Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 1, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 1, 1995
Start: 1995-08-01T14:40
End: 1995-08-01T19:00
Location: Tennessee

August 1, 1995 · 20 events in 14 counties and zones

19 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 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: $1.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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.

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Event by event

19 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: August 1, 2:40 PM EST
Where: Polk County, Ducktown
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.120, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blount

When: August 1, 2:42 PM EST
Where: Blount County, Alcoa
Measured: 86 kt (99 mph)
Property damage: $1.0 million
Coordinates: 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A Thunderstorm downburst with a record wind gust to 86 mph occurred at Knoxville McGhee-Tyson (TYS) Airport damaging two national guard helicopters, airborne freight containers and an air freight depot. Heavy damage to trees, and a nearby trailer park also occurred.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: August 1, 3:01 PM EST
Where: Knox County, Knoxville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tractor-semitrailer was blown off the road and roof damage to several houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: August 1, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Polk County, Benton
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.120, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: August 1, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Hamilton County, Chattanooga
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 35.181, -85.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and powerlines knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Roane

When: August 1, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Roane County, Kingston
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.848, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and powerlines were downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Loudon

When: August 1, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Loudon County, Lenoir City
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.735, -84.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and powerlines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cocke

When: August 1, 4:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where: Cocke County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.925, -83.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamblen

When: August 1, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Hamblen County, Morristown
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.217, -83.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs

When: August 1, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Meigs County, Pleasant Hill
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.513, -84.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When: August 1, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Campbell County, Vasper
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.404, -84.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamblen

When: August 1, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Hamblen County, Morristown
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.217, -83.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: August 1, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Jefferson County, New Market
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.051, -83.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Grainger

When: August 1, 5:55 PM EST
Where: Grainger County, Buffalo Springs
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 36.276, -83.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and powerlines knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Roane

When: August 1, 6:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Roane County, Countywide
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.848, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hawkins

When: August 1, 6:10 PM EST
Where: Hawkins County, Lee Valley
Measured: 86 kt (99 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.441, -82.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When: August 1, 6:30 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Campbell County, South
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.404, -84.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: August 1, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Union County, North
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.288, -83.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees knocked down.

Hail, Blount

When: August 1, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Blount County, Happy Valley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grainger

When: August 1, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Grainger County, Blaine
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.276, -83.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees 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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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 Warnings in Tennessee, August 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: 10349833, 10349507, 10349723, 10349888, 10346953, 10348761, 10349194, 10349784, 10349627, 10349581, 10349610, 10349628, 10349637, 10349527, 10348762, 10349364, 10349664, 10348938, 10349508, 10349528.