Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 14, 1994

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 14, 1994
Start: 1994-05-14T13:30
End: 1994-05-14T18:35
Location: Tennessee

May 14, 1994 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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: $57,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheatham

When: May 14, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Cheatham County, Kingston Springs
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.261, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few large trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Robertson

When: May 14, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Robertson County, Adams
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.526, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Giles

When: May 14, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Giles County, Pulaski
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down. One tree smashed into a mobile home producing considerable damage to the home.

Tornado, Bledsoe

When: May 14, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Bledsoe County, Sampson
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.25 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.596, -85.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small tornado briefly touched down near Falls Creek Falls State Park. Trees were snapped off and both a suspension bridge and a boardwalk were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: May 14, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Winchester
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.155, -86.092 (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.
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, May 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: 10346944, 10348771, 10349520, 10349403, 10349351.