Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 10, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 10, 1995
Start: 1995-05-10T13:10
End: 1995-05-10T23:00
Location: Tennessee

May 10, 1995 · 27 events in 20 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 26 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: 1
Property damage: $162,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

13 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Anderson

When: May 10, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Norris
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.118, -84.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Union

When: May 10, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Union County, Maynardville
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $2
Coordinates: 36.288, -83.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Knox

When: May 10, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Harbison
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $2
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 10, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Mulberry
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Moore

When: May 10, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Moore County, Lynchburg
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 35.285, -86.359 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Unicoi

When: May 10, 2:20 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
Where: Unicoi County, Erwin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.111, -82.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Coffee

When: May 10, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Coffee County, Tullahoma
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.491, -86.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee

When: May 10, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Coffee County, Tullahoma
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.491, -86.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Hail, Carter

When: May 10, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Carter County, Elizabethton
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.293, -82.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Marion

When: May 10, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Marion County, Whitwell
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 35.129, -85.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four mobile homes were destroyed with one person injured while seeking shelter in one of the mobile homes. Many trees and power lines were knocked down. One fallen tree damaged a nearby car.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: May 10, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Morgan County, Wartburg
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.135, -84.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Hail, Fentress

When: May 10, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Fentress County, Allardt
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fentress

When: May 10, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Fentress County, Clarkrange
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Hail, Morgan

When: May 10, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Morgan County, Wartburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.135, -84.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: May 10, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Union County, Maynardville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.288, -83.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford

When: May 10, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Rutherford County, Murfreesboro
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.843, -86.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One large tree were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cannon

When: May 10, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Cannon County, Northern Cannon
Property damage: $2
Coordinates: 35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof of a dentist office was damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Roane

When: May 10, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Roane County, Southern Roane Co
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.848, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rhea

When: May 10, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Rhea County
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.609, -84.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Loudon

When: May 10, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Loudon County, Loudon
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.735, -84.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs

When: May 10, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Meigs County, Decatur
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.513, -84.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A roof was blown off of a house. A barn, two cars and a recreational vehicle were damaged as well.

Hail, Monroe

When: May 10, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Monroe County, Vonore to Sweetwater
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 35.443, -84.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power poles were knocked down.

Tornado, McMinn

When: May 10, 9:25 PM CST
Where: McMinn County, Northern McMinn
Rating: F1
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.420, -84.620

The roof to a barn was blown off. The side of a utility building was knocked down. A carport was blown down and a 28-foot motorhome was moved several feet. Several trees were twisted out of the ground.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: May 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.443, -84.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power poles were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blount

When: May 10, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Blount County, Friendsville
Property damage: $1
Coordinates: 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees wwere knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blount

When: May 10, 9:45 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
Where: Blount County, Louisville
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage: $1
Coordinates: 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 65 mph wind gust was measured at the Knoxville National Weather Service Office. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down in Alcoa.

Hail, Union

When: May 10, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Union County, Maynardville
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $2
Coordinates: 36.288, -83.837 (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.
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, May 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: 10349230, 10348927, 10349711, 10349802, 10349734, 10348921, 10349840, 10349841, 10347022, 10349298, 10349741, 10349343, 10349344, 10349742, 10348928, 10348788, 10349670, 10348755, 10348743, 10349864, 10349578, 10349585, 10349482, 10349652, 10349499, 10349500, 10348929.