Lauderdale County, Tennessee
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
27
Tornado reports
49
Hail reports
23
Floods since 1996
463
All events
10
Deaths
$14.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Lauderdale County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 26 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.
Wind chills were 0 degrees to 15 below at times.
The tornado formed just west of Halls and travelled east. A mobile home park was damaged west of Halls with eight homes ripped apart. In Halls, several homes sustained damage to roofs, porches and siding. The tornado moved through the north end of the business district flattening…
Very heavy rain up to 20 inches produced devastating flooding across Lauderdale County. Twenty homes sustained at least minor damage. Twenty mobile homes and few businesses sustained damage as well. Five roads sustained major damage and fifteen roads received minor damage. The fl…
Heat Heat
The daytime hours maximum heat index was within the triple digits (105) combined with limited cooling at night with an overnight low in the mid to upper 70s.
Heat Heat
The daytime hours maximum heat index was within the triple digits combined with limited cooling at night with an overnight low in the mid to upper 70s.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought Conditions improved to D1 Moderate Drought conditions prior to the end of the month.
Drought Drought
D3 Extreme Drought conditions improved to D2 Severe Drought and D1 Moderate Drought by the end of the month.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were knocked down on Willow Lane.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were knocked across Highway 51 and Dry Hill Road East.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was knocked down on Highway 88 West.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was uprooted in Henning, along Poplar Grove Cemetery Road on the east side of Highway 51.
Drought Drought
D2 conditions worsened to D3 and persisted into May.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were knocked down, and a roof was damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Straight-line winds knocked down 5-10 power poles in Ripley.
Drought Drought
Severe Drought (D2) conditions improved to Moderate Drought (D1) by the middle of the month.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of 0F reported.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of -2F recorded.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of -1F reported.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum windchill of -7F recorded.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of -3F reported.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Minimum wind chill of -7F recorded.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions emerged in mid-to-late January and continued into February.
Drought Drought
Severe Drought (D2) conditions persisted across portions of Lauderdale county through early October. By the end of the month, Abnormally Dry (D0) Drought conditions were found.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought conditions were introduced in early September before worsening to Extreme (D3) Drought conditions by mid September. Beneficial rainfall was able to bring 1 category improvement at the end of the month allowing D2 conditions to persist into early October.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 106 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 113 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 108 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Maximum heat index of 110 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 107 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Heat Heat
Maximum heat index of 105 degrees.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 58 | 5 |
| 2024 | 23 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | 0 |
| 2009 | 18 | 1 |
| 2008 | 11 | 1 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 1 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 | 3 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |
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