Van Buren County, Tennessee
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1984 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
2
Tornado reports
30
Hail reports
21
Floods since 1996
200
All events
1
Deaths
$6.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Van Buren County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 2 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 car with 2 occupants was swept off Mooneyham Lonewood Road. The passenger, a 67 year old male, died and the female driver was injured.
Snow and sleet accumulations up to 1.0 fell during the late afternoon on February 20, followed by freezing rain with ice accumulations up to 1 from the evening on February 20 into the early morning hours on February 21. TEMA and local emergency management reported numerous trees …
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from May 2026 improved in June to abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions across Van Buren County.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions across Van Buren County from April 2026 improved in May. The western half of the county improved to moderate drought with severe drought conditions persisting across the eastern half of Van Buren County.
Drought Drought
Abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions from March 2026 worsened in April with severe drought conditions developing across Van Buren County.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills in Van Buren County were estimated to be between -5 and -8 degrees.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A mixture of snow, sleet, and ice impacted Van Buren County during the early morning hours of January 24th into the afternoon of January 25th. A variety of reporting sources measured snow accumulations less than one inch with ice accumulations of 0.10 to 0.20 inches. This led to …
Hail Hail
Estimated ping pong size hail was reported near Spencer from a tornado-warned thunderstorm.
High Wind High Wind
Very strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph across Van Buren County. Several trees were reported to be downed. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from January 2025 improved to abnormally dry to moderate drought across Van Buren County in February.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from December 2024 continued in January 2025 across Van Buren County.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from November 2024 continued into December across Van Buren County.
Drought Drought
Despite improving in October 2024, drought conditions worsened again in November with severe drought conditions developing across all of Van Buren County.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from September 2024 improved in October with abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions across Van Buren County.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions deteriorated across Van Buren County during the month of September 2024 with extreme drought conditions present across the entire county.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding reported over several roads in southern Van Buren County. Roads included Old State Highway 111, Howard, Brockdell, and Fall Creek Road. Several pictures received from local emergency manager. Received a couple reports of rainfall over 5 inches in the vicinity, all …
Drought Drought
Drought conditions worsened across Van Buren 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.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell across Van Buren County with an estimated 4 to 6 inches of snow. The heavy snow and winter weather conditions caused water utility issues across Van Buren County with the Fall Creek Falls Water Department issuing a Water Boil Advisory.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Strong winds with gusts up to 50 mph downed a few trees across Van Buren County, including on Captain Carter Road and Cane Creek Cumminsville Road in Spencer and Lakeside Drive near Fall Creek Falls. Power outages resulted from these downed trees. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from December 2023 improved to abnormally dry conditions in January 2024.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from November 2023 across Van Buren County continued in December.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from October 2023 continued across Van Buren County in November.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions across Van Buren County quickly deteriorated through the month of October with extreme drought conditions observed across the entire county by the end of the month.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Spencer. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Satellite imagery along with damage photos indicate a large and very damaging 10 mile wide downburst struck eastern Van Buren County. Scattered trees were snapped and uprooted in this large downburst with winds estimated from 60 to 75 mph. Within the downburst area, a smaller but…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted two large oak trees along Old State Highway 111 about 6 miles away from Fall Creek Falls State Park southern entrance. Damages are estimated.
High Wind High Wind
Several hours of severe non-thunderstorm winds led to numerous reports of downed and uprooted trees, downed powerlines, and roof and property damage across all of Van Buren County. Damages are estimated.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
A weather station near Phiferes measured a minimum wind chill of -28 degrees.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from November 2022 improved to no drought conditions in December.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions developed across Van Buren County in November 2022.
Lightning Lightning
A Facebook photo from the Piney Fire Department indicated lightning struck an outbuilding on Old Highway 111 and the resulting fire destroyed it.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Up to 1 inch of snow and up to 0.1 of ice fell across the county. The COOP observer at Fall Creek Falls measured 1 inch of snow.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees were reportedly blown down in Fall Creek Falls State Park.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Cane Creek Road and Highway 30 near Fall Creek Falls State Park are impassable in some places due to flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Several reports of flash flooding and roads closed throughout eastern Van Buren County, including Park Road near the Rockhouse, and Highway 30E between Van Buren County Head Start and Cane Creek Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large tree down on SR 285.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Up to 4 inches of snow fell across Van Buren County. Social media reports indicated 3.5 inches of snow fell on Baker Mountain around 4 miles WSW of Spencer.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Up to 3 inches of snow fell across Van Buren County. Social media reports indicated 2.5 inches of snow fell in Fall Creek Falls State Park.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Up to two inches of snow fell across Van Buren County. The COOP observer at Fall Creek Falls measured 1.7 inches of snow.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Van Buren County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A very large tree was uprooted.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree fell through a large metal barn.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Media photos showed around 2 inches of snow fell in Spencer.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Up to one half inch of snow fell across Van Buren County. Social media reports indicated 0.5 inches of snow fell in Spencer.
Drought Drought
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down across Van Buren County.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
CoCoRaHS, social media, and COOP observer reports indicated up to 1.5 inches of snow fell across Van Buren County. CoCoRaHS station Pikeville 9.5 NW measured 1.5 inches of snow. A Twitter report indicated 1.5 inches of snow fell near Spencer. The Fall Creek Falls COOP observer me…
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail was reported at the Fall Creek Falls campground.
Hail Hail
A Facebook report indicated dime size hail fell in Fall Creek Falls State Park.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Fall Creek Falls State Park manager estimated one to two hundred trees were blown down across the park with three cabins and several campers and vehicles damaged from fallen trees.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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