Hartsville/Trousdale County

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 Trousdale County, the county that contains Hartsville/Trousdale County.

Claims by ZIP code

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

The drought index is for Trousdale County, the county that contains Hartsville/Trousdale County.

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.

Costliest events since 1996

1. May 11, 2016Flash Flood$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Major flash flooding affected much of Trousdale County. Numerous primary and secondary roads were flooded and closed or even washed out, including Highway 141 North, Highway 25 West, Browning Branch Road, and Hancock Road. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded, including several homes around Highway 141 and Highway 25, and several buildings and a storage facility in downtown Hartsville. The Hartsville city park and Trousdale County High School football and baseball fields along with their concession stands and bathrooms in downtown Hartsville were destroyed by flooding from Goose Creek. At least 3 water rescues from vehicles and homes were conducted across Trousdale County.

2. May 2, 2010Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   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.

3. Dec 9, 2023Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This strong EF-2 tornado touched down just to the east of I-24 on Brick Church Lane in Davidson County. There were a few trees down and shingle damage to several homes in this area. The tornado strengthened in the Madison area causing EF-2 damage with winds up to 120-125 mph. The heaviest damage was confined to two areas, off of East Campbell Road as well as Nesbitt Lane. Multiple mobile homes were destroyed on Nesbitt Lane, and this is where three fatalities occurred. Multiple single family homes and a church off of East Campbell Road were missing large sections of their roofs with some exterior walls collapsed. Several metal power poles in the area were bent as well. Nearby, an…

4. Mar 3, 2023High Wind, Trousdale$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   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 Trousdale County. Damages are estimated.

5. Jan 30, 2013Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF1 tornado moved into far southern Trousdale County from northern Wilson County. The tornado moved across Highway 231 and caused significant roof damage to homes and destroyed some outbuildings. Numerous trees were also snapped or uprooted. The tornado then crossed the Cumberland River back into northern Wilson County.

6. Apr 3, 1998Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   News article states strong winds damaged barns, downed trees and power lines from Templow to Willard. The Friendship Baptist Church had roof damage. There was also damage to a store building at Templow.

7. Feb 16, 2015Winter Storm, Trousdale$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Precipitation totals across Trousdale County ranged from 1 to 2 of combined ice, sleet and snow. A retired NWS employee 1 mile north of Hartsville reported 0.3 inches of sleet with an unknown amount of ice and snow. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the county, and many roads and schools were closed.

8. May 5, 2003Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   News article about a barn destroyed on Rankin Road off U.S. Highway 231 south. A mobile home had a damaged room and another mobile home had its roof torn off. A 4X4 stud was thrust into a bedroom wall of a mobile home. A metal outbuilding was damaged. Trees were blown down in a 100-foot wide swath.

9. Mar 31, 2023Tornado$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down about 100 yards southwest of Pumpkin Branch Road in Trousdale County. Damages found before the tornado tracked northeast into Macon County were primarily snapped and uprooted trees. Damages are estimated for Trousdale County.

10. May 3, 2020Thunderstorm Wind$30,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Trousdale County.

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

111°FAug 8, 1930

All-time low

−17°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

88°FJul 26, 1893

Coldest day

−1°F2 times, most recently Feb 13, 1899

Wettest day

8.35 inAug 3, 1893

Snowiest day

15.0 inFeb 25, 1894

Hottest year

1933mean 63.3°F

Coldest year

1969mean 56.0°F

Wettest year

199869.10 in

Driest year

200729.82 in

Snowiest season

20.5 in1966-67

Station Carthage (USC00401480), 515 ft elevation, 15.6 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1890 to October 27, 2026; 97.3% 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 Trousdale 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 USC00401480.
• 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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