Springfield

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 Robertson County, the county that contains Springfield.

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 Robertson County, the county that contains Springfield.

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. Dec 9, 2023Tornado$10.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   This EF-2 tornado touched down north of C.M. Martin Road to the west of Highway 431 where it blew down a few trees. The tornado crossed Highway 431 south of Main Street where it knocked over some power poles, then continued to blow down trees east of the highway. The tornado moved into southern Springfield near Fairway Trail and Kemper Court, snapping and uprooting trees along many residential streets and causing minor damage to a few homes. More significant damage to homes occurred further northeast on Rudolph Street and Brentlawn Drive. The tornado strengthened as it crossed Highway 41 near the Kroger shopping center, with numerous businesses damaged from high-end EF1 to low-end…

2. May 4, 2003Tornado$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   There was $1.8 million dollars worth of damage to the Springfield Industrial Park. 25 to 30 homes were damaged from Stroudsville, Sandy Springs and Springfield areas at a cost of $3.2 million dollars.

3. Mar 3, 2023High Wind, Robertson$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   An AWOS station at Springfield Airport measured a peak non-thunderstorm wind gust of 74 mph. 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 Robertson County. The worst damages were reported in Springfield where a Twitter user using #tspotter reported nine fallen trees, one of which fell on a car. No injuries were reported. Damages are estimated.

4. May 8, 2024Flash Flood$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous reports of major flooding were received across Robertson County, including the Cross Plains area. Multiple rounds of heavy rain caused flash flooding to begin early in the morning on May 8th and continue into the overnight hours. Roads that were reported impassable included Empson Road, Covington Road, and Cross Plains Road. A water rescue had to be performed along Cross Plains Road due to the car becoming submerged in flood waters. Life-threatening flash flooding prompted the issuance of a Flash Flood Emergency for Robertson County. Damages are a rough estimate.

5. May 8, 2024Flash Flood$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous reports of major flooding were received across Robertson County, including the White House area. Multiple rounds of heavy rain caused flash flooding to begin early in the morning on May 8th and continue into the overnight hours. The worst flooding was reported along and south of Highway 76 with specific roadways reported impassable including Sage Road, Melton Road, and Union Road. Flooding was also reported in White House High School. Life-threatening flash flooding prompted the issuance of a Flash Flood Emergency for Robertson County. Damages are a rough estimate.

6. May 8, 2024Flash Flood$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous reports of major flooding were received across Robertson County, including the Springfield area. Multiple rounds of heavy rain caused flash flooding to begin early in the morning on May 8th and continue into the overnight hours. Roads that were reported impassable included New Chapal Road and Lahr Road where a water rescue had to be performed due to the car becoming submerged in flood waters. Life-threatening flash flooding prompted the issuance of a Flash Flood Emergency for Robertson County. Damages are a rough estimate.

7. May 8, 2024Flash Flood$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous reports of major flooding were received across Robertson County, including the Greenbrier area. Multiple rounds of heavy rain caused flash flooding to begin early in the morning on May 8th and continue into the overnight hours. One home on Old Greenbrier Pike at Worsham Springs was reported to be surrounded by water. Life-threatening flash flooding prompted the issuance of a Flash Flood Emergency for Robertson County. Damages are a rough estimate.

8. Jul 7, 2016Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Major flash flooding affected much of Robertson County, with several homes, businesses, and roads damaged by flooding. Homes that were flooded included several on Owens Chapel Road along Sulfer Fork Creek around 4 miles northeast of Springfield, where several people were rescued from flooded homes. Businesses that were flooded in Springfield included a trucking depot on Highway 41 North and a Little Caesars Pizza, where the roof caved in due to the amount of heavy rain on the roof. American Legion Baseball Park at 4660 Highway 41 North and the Springfield Greenway were also submerged by flood waters. Roads that were flooded and impassable included several streets in Springfield…

9. Jan 30, 2013Tornado$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A second EF1 tornado touched down about 2.8 miles south-southwest of Cross Plains and moved northeast across eastern Robertson County and crossed Interstate 65 into western Sumner County. The tornado snapped or uprooted dozens of trees along Cross Plains Road north of Owens Chapel Road. A barn and mobile home were damaged along Jernigan Road, and several more trees were blown down on Calista Road. A home on Village Green Drive at Highway 25 was heavily damaged and a few others in the area suffered minor roof damage. More trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado crossed Interstate 65 at mile marker 113 and Highway 31 one-half mile north of Highway 25 before the tornado moved…

10. Jan 30, 2013Tornado$750,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    An EF2 tornado touched down south of Mount Zion Road east of Coopertown and moved northeastward before lifting about 4.3 miles southeast of Springfield. A few homes had minor roof damage south of Mount Zion Road and several trees were blown down. A gas station roof was partially blown off and gas pump awning damaged on Mount Zion Road at Tom Austin Highway. On the east side of the highway, an outbuilding was destroyed with debris blown 100 yards to the north into a water tower. One home and a business received roof damage on Old Highway 431, and an adjacent warehouse had an exterior door blown in and half of the roof blown off. Sheet metal from the warehouse was scattered up to…

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

106°F3 times, most recently Jun 30, 2012

All-time low

−18°FJan 24, 1963

Warmest night

79°FJun 15, 1952

Coldest day

−8°FJan 21, 1985

Wettest day

7.40 inSep 1, 2017

Snowiest day

10.0 inMar 23, 1968

Hottest year

1953mean 60.7°F

Coldest year

1979mean 52.6°F

Wettest year

201972.69 in

Driest year

198033.89 in

Snowiest season

42.4 in1977-78

Station Springfield Experiment Station (USC00408562), 745 ft elevation, 2.3 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1942 to October 28, 2026; 98.1% 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 Robertson 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 USC00408562.
• 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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