Wayne County, Tennessee
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1963 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
19
Tornado reports
65
Hail reports
51
Floods since 1996
357
All events
5
Deaths
$27.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Wayne County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 18 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.
The tornado killed 3 people in Wayne county. 2 females, their ages 75 and 57, were killed in a modular home on Lay Creek Rd. Another female, age 69, was killed on Chalk Creek Road in a wooden frame home. The tornado left nothing but the foundation. A lumber yard was destroyed. Ma…
This strong, long-track EF3 tornado touched down just east of the Hardin County/Wayne County line about 2.5 miles southwest of the town of Lutts. At touchdown, hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted before the tornado reached its peak strength about one half mile west-southw…
The tornado first touched down about one mile west of the town of Woodville in Lauderdale County. The tornado then continued northeast in Crockett County. The towns of Chestnut Bluff and Crockett Mills were the hardest hit. One woman was killed as the tornado struck her house. Th…
A Lawrence County man was killed on Buttermilk Ridge Road, about 3.3 miles from U.S. Highway 64 east. His 1996 Pontiac Sunfire suddenly came upon a section of road that was completely washed away by flood waters. About 40 feet of the road was completely gone. The vehicle went air…
Numerous county roads were closed county wide. A total of seven roads are impassable along with two roads being washed out. Public also reported extensive flooding on Flat Gap Creek Road with one house having a foot of water in the house. Newspapers reported that flooding damaged…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree at the intersection of Beech Creek Road and Morrison Creek Road in Clifton. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions across Wayne County from April 2026 improved to moderate drought in May.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from March 2026 worsened in April. All of Wayne County deteriorated to at least severe drought with the northwest half of the county in extreme drought.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed powerlines in eastern Wayne County near Natchez Trace Parkway. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions developed across Wayne County in March 2026.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Ice was the primary precipitation type that impacted Wayne County during the early morning hours of January 24th into the afternoon of January 25th. Ice accumulations were reported to be up to one half inch. This led to several reports of treacherous travel and downed powerlines,…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
A weather station in Clifton recorded a maximum heat index of 112 degrees.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A slow-moving thunderstorm produced 4 to 6 inches of rain across portions of southern Wayne County. This caused flooding over Chisholm Highway near the Southgate Community approximately 1 mile north of the Tennessee and Alabama state line. Extent of damages is unknown.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees across northern portions of Wayne County. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed several large trees as well as caused damage to a few sheds in the Collinwood area. Damages are a rough estimate.
Hail Hail
Estimated quarter size hail was reported near Waynesboro.
Hail Hail
Estimated quarter size hail was reported in Collinwood.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed several trees in the Collinwood area. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines along Highway 64 near the Hardin County line. Damages are a rough estimate.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A CoCoRaHS observer in Waynesboro measured 3.9 inches of snow. Heavy snow across Wayne County resulted in difficult driving conditions.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions in August 2024 improved in September with Wayne County in moderate drought conditions.
Drought Drought
Abnormally dry conditions across Wayne County at the end of July 2024 worsened throughout August. By August 20, northern portions of Wayne County had deteriorated to severe drought conditions. By August 27, the same areas degraded to extreme drought conditions.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm downed a few trees along Ross Creek Road east of Clifton, and one of these trees fell on a carport at a residence. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm uprooted or downed several trees northeast of Collinwood. Two premade sheds were destroyed, and a shed at a business under construction was destroyed. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions across Wayne County finally improved to moderate drought conditions on March 19, 2024. By the end of the month, only abnormally dry conditions were present across Wayne County.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from January 2024 continued in February although southern portions of Wayne County improved to moderate drought.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
A weather station in Clifton measured wind chills as low as -16 degrees.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell across Wayne County with various sources reporting 5 to 7 inches of snow. The highest snow report came from a resident in Collinwood who measured 7 inches of snow.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from December 2023 improved to severe drought conditions in January 2024.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree in the yard of a home near Collinwood. Damages are estimated for the tree.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from November 2023 continued across Wayne County in December.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from October 2023 continued across Wayne County in November.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions across Wayne County quickly deteriorated through the month of October with extreme drought conditions observed across the entire county by the end of the month.
Heat Heat
A weather station in Clifton measured a maximum heat index of 114 degrees.
Heat Heat
A weather station in Clifton measured a maximum heat index of 114 degrees.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A Facebook user reported a small tree down in Waynesboro due to severe thunderstorm winds. Damages are a rough estimate.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A Facebook user reported a large tree was snapped in Collinswood. Damages are a rough estimate.
This major, long track tornado began in National Weather Service Memphis's area as an EF3 tornado in Hardeman, McNairy, and Hardin counties before entering Wayne County as an EF2 tornado. The tornado entered National Weather Service Nashville's area about two miles south of Clift…
High Wind High Wind
Several hours of severe non-thunderstorm winds resulted in numerous damage reports, including downed and uprooted trees, downed powerlines, and roof and other property damage across all of Wayne County. The emergency manager reported that a roof was blown off of a home south of W…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A narrow swath of wind damage affected western and central Waynesboro. A home on Highway 64 West to the west of Longvue Drive was heavily damaged from the roof of a nearby barn blowing into it with wood beams puncturing through the walls of the home and breaking windows. Several …
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
A weather station near Collinwood measured a minimum wind chill of -21 degrees.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from November 2022 improved to abnormally dry conditions in December.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions developed across Wayne County in November 2022.
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Facebook reports indicate a few trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down causing power outages around Waynesboro and Collinwood, including one tree that was blown down on Copeland Street.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were blown down along Highway 13 north of Waynesboro.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous trees were blown down across Wayne County with many roads blocked.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 19 | 1 |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | 22 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 |
| 2004 | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 1 |
| 1997 | 20 | 1 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
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