Overton County, Tennessee
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
14
Tornado reports
59
Hail reports
38
Floods since 1996
426
All events
5
Deaths
$33.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Overton County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 14 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.
Tornado F4 Tornado
A man was struck by lightning while attending an outdoor festival on June 23, 2007. The 47-year-old Indiana man was among a crowd watching a stage show. A bolt of lightning struck the man, knocking him unconscious. No one else was injured. He was leaning against a motorcycle when…
Lightning struck a man while working in his tobacco field in the Wirmingham community. A bolt of lightning struck him in the back of his head. The lightning bolt also knocked down 2 others nearby.
Freezing rain brought ice accumulations up to 1/2 inch across Overton County, resulting in dozens of downed trees, power lines, and power poles. Some trees, power lines, and power poles fell onto homes and blocked numerous roads. Parts of Overton County were without electricity f…
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 0.25 in western parts of Overton County up to 1 in southeastern areas from the evening on February 20 into the early morning hours o…
Several roads across the county were closed due to flooding. A house experienced flooding on Tommy Dodson Highway. In excess of a foot of water was over roads and in houses in and near Sulpher. Six houses in this area had water up to the doors and windows with one of these houses…
Flash flooding reported at several locations across the county. State Highway 42 was impassible along southern portions of the county. Oak Street in Livingston was closed due to flooding. Newspaper reported the following information. A section of Windle Community Road was left ri…
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from May 2026 improved in June to abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions across most of Overton County. However, severe drought conditions persisted across far southern Overton County.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions across Overton County from April 2026 continued in May.
Drought Drought
Abnormally dry conditions from March 2026 worsened in April with severe drought conditions developing across Overton County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees in the 8600 block of Willow Grove Highway north of Livingston. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 63 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured near Allons.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees near Highway 111 and Highway 293. Damages are a rough estimate.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
An AWOS at the Livingston Airport measured a minimum wind chill of -10 degrees during the morning of January 27th.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A mixture of snow, sleet, and ice impacted Overton County during the early morning hours of January 24th into the afternoon of January 25th. A variety of reporting sources measured snow accumulations up to 2 inches with ice accumulations of 0.10 to 0.15 inches. This led to severa…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines onto a home near Livingston. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions developed across Overton County during the first week of September 2025.
Hail Hail
Dime to nickel size hail was reported in Livingston.
Hail Hail
Estimated nickel size hail was reported near Independence.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A church had a large portion of its roof blown off. Based on radar, imagery provided, as well as a news report on this event, the damage occurred with a secondary line of storms that moved through after the main line of storms. Wind speeds up to 80 mph may have caused this damage…
High Wind High Wind
Very strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts impacted Overton County. The highest reported wind gust was measured at 61 mph near Algood.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain in Overton County caused flooding on Wilder Highway and Mark Speck Road south of Livingston. Damages are unknown.
This is a continuation of the tornado that began in Putnam County. This EF-1 tornado then uprooted and snapped trees along Duncans Chapel Road as well as caused minor roof damage and downed trees on Ben Mason Road. Further east along Tommy Dodson Highway, several trees were uproo…
This EF-1 tornado touched down near Coy Phillips Road, west of Hanging Limb in Overton County. It then tracked east-southeast into Hanging Limb where it snapped dozens of trees and caused roof damage to outbuildings along E Fork Lane. The tornado continued along E Fork Lane where…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Inflow from a tornadic thunderstorm caused trees to uproot and snap along Ben Mason Road. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Inflow winds from a tornadic thunderstorm caused minor roofing damage to a home near Ben Mason Road and Duncans Chapel Road in Overton County. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe winds from a tornadic thunderstorm caused minor roof damage to a home on East Fork Lane near Hanging Limb. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from January 2025 improved to abnormally dry to moderate drought across Overton County in February.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from December 2024 continued in January 2025 across southern Overton County.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from November 2024 improved in December across Overton County, but severe drought conditions persisted across far southeast portions of the county.
Drought Drought
Despite improving in October 2024, drought conditions worsened again across Overton County in November with severe drought conditions areawide.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from September 2024 improved in October with abnormally dry conditions across Overton County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree north of Algood. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees north-northwest of Livingston. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions deteriorated across Overton County during the month of September 2024 with severe drought conditions present across southern portions of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree along Highway 164 at Pierce Lane northeast of Monterey. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted twelve trees in the yard of a home in Hanging Lamb northeast of Monterey. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions worsened across Overton 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
Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees along Heard Ridge Road near Fairview. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees in the Livingston area. Damages are a rough estimate.
Hail Hail
Estimated golf ball size hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm near Livingston.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Walnut Grove Road in Livingston. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree on West Main Street in Livingston. Damages are a rough estimate.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain caused flash flooding in southern Overton County, particularly along Highway 164 between Pilgrim Circle and Memory Lane east of Monterey. Damages are unknown.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer near Rickman reported 6 inches of snow.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from December 2023 improved to abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions in January 2024.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from November 2023 across Overton County worsened in December with severe to extreme drought conditions across the county.
Drought Drought
Moderate to severe drought conditions from October 2023 worsened across Overton County in November with severe drought conditions across the entire county.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 3 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 0 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1 |
| 2011 | 22 | 0 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 1 |
| 1996 | 10 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 3 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
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