Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 20, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 20, 1995
Start: 1995-03-20T16:40
End: 1995-03-20T21:45
Location: Tennessee

March 20, 1995 · 22 events in 17 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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: $31,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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

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

Hail, Houston

When: March 20, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Houston County, Erin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.286, -87.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Humphreys

When: March 20, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Humphreys County, Waverly
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.041, -87.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fayette

When: March 20, 4:51 PM CST
Where: Fayette County, Somerville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shelby

When: March 20, 4:57 PM CST
Where: Shelby County, Memphis
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hardeman

When: March 20, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Bolivar
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hardeman

When: March 20, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Bolivar
Property damage: $4,000
Coordinates: 35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. One tree fell on a house and car.

Hail, Dickson

When: March 20, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Dickson County, Dickson
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 36.149, -87.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chester

When: March 20, 5:22 PM CST
Where: Chester County, Deanburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.422, -88.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shelby S

When: March 20, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Shelby S County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chester

When: March 20, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Chester County, Henderson
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.422, -88.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hardeman

When: March 20, 5:54 PM CST
Where: Hardeman County, Pocahontas
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Williamson

When: March 20, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Williamson County, Fairview
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 35.894, -86.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McNairy

When: March 20, 6:07 PM CST
Where: McNairy County, Ramer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.175, -88.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Davidson

When: March 20, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Davidson County, Percy Priest Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.171, -86.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rutherford

When: March 20, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Rutherford County, Smyrna
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 35.843, -86.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Maury

When: March 20, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Maury County
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 35.617, -87.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Grundy

When: March 20, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Grundy County, Tracy City
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.388, -85.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A bank sign was destroyed. Several trees were blown down.

Hail, Blount

When: March 20, 8:33 PM CST
Where: Blount County, Walland
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Loudon

When: March 20, 8:33 PM CST
Where: Loudon County, Lenoir City
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 35.735, -84.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Blount

When: March 20, 8:48 PM CST
Where: Blount County, Walland
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A roof was torn and blown off of a house.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cocke

When: March 20, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Cocke County, Newport
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.925, -83.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blount

When: March 20, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Blount County, Maryville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A porch roof was blown off of a house.

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, March 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: 10349542, 10349549, 10349260, 10348847, 10349273, 10349274, 10349150, 10349762, 10348865, 10349763, 10349275, 10348971, 10349567, 10348697, 10348787, 10349386, 10349622, 10349496, 10349863, 10349497, 10349779, 10349498.