Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 20, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 20, 1995
Start: 1995-04-20T21:30
End: 1995-04-20T22:55
Location: Tennessee

April 20, 1995 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: $114,000
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.

The radar

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: April 20, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Flintville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bedford

When: April 20, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Bedford County, Beech Grove
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.514, -86.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee

When: April 20, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Coffee County, Manchester
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.491, -86.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A power poles along with some power lines were knocked down.

Tornado, Lake

When: April 20, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Lake County, Ridgely
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.335, -89.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado briefly touched in the northern part of the county. Several utility poles were snapped by the tornado.

Tornado, Franklin

When: April 20, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Belvedere to Walnut Grove
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 35.130, -86.200

A tornado touched down between Belvedere and Walnut Grove. Two farms were damaged. Half of one farmhouse along with several outbuildings were destroyed. A barn at the other farm was moved 1000 feet. A few houses suffered shingle damage to their roofs. Several hundred trees were uprooted.

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 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Tennessee, 1995 Warnings in Tennessee, April 1995

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: 10349801, 10349322, 10349839, 10349804, 10349421.