Tennessee, 1995Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 21, 1995
April 21, 1995 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Property damage
- $190,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Tornado, Marion
- When
- April 21, 12:18 AM CST
- Where
- Marion County, Haletown
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 35.030, -85.550
A tornado touched down near Interstate 24 in the vicinty of Haletown. A large truck was overturned injuring the driver. A nearby fireworks store and campground were damaged. A few buildings in the area suffered roof damage. Several trees were knocked down.
Tornado, Hamilton
- When
- April 21, 12:30 AM CST to 12:45 AM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Redbank to to Hixson
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 10 mi
- Path width
- 75 yd
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -85.280
A tornado touched down over parts of suburban Chattanooga. The tornado most of its damage in a 16-block area. Overall 80 buildings were damaged. Of the 80 buildings damaged, 50 of them were homes and 30 of the buildings were businesses. Several apartments suffered roof damage and 43 persons were evacuated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cumberland
- When
- April 21, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Linary
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four persons were injured when the mobile home they were sleeping in was blown into a row of trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- April 21, 1:14 AM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Chattanooga
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 35.181, -85.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A roof was blown off of a house. Several trees were knocked down as well.
- 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.
- 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.
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 21, 19951 injured · $63,000 · 58 kt wind · 9 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 21, 19951 injured · $66,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 21, 1995$16,000 · 9 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 21, 19951 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 21, 1995$500 · 1 event
- Hail in New York, April 21, 1995$3,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event
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: 10349297, 10349701, 10349854, 10349702.