Cocke County, Tennessee
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
6
Tornado reports
37
Hail reports
35
Floods since 1996
272
All events
3
Deaths
$4.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Cocke County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 6 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Flooding on the Cocke County side from the massive flood wave on the Nolichucky River near Lowland. The Lowland river gauge was above its previous record crest for nearly 20 hours, cresting at 35.16 feet at 10:15 am EST on the 28th, 9 feet above its previous record. Damaging floo…
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Flooding on highway 160.
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Several roads reported flooded in North Cocke County.
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Highway 160 closed at Bybee Road and Fowler Grove Road.
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Dozens of social media photos of flooded roads and rapid moving water around and north of Parrottsville.
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Rapid moving water over Happy Hollow Road and Peanut Road.
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Personal weather station measured 4.80 inches of rain, with significant flooding of driveway noted as well.
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A business was inundated with water from thunderstorms.
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Multiple houses flooded in and around the Bybee area.
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A few trees were felled by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
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Water across Interstate 40 and Hartford Rd.
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Multiple reports of water over roadways near Cosby.
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A couple dozen trees were felled across the county by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts.
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Interstate 40 was closed by flooding and debris near mile marker 451, just west of the North Carolina state line. Multiple vehicles were stranded and water rescues were ongoing.
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Numerous trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
Flood Flood
Heavy rains in western North Carolina pushed the Pigeon River at Newport into minor flood stage for around 5 hours, beginning at 8:30 PM EST on April 7th and ending at 1:15 AM EST on April 8th.
Flood Flood
Heavy rains across east Tennessee and western North Carolina on February 11th and 12th caused the Pigeon river to go into flood stage late on the 12th before rising to major flood stage on the 13th.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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Reports of several roads flooded across southern Cocke county.
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Several road closures around Del Rio.
Flood Flood
The river gauge on the Pigeon River at Newport exceeded the 12 foot major flood stage at 5:30 am EST on the 27th. (This stage is not unusual, and has happened over a dozen times in the 2000s.) However, the gauge remained above major flood stage for 23 hours, cresting at 29.57 fee…
Flood Flood
The river gauge on the French Broad River at Newport exceeded the 16 foot moderate flood stage at 10:30 am EST on the 27th. At that stage, cabins along the river near Del Rio begin to take water. The river remained above moderate flood stage until 2:00 am EST on the 29th, crestin…
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A large tree was blown down by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts.
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Multiple trees and powerlines were felled by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
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Multiple trees and powerlines were blown down by powerful thunderstorm winds along Round Mountain Road.
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Member of the public reported several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts in Carson Springs, TN.
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A member of the public reported a very large diameter tree was felled by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts just southwest of Newport, TN. Tree landed on top of a vehicle parked at the residence. Additionally, a manufactured house had a partial wall collapse and roof removed, resul…
Hail Hail
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A few trees in the Bybee area were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
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A few trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.
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A few trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
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Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
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Several trees and powerlines were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.
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Large tree limbs roughly 1 foot in diameter were broken by severe winds and fell on top of a car.
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Multiple trees were toppled by strong thunderstorm winds across the county.
Hail Hail
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Numerous trees were blown down around the county.
A portion of the roof was blown off of Newport Grammar School, and some windows were broken. One student sustained a minor injury.
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Photos relayed through social media showed several trees and large branches were blown down.
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Several trees were blown down.
Hail Hail
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State Road 160 was flooded between Bybee Road and Pine Ridge Way.
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Multiple trees were blown down.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 15 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
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