Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 18, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 18, 1993
Start: 1993-05-18T15:58
End: 1993-05-18T19:15
Location: Tennessee

May 18, 1993 · 18 events in 13 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $13,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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

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

Hail, Madison

When: May 18, 3:58 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Leighton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shelby

When: May 18, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Cordova
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: May 18, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Jackson
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marshall

When: May 18, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Marshall County, Sw Marshall Co
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.469, -86.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When: May 18, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Marshall County, Lewisburg
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.469, -86.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Giles

When: May 18, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Giles County
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: May 18, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Oakland
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Hail, Fayette

When: May 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Williston
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hickman

When: May 18, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Hickman County to Centerville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.803, -87.473 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Henderson

When: May 18, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Henderson County, Huron
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few storm windows were broken. Some small tree limbs were knocked down. Two cars were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: May 18, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Wayne County, Collinwood
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.240, -87.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A couple of trees were knocked down.

Hail, Perry

When: May 18, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Perry County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.643, -87.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lawrence

When: May 18, 6:33 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Loretto
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren

When: May 18, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County, Fall Creek
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.696, -85.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Perry

When: May 18, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Perry County, Coon Creek
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.643, -87.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Anderson

When: May 18, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Lake City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 36.118, -84.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Giles

When: May 18, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Giles County, Green Field
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail was reported at Giles County Airport.

Hail, Rhea

When: May 18, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Rhea County, Roddy
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.609, -84.924 (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, May 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: 10349203, 10348824, 10349204, 10349307, 10349308, 10349514, 10349243, 10349244, 10349463, 10349374, 10349026, 10349818, 10349883, 10348939, 10349819, 10349224, 10349515, 10349907.