Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 7, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 7, 1995
Start: 1995-03-07T13:17
End: 1995-03-07T22:00
Location: Tennessee

March 7, 1995 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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: $200,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumner

When: March 7, 1:17 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Gallatin
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 36.469, -86.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Between 12 and 15 homes were damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.

Tornado, Sumner

When: March 7, 1:26 PM CST
Where: Sumner County, Bethpage
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.25 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 36.480, -86.320

A roof was blown off of a general store.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: March 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Winchester
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.155, -86.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: March 7, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Jasper
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.129, -85.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Tornado, Marion

When: March 7, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Marion County, South Pittsburg
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.25 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 35.020, -85.720

A small tornado blew some trees into several homes.

Thunderstorm Wind, White

When: March 7, 7:45 PM CST to 8:05 PM CST
Where: White County
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two mobile homes were destroyed and four others were damaged. Ten homes were damaged with some of these houses sustaining roof damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: March 7, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Greeneville
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 36.175, -82.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A library sustained roof damage. Some gutters were blown off of an elementary school.

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.
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

Every storm in Tennessee in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Tennessee, 1995 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: 10348890, 10348891, 10349420, 10349295, 10349296, 10349102, 10349612.