Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
8
Tornado reports
65
Hail reports
46
Floods since 1996
332
All events
4
Deaths
$26.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Bledsoe County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 7 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
New Harmony Tornado. A NWS storm survey reported a tornado path in Sequatchie county and continued its track northeast into and across southeastern Bledsoe County. It had a path length of 16.3 miles in Bledsoe county and a 1/2 mile path width. The 190 mph wind destroyed several h…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light snow fell in Bledsoe, with 2 inches measured in Graysville and 1 inch measured nearby. 1 inch of snow was measured in Pikeville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were felled across the county by severe thunderstorm winds.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light snow fell in Bledsoe County, with 2 inches of snow measured outside of Graysville, and an inch of snow measured in Pikeville.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A burst of wintry mix followed by rain then ending as snow yielded 1.7 inches of snow west of Pikeville, with a brief light glaze of ice and sleet before rain erased the ice.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees and powerlines were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts near the Palio Market in southern Bledsoe.
Hail Hail
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were twisted and blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light snow fell in Bledsoe County, CoCoRaHS observers reported 2.5 inches of snow in southwestern Bledsoe and 2 inches of snow in Graysville. The COOP observer in Pikeville measured 1.6 inches of snow.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts blocking an intersection on Old State Highway 28.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell across Bledsoe County during the day before eventually yielding to mixed precipitation as the event came to an end. A trained spotter in Melvine reported 5 inches of snow, a public observer outside of Pikeville reported 4 inches, and a CoCoRaHS report outside of P…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A light snow event resulted in 0.5 inches of snow in Pikeville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds in the northern portions of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were blown down across the county by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flooding along U.S. 127 in several places.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow, freezing rain, and rain fell in Bledsoe County per a CoCoRaHS observer notes. A total of 0.2 inches of snow fell in Pikeville recorded by a COOP observer.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer outside of Graysville, TN recorded an event total of 8.5 inches of snow. A CO-OP observer in Pikeville, TN recorded an event total of 8.2 inches of snow. Another CoCoRaHS observer west of Pikeville recorded an event total of 6.7 inches of snow and a light glaz…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple large mature trees were felled by severe thunderstorm winds, with several other trees suffering snapped limbs and partial tree loss. In addition, several power poles were snapped by falling trees during the high winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees were felled by thunderstorm winds within the confines of Fall Creek Falls State Park boundaries. Satellite photos indicate the swath extended into Bledsoe County with additional trees over a wide area knocked down by powerful straight line winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell onto the corner of a house on old Spencer Road.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Portions of State Road 30 near Pikeville were impassable.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were blown down near Pikeville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were blown down.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow amounts of 2 to 3 inches were reported across the county, with the higher amounts in northern portions of the county.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Near Mount Crest in higher elevations northwest of Pikeville, 5 inches of snow was measured.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down in multiple locations south of Pikeville.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were blown down around Pikeville.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding was reported in several parts of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees were blown down and a trailer was blown over in the Pikeville area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple homes sustained damage.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Several roadways were flooded around Pikeville.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Pikeville received 4.3 inches of snow, and Mount Crest had 4 inches.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 19 | 0 |
| 2005 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 21 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 1 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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