Shelby 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.
55
Tornado reports
311
Hail reports
227
Floods since 1996
1,464
All events
103
Deaths
$2.3B
Property damage
Tornado paths in Shelby County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 54 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.
Minimum wind chill of 5F reported.
Minimum wind chill of 0F reported.
A high school athlete collapsed at football practice. He was hospitalized and treated for heat stroke until he succumbed to complications from organ failure.
Wind chill values of 0 degrees to 15 below zero. Air temperature fell to 3 degrees below zero on the morning of the 17th.
NWS meteorologists determined that straight-line winds impacted portions of southern and southeast Shelby County on the evening of March 31. Strong winds developed in the forward flank downdraft of a supercell thunderstorm and caused considerable tree damage and downed power line…
Numerous trees were knocked down from Orange Mound into East Buntyn. Several trees fell onto houses and vehicles. A fatality occurred when a large tree landed on a house.
Record cold settled over Shelby County in mid-February. Thin ice formed on area ponds. A boy was killed and a girl was injured when they fell through the ice on a pond near Millington during the morning of February 14th. There were several deaths due to exposure to the cold. Temp…
Heavy rain resulted in water on area roadways. A young motorist died as a result of hydroplaning.
Heat index values reached or exceeded 105 degrees.
Lightning strike at a residence caused a fire which resulted in one fatality.
Heat index values climbed above 105 degrees in the Memphis area. A heat related death occurred.
Heat Indices of 110 degrees or greater. A heat related death occurred.
Heat index values climbed above 105 degrees across Shelby County. A heat related death occurred.
Heat index values climbed above 105 degrees in Shelby County. A heat related death occurred.
Heat index values climbed above 105 degrees across Shelby County. A heat related death occurred.
The Memphis ASOS reported heat index values above 105 during the afternoon hours on July 28th while values were greater than 110 during the afternoon on July 29th. Two deaths occurred as a result.
Bitter cold caused several hypothermia deaths.
Over 140 accidents occurred in the Memphis area after a light sleet and snow band moved through before sunrise and the morning commute. A few hundredths accumulated on bridges and overpasses.
Heat indices rose between 105 and 110 degrees.
Heat indices rose between 105 and 110 degrees during the afternoon hours.
Heat indices reached between 110 and 120 degrees. Two deaths occurred as a result.
Heat indices reached between 110 and 120 degrees. One death occurred as a result.
Heat index readings ranged between 105 and 118 degrees. One death occurred as a result of the heat.
Three deaths occurred in the Memphis area as a result of the heat.
Straight line winds produced widespread damage across much of the middle corridor of Shelby County, mainly from Memphis International Airport to East Memphis to Cordova. Damage occurred to the one of the Fed Ex hangars at Memphis International Airport. Numerous trees and power li…
One fatality occurred as a result of temperatures in the teens. Utilities in the house were cut off a year prior. Carbon monoxide poisoning was suspected in the death.
Heat index readings reached between 105 and 109 degrees during the afternoon and early evening hours. One heat related death occurred as a result.
Heat index readings ranged between 110 and 120 degrees during the afternoon and early evening hours. Four heat related deaths occurred as a result.
Heat index readings reached between 110 and 115 degrees during the afternoon and early evening hours. Seven heat related deaths occurred as a result.
Heat index readings ranged between 105-109 degrees during the afternoon and evening hours. One heat related death occurred as a result.
Heat index readings ranged between 105-109 degrees during the afternoon and evening hours. One heat related death occurred as a result.
Heat index readings ranged between 105-109 degrees during the afternoon and evening hours. One heat related death occurred as a result.
Heat index readings ranged from 100 to 110 degrees. Five heat related deaths occurred as a result.
The first warm spell of the season caused the first heat related death of the year. One injury occurred as well when a baby was left in a vehicle.
Very heavy rain produced devastating flash flooding across Northwestern Shelby County. Up to 16 inches of rain fell causing widespread flooding. Millington was the hardest hit area where a levee holding back water from Big Creek was topped. As many as 200-300 homes in base housin…
Extremely cold weather killed two people in Memphis and one in Bartlett.
Freezing fog developed over Shelby County reducing visibilities to 3 miles. The fog resulted in numerous accidents during morning rush hour. One person died as a result of one of the car accidents.
A tornado touched down just east of the intersection of Interstate 40 and Appling Road. The tornado damaged a couple of baseball fields and proceeded northeast. A Kohl's department store and a Toyota dealership sustained damage. Several vehicles had windows blown out. A tractor-t…
Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Millington. One motorist was stranded in flood water at the intersection of Navy Road and Wasp Road. In addition, Arapaho Road was flooded. One child was swept away by flood waters in a drainage ditch at the corner of Sigler Lane and Highway …
Temperatures soared into the mid to upper 90s even reaching 100 degrees or more over over a span of eleven days. The combination of the hot temperatures and high humidity allowed heat indices to reach above 105 degrees during the afternoon and early evening hours. Seven deaths oc…
A 56 year old tow truck driver was one of two drivers who arrived to help a man who had driven into flood waters off of Holmes Road near the intersection of Reynolds Road after falling asleep at the wheel. The tow truck driver tied an air hose around his waist for safety and clim…
A 7 year old boy drowned when he fell into a rain-swollen creek near Steamboat Bend in Northaven.
A nineteen year old man fell from a bridge near McKellar Lake into a swollen ditch near an apartment complex where he lived and drowned.
A tornado continued northeast from DeSoto County, Mississippi. After the tornado crossed into Tennessee, several warehouses sustained damage. The DSC warehouse near Clarke Road was struck causing EF-2 damage. Three people were killed inside the warehouse. Hardy Bottling Company s…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 0 |
| 2025 | 84 | 0 |
| 2024 | 41 | 0 |
| 2023 | 104 | 0 |
| 2022 | 36 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32 | 0 |
| 2020 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019 | 39 | 1 |
| 2018 | 41 | 0 |
| 2017 | 55 | 0 |
| 2016 | 39 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 0 |
| 2014 | 19 | 1 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | 38 | 0 |
| 2011 | 65 | 0 |
| 2010 | 90 | 1 |
| 2009 | 46 | 2 |
| 2008 | 54 | 3 |
| 2007 | 39 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | 1 |
| 2005 | 19 | 0 |
| 2004 | 22 | 1 |
| 2003 | 25 | 0 |
| 2002 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 1 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 1 |
| 1994 | 15 | 2 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 1 |
| 1991 | 10 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 3 |
| 1988 | 9 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4 | 1 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 1 |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 |
| 1982 | 8 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 1 |
| 1978 | 6 | 1 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1975 | 5 | 0 |
| 1974 | 12 | 0 |
| 1973 | 12 | 4 |
| 1972 | 3 | 1 |
| 1971 | 9 | 0 |
| 1970 | 19 | 6 |
| 1969 | 6 | 1 |
| 1968 | 9 | 6 |
| 1967 | 11 | 4 |
| 1966 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 4 | 0 |
| 1964 | 8 | 2 |
| 1963 | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 4 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 4 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |
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