Cannon County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Cannon County: 2.
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.

Claims by ZIP code

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

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 county boundary (or inside the county).
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. Apr 1, 2023Tornado$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   This narrative continues and concludes a tornado that began in Rutherford County. Near the Rutherford/Cannon county line, the tornado intensified even further to a strong EF2 and moved into the Readyville community on Murfreesboro Road, heavily damaging or destroying numerous homes and businesses. Several historic properties dating to the early 1800s such as the Readyville Mill and The Corners on Stones River were also heavily damaged. The tornado weakened as it continued northeast but still blew down numerous trees and caused minor damage to homes on Porterfield Road, Locke Creek Road, and Auburntown Road before the tornado lifted. Two people were injured. Damages are estimated…

2. Apr 7, 2006Thunderstorm Wind$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Newspaper story quoted the EMA Director saying that about one million dollars worth of damage occurred in Cannon County due to the strong winds and hail. Strong thunderstorm winds damaged numerous barns, sheds and outbuildings. Many trees and power lines were down around the county. 800 to1000 homes in Cannon county sustained damage, especially in the eastern part of the county. One house and one mobile home was declared a total loss. 4 or 5 homes were heavily damaged in the Center Hill and Short Mountain community.

3. May 5, 2003Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   EMA reported hundreds of trees were down from Highway 53 North and Big Hill Road and Pea Ridge. Many trees were twisted. Many utility poles were blown down around the county. Homes were damaged at Wilson Hollow and Pleasant Ridge. EMA estimated 60 homes had sustained wind damage. Schools were closed Monday and Tuesday because of many downed trees and flooding problems.

4. Jul 21, 1996Flash Flood$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several creeks and streams were out of their banks which caused several evacuations. There were numerous road closures around the county due to high water. The rainfall was estimated to be about 6 inches in 3 hours. It started to rain really hard after 2200 CST. The Bank of Commerce in Auburntown had about a foot of water inside and as a result caused $10,000 worth of damages. The City Hall had 18 inches of water in the basement. Sanders Fork and Marshall Creek, which join in the center of Auburntown, flooded. This caused almost every building in the downtown business district of Auburntown to have water inside. 20 homes suffered losses and 5 of them had water inside. 9 vehicles…

5. Aug 7, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A combination of sentinel satellite imagery, drone video, and damage photos indicate a small but intense 250-500 yards wide microburst caused significant damage from Hollow Springs Road in Cannon County to Pedigap Road in Warren County. The metal roof of a barn-style home at 5990 Hollow Springs Road was partially blown off and the home was shifted slightly off its foundation, causing $100,000 in wind and water damage. Winds were estimated up to 75 mph in this area. Further to the east, a video of the microburst was taken at an automotive business on Jim Cummings Hwy, where winds were also estimated up to 75 mph. Major tree damage occurred from north of McMahan Rd to north of…

6. Aug 7, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Sentinel satellite imagery along with damage photos indicate a 3/4 mile wide microburst blew down numerous trees and damaged several outbuildings from east of Espy Road in northern Coffee County to near Taylor Lake Road along the Cannon/Warren County border. A three car garage was partially collapsed on Floyd Rd at Espy Road. Swaths of corn could been seen blown down along Highway 53 south of Ivy Bluff Road, and an outbuilding was heavily damaged on Ivy Bluff Road. No injuries were reported. Damages are a rough estimate.

7. Jan 24, 1997Tornado$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado destroyed 1 home and damaged 10 others. 2 mobile homes were damaged. 2 people were injured, but they were treated and released. Many barns and outbuildings were damaged. Numerous trees were down on State Rt 53 causing portions of the road to be blocked. Tornado path width and length are approximations.

8. Feb 14, 2021Winter Storm, Cannon$146,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Freezing rain brought ice accumulations up to 1/2 inch across Cannon County, resulting in dozens of downed trees, power lines, and power poles. Some trees, power lines, and power poles fell onto homes and blocked numerous roads. Damage estimates from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency reached 250,000 dollars.

9. May 5, 2003Flash Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Newspaper article quoted EMA director saying 30 homes were damaged by flooding.

10. Nov 6, 2018Tornado$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    This EF-1 tornado began southeast of Auburntown in northern Cannon County on Hurricane Creek Road. The tornado then traveled east-northeast up and down several different large hills and hollows causing sporadic damage to trees. The worst damage occurred on Dutton Hollow Road, where a carport and well-built taxidermy barn were completely destroyed, and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado then crossed into DeKalb County and caused additional tree damage on Highway 53. A house on Clear Fork Road sustained damage to the roof and wood siding, and the steeple on the nearby Cave Springs Missionary Baptist Church was damaged. After the tornado traveled through more…

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

110°F2 times, most recently Jul 6, 2012

All-time low

−28°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

76°F2 times, most recently Aug 25, 1993

Coldest day

10°FDec 23, 1989

Wettest day

7.13 inMar 13, 1975

Snowiest day

12.0 inFeb 14, 1960

Hottest year

2017mean 61.2°F

Coldest year

1976mean 55.8°F

Wettest year

197375.45 in

Driest year

200735.91 in

Snowiest season

39.0 in1959-60

Station Woodbury 1 Wnw (USC00409866), 1,207 ft elevation, 3.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1958 to October 23, 2026; 95.0% 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.

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

Neighbouring counties

• 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 USC00409866.
• 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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