Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 13, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 13, 1995
Start: 1995-05-13T04:30
End: 1995-05-13T16:18
Location: Tennessee

May 13, 1995 · 27 events in 19 counties and zones

16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 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: $53,000
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.

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:30 UTC.

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Event by event

16 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: May 13, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Scott County, Onieda
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.429, -84.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were knocked down.

Hail, Morgan

When: May 13, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Morgan County, Sunbright
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.135, -84.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: May 13, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Morgan County, Sunbright
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.135, -84.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When: May 13, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Campbell County, Jacksboro
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.404, -84.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: May 13, 5:10 AM 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 were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: May 13, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Anderson County, Norris
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 36.118, -84.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were knocked down. One fallen tree damaged the deck of a house and a van.

Thunderstorm Wind, Claiborne

When: May 13, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Claiborne County, Tazewell
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.486, -83.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: May 13, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Knox County, Knoxville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few tress were blown down.

Hail, McMinn

When: May 13, 7:30 AM CST
Where: McMinn County, Southern McMinn
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 35.425, -84.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When: May 13, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson County, Gainesboro
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 36.359, -85.673 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Putnam

When: May 13, 8:05 AM CST
Where: Putnam County, Cookeville
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.141, -85.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: May 13, 8:10 AM CST
Where: Clay County, Celina
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.551, -85.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown on top of some power lines.

Hail, Morgan

When: May 13, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Morgan County, Rugby to Burrville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.135, -84.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, White

When: May 13, 10:10 AM CST
Where: White County, Sparta
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When: May 13, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Gainesboro
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.359, -85.673 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Overton

When: May 13, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Overton County, Livingston
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 36.345, -85.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hawkins

When: May 13, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Hawkins County, Rogersville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.441, -82.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Fentress

When: May 13, 1:05 PM CST
Where: Fentress County, Jamestown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Scott

When: May 13, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Capitol Hill to Buffalo
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.429, -84.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carter

When: May 13, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Carter County, Elizabethton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.293, -82.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Union

When: May 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Union County, Maynardville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.288, -83.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: May 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Union County, Maynardville
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 36.288, -83.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were blown down.

Hail, Greene

When: May 13, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Lafollette
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.175, -82.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: May 13, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Greeneville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.175, -82.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few trees were knocked down.

Hail, Hamblen

When: May 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Hamblen County, Southern Hamblen Co
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.217, -83.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When: May 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Talbott
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.051, -83.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: May 13, 4:18 PM CST
Where: Greene County, Baileyton
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 36.175, -82.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

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

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, 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: 10348800, 10349743, 10349744, 10349607, 10348930, 10349231, 10349769, 10349712, 10349483, 10349553, 10349893, 10349775, 10349745, 10349103, 10349554, 10349815, 10349355, 10349345, 10348801, 10347023, 10348931, 10348932, 10349613, 10349614, 10349624, 10349633, 10349615.