Tennessee, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 15, 1995

May 15, 1995 · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$75,000
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.

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:39 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
May 15, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, Ripley
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few large trees were knocked down.

Hail, Haywood

When
May 15, 12:50 AM CST
Where
Haywood County, Brownsville
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.583, -89.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Shelby

When
May 15, 8:16 AM CST
Where
Shelby County, Frayser
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree and light pole fell on a pickup truck. A few other trees were knocked down.

Hail, Shelby

When
May 15, 8:39 AM CST to 9:45 AM CST
Where
Shelby County, Memphis
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree and light pole fell on a pickup truck. A few other trees were knocked down.

Tornado, Shelby

When
May 15, 9:50 AM CST
Where
Shelby County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tree and light pole fell on a pickup truck. A few other trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
May 15, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Shelby County, Whitehaven
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were knocked 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.
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

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Every storm in Tennessee in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Tennessee, 1995Warnings 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: 10349877, 10349371, 10348851, 10348852, 10348853, 10348905.