Clarksville

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Flood insurance figures are for Montgomery County, the county that contains Clarksville.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Montgomery County, the county that contains Clarksville.

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Montgomery County, the county that contains Clarksville.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jan 22, 1999Tornado$72.7 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   An F3 tornado struck Clarksville at 415 AM, travelled through the downtown area and dissipated near St. Bethlehem. There were 5 injuries, 2 of them were for broken bones. Clarksville has a population of 89,000 people is Tennessee's fifth largest city. 25,000 people were without power. The Tornado Warning was issued by the NWS at 354 AM CST. The NOAA Weather Radio alerted the sleepy resident s of Clarksville and urge them to take cover immediately. The tornado ripped apart a 5 block area of downtown Clarksville and teared up buildings in Austin Peay State University. Once the tornado ravaged the city, downtown Clarksville resembled bombed-out London during World War 2. Bricks and…

2. Dec 9, 2023Tornado$20.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   This EF-3 tornado first touched down on Fort Campbell just north of the Sabre Airfield with mostly minor tree damage. It quickly intensified as it crossed Walnut Grove Road and destroyed a building next to a church. The tornado then continued northeast and damaged dozens of homes in a neighborhood along Garrettsburg Road near Purple Heart Highway. The tornado then went through a heavily wooded neighborhood south of Britton Springs Road where dozens of mobile and manufactured homes were destroyed. The tornado crossed into another neighborhood, causing heavy damage in and near Eva Drive with several houses shifted off their foundations that were only attached with straight nails…

3. Mar 3, 2023High Wind, Montgomery$18.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   One of the strongest wind gusts of this event was recorded at the Clarksville ASOS site with a non-thunderstorm wind gust of 79 mph. This is the highest wind gust ever reported at the Clarksville ASOS where records go back to April 2001. 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 Montgomery County. Some of the most significant damage was reported near Fredonia where H & S Farms reported that their greenhouse was destroyed and a roof was torn off their building. Damages are estimated.

4. Feb 24, 2018Tornado$7.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF-2 tornado touched down in eastern Clarksville on Dunbar Cave Road and moved east-northeast across Interstate 24 north of Rossview Road before ending on Kirkwood Road. Several trees were blown down at the beginning of the path north of Dunbar Cave Road. Continuing northeast, several outbuildings were damaged at the Rossview High School football stadium. The tornado crossed I-24 and struck an industrial complex where three buildings were damaged and 75 cars in a parking lot sustained minor damage. The tornado intensified as it crossed Rollow Lane, blowing the roof off one home and downing numerous trees. Four duplexes lost their roofs on Holland Drive and many others were…

5. Oct 26, 2019Thunderstorm Wind$4.1 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A 5-10 mile wide swath of severe downburst winds struck western Montgomery County, including the northwest half of Clarksville. Dozens of power lines and power poles were blown down and thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted, with some falling on homes. Two houses and five mobile homes were reportedly destroyed, mainly by falling trees. Other homes and businesses received minor structural damage from the high winds, especially in northwest Clarksville, such as the grandstands at the Clarksville Speedway on Needmore Road which were toppled over, and the Clarksville Outlaw Field airport which had one hangar destroyed and a few planes damaged. A nursing home in Palmyra also…

6. May 1, 2010Flood$1.9 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Flooding was reported along Salem Road. Flooding was also reported along Yellow Creek and East Fork Creek located southwest of Clarksville. Also, numerous homes, numerous businesses, numerous non comercial buildings, along with several county, state, and federal roads across the county received damage due to the flood. A fatality occurred when a woman drove into the Cumberland River at 8 PM CST on May 3rd.

7. Feb 15, 2025Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain across Montgomery County caused flooding in the Woodstock Estates subdivision, located off Trenton Road. Approximately fourteen homes in the subdivision were inundated with six to eight feet of water. Emergency responders had to assist in evacuating several of the residents. Damages are a rough estimate.

8. May 8, 2024Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous reports of flash flooding were received across Montgomery County, especially in the Clarksville area. Several roadways across the county were reported to be flooded and impassable, including Trenton Road. Damages are a rough estimate.

9. Feb 15, 2025Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rain across Montgomery County caused flooding and significant damage to Northwood Apartments in Clarksville. All floor level apartments were inundated with four to five feet of water. In total, 66 apartment units were impacted. Damages are a rough estimate.

10. Apr 27, 2013Flash Flood$1.0 million
    National Weather Service narrative

    Repeated development of thunderstorms across Montgomery County resulted in 5 to 7 inches of rain falling during the evening hours on April 27 into the early morning hours on April 28. Significant flash flooding resulted from the heavy rainfall, with numerous roadways flooded, impassable, and closed across the county. Flooded roadways included Trenton Road, Highway 76 at Port Royal Road, Madison Street in Clarksville, and many other secondary and low-lying roadways. Over the next several days following the flash flood, a few large sinkholes formed on some roadways, such as Fort Campbell Boulevard in Clarksville, which resulted in additional road closures.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

112°FSep 7, 1925

All-time low

−20°FJan 16, 1982

Warmest night

88°F3 times, most recently Aug 16, 1894

Coldest day

−1°FFeb 12, 1899

Wettest day

6.90 inSep 26, 2002

Snowiest day

12.0 inJan 6, 1910

Hottest year

1921mean 63.0°F

Coldest year

1979mean 54.2°F

Wettest year

195771.89 in

Driest year

194134.16 in

Snowiest season

33.1 in1959-60

Station Clarksville Wwtp (USC00401790), 374 ft elevation, 1.5 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1890 to October 25, 2026; 95.8% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Declarations for Montgomery County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00401790.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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