Cumberland storm history
Storm events recorded in Cumberland, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025.
463
Total events
24
Tornadoes
82
Hail
47
Floods
11
Deaths
$39.3M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
An F3 tornado struck the Lake Tansi area and the southern sections of Crossville Sunday night, killing 4 people and injuring 18. 33 homes and mobile were destroyed and 128 homes and mobile homes were damaged. There was damage to one public building. The heaviest damage was along …
The tornado first touched down in the southwest part of Cumberland County and moved northeast. Two business were destroyed. Eleven homes and 14 mobiles homes were destroyed. Many other homes were damaged. One house had a gas leak in it prompting emergency management officials to …
Major flash flooding affected much of Cumberland County from the evening hours on July 2 into the morning hours on July 3. Numerous roads throughout the county were flooded and closed, including Southwood Drive at Lantana Road, Cow Pen Road at Mayland Road, East Cove Road, Cumber…
An EF2 tornado with maximum wind speeds around 125 mph touched down along Castro-Pugh Road just north of Plateau Road in northern Cumberland County. Intermittent damage continued to the east-northeast for approximately 1 mile before the damage became continuous along Clear Creek …
Two inches of total snowfall accumulation occurred across the county. A newspaper also reported that a 20 year old women died when her car that she was driving on ice and snow covered Vendever Road in Crossville suddenly slide off the road while she was entering a curve on this r…
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office reported total snowfall accumulations approaching three inches with snow sticking to all exposed surfaces. Multiple roads across the county became snow covered, causing hazardous driving conditions. A newspaper reported that one woman driving a …
A light drizzle fell on fozen roads resulting in black ice across a wide portion of the county. On Interstate 40, 55 cars and trucks were involved in a chain-reaction crash on a five mile stretch of Interstate 40 between mile marker 329 and 334. In addition, there were over a doz…
Very dry conditions combined with breezy conditions allowed for a brush fire near Crossville to quickly grow. The brush fire began late in the morning on Renegade Mountain, and two nearby homes became engulfed in flames. Approximately twenty people along Moytoy Road were evacuate…
The massive, severe macroburst that struck White County moved into Cumberland County near Pleasant Hill and continued northeast for another 27 miles to the Morgan County border. Within the 5 miles wide macroburst, severe wind damage struck Pleasant Hill, Baker Crossroads, Crossvi…
Snow and sleet accumulations up to 0.5 fell during the late afternoon on February 20, followed by freezing rain with ice accumulations ranging from 0.75 to 1 on February 20 into the early morning hours on February 21. The ASOS at Crossville Memorial Airport measured 0.70 of ice a…
6 homes were destroyed (2 were mobile homes). 6 other homes with 50% of the structure damaged and a total of 181 homes damaged. There was $3.2 million estimate for just homes. This estimate did not include out-buildings or vehicles. Final debris estimates on clean-up have reached…
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions developed across eastern Cumberland County at the end of December 2025.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Crossville ASOS measured a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust. No damage was reported.
Hail Hail
Golf ball size hail was reported on Burgess Road near Crossville from a tornado-warned thunderstorm.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado touched down along Vandever Road near New Era, causing timber damage and minor structural damage to homes. As the tornado moved east-northeast, more substantial timber damage was noted along with two homes that had roof removal. The tornado continued to produce ti…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused flash flooding on Dunbar Road, rendering the road impassable. Extent of damages is unknown.
Hail Hail
Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Crab Orchard.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused flooding along Highway 127N between Crossville and Clarkrange. Extent of damages are unknown.
High Wind High Wind
The ASOS station at Crossville measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph. These very strong non-thunderstorm winds also downed numerous trees across Cumberland County, causing more than 18,000 power outages. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions across Cumberland County from February 2025 improved to moderate drought conditions by mid-March.
High Wind High Wind
The Crossville ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph as a strong cold front moved through the area. These strong winds caused roof damage to a store in downtown Crossville. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from January 2025 improved to moderate to severe drought across Cumberland County in February.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Various sources across Cumberland County generally reported 2 to 4 inches of snow. The highest snow report came southeast of Crossville where a CoCoRaHS observer measured 4 inches of snow. Heavy snow across Cumberland County resulted in difficult driving conditions.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from December 2024 continued in January 2025 across Cumberland County.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from November 2024 worsened in December with extreme drought conditions developing across eastern Cumberland County.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from October 2024 worsened in November with severe drought conditions across all of Cumberland County.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from September 2024 improved in October across Cumberland County with severe drought conditions only persisting across far eastern portions of the county.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions deteriorated across Cumberland County during the month of September 2024 with severe to extreme drought conditions present across the entire county.
Lightning reportedly struck and severely injured a man worked in a tree along Wilson Road in Crossville. The man was air flighted to a Knoxville hospital due to internal burns and a broken vertebra. His injuries were not life threatening.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees across Cumberland County, including on Taylors Chapel Road and POW Camp Road in Crossville. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees across Cumberland County, including on Old Highway 70 and POW Camp Road in Crossville. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees across Cumberland County, including on Earl Jones Road and POW Camp Road in Crossville. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions worsened across Cumberland County during the month of July 2024, peaking to severe drought conditions in mid-July. By the end of the month, drought conditions improved to moderate drought conditions.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An ASOS station at the Crossville airport measured a wind gust of 58 mph with a severe thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were reported down in Fairfield Glade. Damages are a rough estimate.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell across Cumberland County with various sources reporting 4 to 6 inches of snow. The highest snow report received was 6 inches in Crossville.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from December 2023 improved to abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions in January 2024.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from November 2023 deteriorated in December across Cumberland County with extreme drought conditions across the entire county.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from October 2023 continued across Cumberland County in November.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions across Cumberland County quickly deteriorated through the month of October with severe to extreme drought conditions observed across the entire county by the end of the month.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An ASOS station in Crossville measured a 64 mph wind gust from a severe thunderstorm. These winds downed numerous trees and powerlines in the area and caused 4,420 customers to be without power in Crossville and western Cumberland County. Two homes were damaged by falling trees. …
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain in the Crossville area caused vehicles to stall in flood waters near Old Jamestown Highway and Industrial Drive. Damages are a rough estimate.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This EF1 tornado touched down near Highway 70 about 3.6 miles northwest of downtown Crossville. A home on the south side of Highway 70 west of Ivey Road was destroyed when it slid off its foundation which it was not properly attached to, and a couple of outbuildings were destroye…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Straight-line winds caused significant damage near Monterey. A home and three-car garage along George Branch Court suffered roof and siding damage, and their dairy barn was destroyed. Along nearby Cumberland Lakes Drive, over 20 trees were reportedly downed or uprooted. Damages a…
High Wind High Wind
The ASOS station at Crossville Memorial Airport measured a brief peak non-thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Several hours of severe non-thunderstorm winds led to numerous damage reports of downed trees and limbs, downed powerlines, and roof damage. A NWS employee reported that a fallen large tree created a traffic jam along Interstate 40 from Crossville to Ozone. Damages are estimated.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 2 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | 16 | 1 |
| 2011 | 24 | 1 |
| 2010 | 19 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 1 |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | 23 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 15 | 3 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |