Hail, Scott

When: March 31, 6:17 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Huntsville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.429, -84.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Loudon

When: March 31, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Loudon County, Loudon
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.735, -84.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Knox

When: March 31, 6:54 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Karns
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, March 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: 10349402, 10349903, 10348763, 10348839, 10346941, 10349817, 10348867, 10348765, 10348884, 10348766, 10349111, 10349924, 10349001, 10348885, 10349826, 10349642, 10349643, 10349904, 10349859, 10349740, 10348752, 10348796, 10349860, 10349644.