Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 27, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 27, 1994
Start: 1994-04-27T09:00
End: 1994-04-27T23:53
Location: Tennessee

April 27, 1994 · 37 events in 20 counties and zones

23 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 35 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: $533,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 37

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

23 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Davidson

When: April 27, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Davidson County, Nashville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.171, -86.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Davidson

When: April 27, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Davidson County, Nashville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.171, -86.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Cannon

When: April 27, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Cannon County, Woodbury
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs

When: April 27, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Meigs County, Brittsville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.513, -84.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barge was blown into a bridge.

Hail, Loudon

When: April 27, 11:08 AM CST
Where: Loudon County, Lenoir City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 35.735, -84.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down. Golf ball-size hail damaged about 30 vehicles at a car dealership. Several other cars were damaged as well. A large greenhouse was also damaged by the hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Loudon

When: April 27, 11:08 AM CST
Where: Loudon County, Lenoir City
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.735, -84.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down. Golf ball-size hail damaged about 30 vehicles at a car dealership. Several other cars were damaged as well. A large greenhouse was also damaged by the hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, McMinn

When: April 27, 11:30 AM CST
Where: McMinn County, Niota to Mount Harmony
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.425, -84.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house sustained some roof damage. Several trees were knocked down.

Hail, Hickman

When: April 27, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Hickman County, Centerville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.803, -87.473 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McMinn

When: April 27, 12:15 PM CST
Where: McMinn County, Athens
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.425, -84.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, McMinn

When: April 27, 12:15 PM CST
Where: McMinn County, Athens
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.450, -84.600

A small tornado touched down near the town of Athens. A few trees were knocked down.

Hail, Bradley

When: April 27, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Cleveland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.154, -84.860 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When: April 27, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Cleveland
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.154, -84.860 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Meigs

When: April 27, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Meigs County, Eastview
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.513, -84.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hamilton

When: April 27, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Birchwood to Chattanooga
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.181, -85.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: April 27, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, Birchwood
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.181, -85.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Bradley

When: April 27, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Bradley County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.154, -84.860 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Giles

When: April 27, 12:55 PM CST
Where: Giles County, Western Giles
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lawrence

When: April 27, 12:55 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Eastern Lawrence
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marshall

When: April 27, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall County, Lewisburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.469, -86.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When: April 27, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Bedford County, Shelbyville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.514, -86.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bradley

When: April 27, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Bradley County, Thompson Springs
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.154, -84.860 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were knocked down.

Tornado, Lawrence

When: April 27, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Shoal Creek
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.230, -87.400

A small tornado briefly touched down in the southern part of Lawrence County. A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Marion

When: April 27, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Marion County, South Pittsburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.129, -85.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: April 27, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Marion County, South Pittsburg
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.129, -85.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were uprooted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: April 27, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Marion County, New Hope to Richard City
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.129, -85.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down and fell on top of some power lines.

Hail, Henderson

When: April 27, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Henderson County, Chesterfield
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Henderson

When: April 27, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Henderson County, Lexington
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Weakley

When: April 27, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Weakley County, Henderson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.298, -88.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Weakley

When: April 27, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Weakley County, Gleason
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 36.298, -88.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shelby

When: April 27, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Cordova
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fayette

When: April 27, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Oakland to Somerville
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McNairy

When: April 27, 8:30 PM CST
Where: McNairy County, Richey
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.175, -88.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lake

When: April 27, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Lake County, Saulsbury
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.335, -89.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mobile home was overturned and a storage shed was demolished. A swimming pool was blown into a fence. Several trees were knocked down as well.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: April 27, 10:48 PM CST
Where: Lake County, Madie to Ridgely
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.335, -89.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mobile home was overturned and a storage shed was demolished. A swimming pool was blown into a fence. Several trees were knocked down as well.

Hail, Obion

When: April 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Obion County, Elbridge
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.358, -89.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Obion

When: April 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Obion County, Elbridge
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.358, -89.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, McNairy

When: April 27, 11:53 PM CST
Where: McNairy County, Ramer
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.175, -88.564 (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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Tennessee, 1994 Warnings in Tennessee, April 1994

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: 10349931, 10349932, 10349666, 10349573, 10349861, 10349862, 10349473, 10349533, 10349474, 10349475, 10349587, 10349588, 10349574, 10349692, 10349693, 10349589, 10349519, 10349886, 10349309, 10349321, 10349590, 10349887, 10349289, 10349290, 10349291, 10349442, 10349443, 10349036, 10349037, 10348837, 10349250, 10349564, 10349729, 10349803, 10349756, 10349757, 10349565.