Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 8, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 8, 1995
Start: 1995-07-08T06:30
End: 1995-07-08T23:40
Location: Tennessee

July 8, 1995 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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: $27,000
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

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:27 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Dyer

When: July 8, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Dyer County, Newbern
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dyer

When: July 8, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Dyer County, Newbern
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A telephone pole was knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tipton

When: July 8, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Tipton County, Covington
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.497, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: July 8, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Asbury
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large oak tree was knocked down damaging a carport and demolishing a truck while falling.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When: July 8, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Memphis
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

What these are

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, July 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: 10349236, 10349237, 10348912, 10349881, 10348861.