Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 17, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 17, 1995
Start: 1995-06-17T15:15
End: 1995-06-17T19:05
Location: Tennessee

June 17, 1995 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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

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

Hail, Bledsoe

When: June 17, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Bledsoe County, Pikeville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.596, -85.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Greene

When: June 17, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Greeneville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.175, -82.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cannon

When: June 17, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Cannon County, Woodbury
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, White

When: June 17, 7:00 PM CST
Where: White County, Sparta
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Van Buren

When: June 17, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County, Spencer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.696, -85.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several power and telephone lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren

When: June 17, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Van Buren County, Spencer
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.696, -85.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several power and telephone lines were blown 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, June 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: 10349413, 10349618, 10349673, 10349106, 10348956, 10348957.