Thunderstorm Wind, Obion
- When
- May 26, 1:00 PM CST to 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Obion County, Rives
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 36.370, -89.050
A large farm shed was demolished.
Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 26, 1997
6 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $42,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 Paducah radar (KPAH), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:58 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lake
- When
- May 26, 4:20 PM CST to 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lake County, Tiptonville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -89.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Obion
- When
- May 26, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Obion County, Obion
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 36.270, -89.200
A satellite dish was destroyed. Two tool sheds and a chimney were damaged. Several trees and a power pole were blown down.
Hail, Gibson
- When
- May 26, 5:10 PM CST to 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Rutherford to Trenton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20
- Coordinates
- 36.130, -88.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Gibson
- When
- May 26, 5:10 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Kenton
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -89.020
The roof of a house was blown off.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- May 26, 6:18 PM CST to 6:23 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Parker Xrds
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -88.400
Several cars were rolled over trapping three persons. No injuries were reported.
Hail, Lauderdale
- When
- May 26, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County, Halls
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 35.870, -89.400
Hail, Haywood
- When
- May 26, 7:00 PM CST to 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Haywood County, 5 mi N of Brownsville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $760
- Coordinates
- 35.670, -89.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Haywood
- When
- May 26, 7:15 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Haywood County, Brownsville
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -89.270
Several trees were knocked down.
Tornado, Haywood
- When
- May 26, 7:15 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Haywood County, 5 mi N of Brownsville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 35.670, -89.270
A tornado briefly touched down producing minimal damage.
Hail, Chester
- When
- May 26, 8:15 PM CST to 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County, Henderson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Coordinates
- 35.430, -88.670
Thunderstorm Wind, McNairy
- When
- May 26, 8:30 PM CST to 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- McNairy County, Mc Nairy
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -88.630
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Hail, Hardin
- When
- May 26, 8:55 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin County, Counce
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $350
- Coordinates
- 35.050, -88.280
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in Missouri, May 26, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 26 to 27, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26 to 27, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, May 26, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, May 26, 1997
- Flash Flood and Flood in Missouri, May 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 26, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 26, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 26, 1997
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Tennessee, 1997Warnings in Tennessee, May 1997
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: 5597768, 5597626, 5597627, 5597628, 5597759, 5597767, 5597760, 5597761, 5597762, 5597763, 5597766, 5597764, 5597765.