Haywood County

Every recorded tornado

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

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

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. May 1, 2010Flash Flood$4.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Very heavy rain as much as 20 inches fell across Haywood County producing widespread flash flooding. As many as 21 roads were flooded or washed out from the heavy rain. In total, 168 homes sustained some kind of flooding damage. Three businesses received damage as well. Vehicles were stranded in flood waters. At least one flood rescue occurred. The flash flooding event transitioned to a flood event as the heavy rain allowed rivers to rise rapidly overflowing their banks.

2. Jan 15, 1998Winter Storm, Haywood$440,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A winter storm brought a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow to much of southwest Tennessee. Numerous trees, power lines and phone lines were brought down by the freezing rain and sleet leaving more than 75,000 homes without power. Several areas had fallen trees damaging homes and cars. Up to 4 inches of snow accumulated in some areas.

3. Apr 2, 2006Tornado$400,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A F2 intensity tornado briefly touched down in the Hickory Trail subdivision just west of the city of Brownsville. One home was completely destroyed. One home was moved off of its foundation. Twenty-four homes experienced partial roof damage.

4. Jun 19, 2025Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Roadways were flooded throughout the southern part of Haywood County.

5. Feb 5, 2008Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado crossed into Haywood County from Fayette County. The tornado produced EF-2 damage in Dancyville. One home was destroyed and another suffered severe damage. A church also had major damage and numerous large trees were uprooted. The tornado continued northeast and caused destruction in Hillville. Two mobile homes were totally destroyed and one house had major damage. A convenience store also suffered roof damage. In addition, an outbuilding was completely flattened and large trees were uprooted or snapped. Several other homes had minor damage along the path. The tornado continued northeast eventually crossing into Madison County. Cleanup costs incurred by Haywood County…

6. Feb 3, 2022Ice Storm, Haywood$180,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Up to one-half inch of ice led to widespread tree and powerline damage along with power outages.

7. Mar 24, 2023Tornado$140,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A short-lived tornado touched down near Jim Hardister Road in southeast Haywood County on the evening of Friday, March 24, 2023. This tornado primarily uprooted and/or snapped trees, but roof damage was noted to a house, barn, and outbuilding. The tornado continued to a manufactured home, shifting it off the block piers. The last sign of tornado damage occurred just to the northeast at another residence where numerous trees were uprooted and/or snapped, including one that fell onto the residence and caused significant roof damage. The tornado likely lifted up in a field shortly after. Peak winds were estimated at 95 mph.

8. May 26, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Straight line winds blew trees and power lines down across Brownsville. A few trees were reported down on Highway 76. In addition, trees were reported down near Haywood High School. Trees were also knocked down on numerous houses. One man was injured when a tree fell on his house. A roof was blown off the Dynametal building.

9. Jan 17, 1999Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado started southeast of Eurekaton in Haywood County and travelled northeast crossing into Madison County eventually reaching the north part of the city of Jackson. In Haywood county, seven houses, five mobile homes, five barns and seven sheds were destroyed. In Madison county, the tornado damaged or destroyed several homes in Mercer and Denmark. While moving toward Jackson, the tornado struck the south side of McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport damaging the ASOS equipment located at the airport. The new Tennessee National Guard armory and a hangar were flattened. Two UH-60 helicopters and two other helicopters were destroyed with four additional helicopters damaged. In…

10. Apr 20, 2006Lightning$75,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Two homes were struck by lightning Thursday morning in Brownsville. One home was located on Sulphur Springs Road and received extensive damage. Another home, located on Poplar Corner Road, suffered at least 50 percent damage due to the lightning strike. There were no injuries.

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

109°FJul 12, 1930

All-time low

−13°FJan 12, 1918

Warmest night

81°F3 times, most recently Jul 3, 1980

Coldest day

2°FJan 21, 1985

Wettest day

16.00 inMay 1, 2010

Snowiest day

16.5 inMar 22, 1968

Hottest year

1921mean 64.6°F

Coldest year

1979mean 57.8°F

Wettest year

195775.58 in

Driest year

194131.45 in

Snowiest season

31.8 in1967-68

Station Brownsville (USC00401145), 374 ft elevation, 0.6 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1895 to October 20, 2026; 94.9% 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 USC00401145.
• 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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