Tennessee, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, January 28, 1995

January 28, 1995 · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

10 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$53,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

10 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Carroll

When
January 28, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Carroll County, Huntingdon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$50
Coordinates
35.973, -88.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Williamson

When
January 28, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Williamson County, Brentwood
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
35.894, -86.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow plows had to be used to clear the hail off of Interstate 65.

Hail, Rutherford

When
January 28, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County, Rockvale
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
35.843, -86.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Rutherford

When
January 28, 3:55 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County, Rockvale
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
35.750, -86.550

Two houses, one mobile home, and a barn was destroyed. A barn collapsed on a man who was feeding his calf. Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Rutherford

When
January 28, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County, Murfreesboro
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$50
Coordinates
35.843, -86.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion S

When
January 28, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Marion S County
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
35.129, -85.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported between Graysville and Dayton.

Hail, Cannon

When
January 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Cannon County, Bradyville
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cannon

When
January 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Cannon County, Morris Ferry
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Warren

When
January 28, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Warren County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$50
Coordinates
35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marion

When
January 28, 5:20 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
Where
Marion County, Jasper to Haletown
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$50
Coordinates
35.129, -85.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hamilton

When
January 28, 5:33 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, Signal Mountain
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$50
Coordinates
35.181, -85.165 (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.
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

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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: 10349679, 10348970, 10348784, 10348785, 10348786, 10349304, 10349667, 10349668, 10348960, 10349294, 10349700.