Tennessee tornado and storm history
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Tennessee between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see the storms that came closest to it.
1,704
Tornado reports
46,287
Storm events
804
Deaths, all storms
Every tornado track in Tennessee
1,683 county track segments since 1950, coloured by rating. Zoom in and each path widens to its surveyed width. Tap one for the storm.
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Tornadoes by decade in Tennessee
All tornado reports against only the strong ones (F2 and above). Averages are per year over the years the federal record covers completely — 1952, 1976 and 1993 are each missing whole months in NOAA’s own files and are left out.
| Decade | All reports | Strong (F2+) | All per year | Strong per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71 | 43 | 8 | 5 |
| 1960s | 76 | 38 | 8 | 4 |
| 1970s | 174 | 74 | 19 | 8 |
| 1980s | 118 | 38 | 12 | 4 |
| 1990s | 211 | 76 | 23 | 8 |
| 2000s | 305 | 73 | 30 | 7 |
| 2010s | 405 | 76 | 40 | 8 |
The 2020s are left out because the decade is not finished. Reports are counted per county, so one tornado crossing a county line can appear more than once.
Significant recent events in Tennessee
Events with deaths, several injuries, $1M+ property damage, or tornadoes rated EF3 and up.
Significant electrical infrastructure damage in southern Chattanooga as the storm passed through southern Hamilton County. Local media cited more than 260 instances of damage to electrical wires, poles, and related power infrastructure. Damages reached over $2 million.
Over a hundred instances of powerline or utility infrastructure damage resulting in a couple thousand power outages across Hamilton County due to severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Minimum wind chill of 6F reported.
A significant snow fell across Greene County, with 12.5 inches of snow reported in Greeneville. Additional observations include 9 inches in Mosheim, 7.9 inches in Midway, 10.5 inches on the south side of Greeneville, and 12 inches closer to the Smokies. The cooperative observer r…
Heavy snow fell across Sullivan County, with 8.5 inches of snow in Gray and 9 inches in Colonial Heights. Additional snowfall measurements include 7.5 inches in Bristol, and the Tri-Cities Airport measured 8 inches of snowfall.
A significant snowstorm struck Washington County, with the highest report of 13.2 inches of snow from Jonesborough. Additional measurements included 11.3 inches of snow in Limestone, 10.5 inches on the Washington side of Unicoi, 9.7 inches in Gray, 9.7 inches of snow in Johnson C…
Minimum wind chill of 1F reported.
Minimum wind chill of -2F reported.
Minimum wind chill of 5F reported.
Minimum wind chill of -5F reported.
Minimum wind chill of -2F reported.
Minimum wind chill of 0F reported.
A mixture of snow, sleet, and ice impacted Cheatham County during the early morning hours of January 24th into the afternoon of January 25th. Highest snow totals of 1.5 to 2.5 inches were reported around Ashland City with ice accumulations of 0.25 to 0.35 inches. This led to nume…
A mixture of snow, sleet, and ice impacted Davidson County during the early morning hours of January 24th into the afternoon of January 25th. A variety of reporting sources measured snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches with ice accumulations of 0.25 to 0.50 inches. There were repo…
A mixture of snow, sleet, and ice impacted Hickman County during the early morning hours of January 24th into the afternoon of January 25th. A variety of reporting sources measured snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches with ice accumulations of 0.20 to 0.30 inches. This led to seve…
Counties and zones
Each county’s full storm history, with its event count. Some entries are National Weather Service forecast zones rather than civil counties.
Anderson (414)
Bedford (486)
Benton (458)
Bledsoe (332)
Bledsoe S (1)
Blount (534)
Blount and Loudon (1)
Blount/smoky Mountains (107)
Bradley (501)
Campbell (356)
Cannon (309)
Carroll (536)
Carter (184)
Cheatham (393)
Chester (370)
Claiborne (358)
Clay (270)
Cocke (272)
Cocke/smoky Mountains (115)
Coffee (529)
Crockett (393)
Cumberland (474)
Davidson (1,707)
Davidson S (2)
De Kalb (4)
Decatur (371)
Dekalb (314)
Dickson (602)
Dyer (489)
Dyer W (1)
East Polk (40)
Fayette (553)
Fentress (465)
Franklin (735)
Gibson (619)
Giles (422)
Grainger (281)
Greene (405)
Grundy (302)
Hamblen (340)
Hamilton (867)
Hamilton, Meigs, Bradley and Mcminn (1)
Hancock (190)
Hardeman (470)
Hardin (433)
Hawkins (383)
Hawkins S (1)
Haywood (392)
Henderson (491)
Henry (545)
Hickman (491)
Houston (245)
Humphreys (350)
Jackson (287)
Jefferson (376)
Johnson (230)
Knox (864)
Knox Se (1)
Knox W (1)
Knox and Anderson (1)
Lake (320)
Lauderdale (463)
Lawrence (845)
Lawrence and Giles (1)
Lewis (276)
Lincoln (800)
Loudon (373)
Loudon, Roane and Blount (1)
Macon (320)
Madison (703)
Marion (421)
Marion S (1)
Marshall (372)
Maury (639)
Mcminn (538)
Mcminn Sw (1)
Mcnairy (410)
Meigs (237)
Monroe (419)
Monroe and Mcminn (2)
Montgomery (658)
Montgomery W (1)
Moore (509)
Morgan (385)
North Sevier (84)
Northwest Blount (72)
Northwest Carter (60)
Northwest Cocke (66)
Northwest Greene (100)
Northwest Monroe (60)
Obion (498)
Overton (426)
Perry (306)
Pickett (197)
Polk (276)
Putnam (640)
Rhea (374)
Roane (443)
Robertson (620)
Rutherford (903)
Scott (334)
Sequatchie (279)
Sevier (421)
Sevier/smoky Mountains (283)
Shelby (1,464)
Shelby S (1)
Shelby and Fayette (1)
Smith (360)
Southeast Carter (133)
Southeast Greene (143)
Southeast Monroe (67)
Stewart (407)
Sullivan (520)
Sumner (884)
Tipton (582)
Trousdale (178)
Unicoi (228)
Union (260)
Van Buren (200)
Warren (391)
Washington (405)
Wayne (357)
Weakley (528)
West Polk (39)
White (381)
Williamson (915)
Wilson (1,023)
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