Marion 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.
21
Tornado reports
74
Hail reports
29
Floods since 1996
421
All events
6
Deaths
$32.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Marion County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 20 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.
A primarily heavy snow event covered Marion County, with periods of sleet, freezing rain, and rain falling during brief mixed precipitation periods during the storm. A COOP observer in Whitwell measured 6 inches of snow, a CoCoRaHS observer outside of Whitwell reported a snow tot…
Vehicle on Kimball Cove Road came to a flooded bridge over Kimball Cove Branch. The two occupants left the vehicle, and one was washed downstream and perished.
Hikers sheltering in a cave overnight attempted to cross two branches of flooding Cave Cove Creek via a log during heavy rain to try to return to their vehicle. One female was swept away and drowned.
Roads flooded. Businesses flooded downtown as water rushed down South Pittsburg Mountain into the community. Flood waters contained debris. One fatality occurred as an onlooker was swept into an underground culvert.
Emergency manager reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind across the county. In addition, one person was injured with structural damage to a mobile home.
Nine injuries resulted from the EF2 rated tornado which heavily damaged the roof of the Kimball Baptist Church as well as damaging several vehicles in the church parking lot. The tornado also destroyed several modular homes between Main Street and Interstate 24. Peak wind speed w…
Cave Cove Road flooded. All told, there was about 3.5 million dollars in flooding damages to infrastructure and roads across Marion County for the overall event.
Widespread flooding, road closures, damage, evacuations.
Widespread flooding, road closures, damage, evacuations.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was blown down along Hughes Rd by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was blown down along Sequatchie Mtn Rd by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees in Marion County were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down across the county by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Three inches of snow was measured by the co-op observer in Monteagle, 1.2 inches of snow was measured in Whitwell.
Hail Hail
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light snow fell in Marion, with 1 inch reported outside of Monteagle by a WBAN station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large branches are trees were felled in the Suck Creek area by severe thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts in the Whiteside area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts across southern portions of Marion county. Some of these trees fell into powerlines causing multiple power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Widespread trees and powerlines were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds. Hail was also reported during the storm, size of the hail is unknown.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were blown down by powerful thunderstorm gusts.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Flood Flood
The Sequatchie river near Whitwell went into minor flood stage during the afternoon of March 16th and fell back below flood stage on the afternoon of March 17th.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A few trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were felled by powerful thunderstorm winds.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light snow fell in Marion County, with a CoCoRaHS observer in Jasper measuring 1.6 inches of snow and the county Emergency Manager measuring 1.2 inches of snow in South Pittsburg.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds along South Pittsburg Mountain Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Flood Flood
Heavy rains on the 11th and 12th lead to the Sequatchie river briefly reaching minor flood stage the afternoon of February 13th into the early morning hours on the 14th.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A major winter storm brought heavy snow and a light glaze of ice to Marion County, with snowfall reports from public, the EM, and CoCoRaHS of 4.5 inches in Jasper, 5 inches in Lone Oak, 4 inches in Whitwell, almost 3 inches in Tracy City, and 5 inches in South Pittsburg.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts in the Jasper Highlands community.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees blown down in Jasper and across the county by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees blown down by severe thunderstorm winds in Whitwell.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several large trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts along South Pittsburg Mountain Road.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were blown down by powerful straight line thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees blown down by severe thunderstorm winds across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees blown down by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts in New Hope.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and powerlines blown down by severe thunderstorm winds across the county.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 2 |
| 2011 | 22 | 3 |
| 2010 | 17 | 3 |
| 2009 | 18 | 2 |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 |
| 2006 | 22 | 0 |
| 2005 | 21 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 3 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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