Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 9, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 9, 1995
Start: 1995-05-09T09:45
End: 1995-05-09T17:55
Location: Tennessee

May 9, 1995 · 17 events in 8 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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: $66,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Cannon

When: May 9, 9:45 AM CST
Where: Cannon County, Pleasant View
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dekalb

When: May 9, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Dekalb County, Smithville
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.980, -85.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few large trees limbs were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: May 9, 11:09 AM CST
Where: Warren County, Morrison
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Warren

When: May 9, 11:45 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Warren County, McMinnville
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Roane

When: May 9, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Roane County, Kingston
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.848, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Hail, Knox

When: May 9, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Karns
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Roane

When: May 9, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Roane County, Rockwood
Property damage: $1
Coordinates: 35.848, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous power lines were blown down.

Hail, Anderson

When: May 9, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Oak Ridge
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.118, -84.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: May 9, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees were knocked down.

Hail, Anderson

When: May 9, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Rockwood
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100
Coordinates: 36.118, -84.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rainfall produced minor flooding on a few streets.

Hail, Knox

When: May 9, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Knoxville
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: May 9, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Knoxville
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sevier

When: May 9, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Sevier County, Kodak
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 35.785, -83.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Anderson

When: May 9, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Anderson County, Oak Ridge
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 36.118, -84.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 9, 4:30 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Piedmont
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 36.051, -83.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: May 9, 4:30 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Knoxville
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A restaurant sign was blown down. Over forty trees were knocked down as well.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: May 9, 5:32 PM CST to 5:55 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Piedmont
Property damage: $7,000
Coordinates: 36.051, -83.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A storage building was detroyed in Piedmont. A large tree was also uprooted. Several trees and power lines were blown down in Dandridge.

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: 10349669, 10349142, 10348961, 10348962, 10348753, 10349650, 10348754, 10349227, 10349651, 10349228, 10349708, 10349709, 10348813, 10349229, 10349557, 10349710, 10349558.