Hickman County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Hickman County: 3.
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.

River crests

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.

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. May 2, 2010Flood$3.6 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A women was killed when she stepped off the front porch into water and was swept away. 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.

2. Mar 3, 2023High Wind, Hickman$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several hours of severe non-thunderstorm winds resulted in numerous reports of downed and uprooted trees, downed powerlines, and roof and other property damage. The worst damage was seemingly in Bon Aqua where a Twitter user using #tspotter shared pictures of a peeled metal barn roof. Damages are estimated.

3. May 2, 2010Tornado$600,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thousands of hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the tornado's 9.15 mile track. Some trees were reduced down to stubs. The tornado was strongest as it crossed highway 50. A brick home suffered considerable structural damage and a woman was injured. Several barns were completely destroyed. The tornado was nearly 1/3 of a mile wide at this point. ||The last evidence of damage was near the intersection of Dodd Hollow and Piney Roads where a few trees were snapped.||Maximum wind speeds in the tornado were estimated to be around 125 mph.

4. May 3, 2020Thunderstorm Wind$533,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Hickman County including on Pinewood Road, Oak Springs Road, and Highway 100.

5. Jan 30, 2013Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF2 tornado began southwest of the Coble community then moved northeast along Highway 438, snapping and uprooting hundreds of trees on both sides of the highway. Damage became much more significant in the center of Coble around the intersection of Briar Pond Road and Highway 438. Several brick homes suffered major damage in Coble including one with almost total roof loss and the collapse of a wall. A mobile home was completely destroyed with debris scattered and the metal frame wrapped partially around a tree. A cinder block garage and at least 3 barns were demolished and an RV was flipped on its side. There were no injuries. The tornado then curved eastward and crossed Sulphur…

6. May 1, 2009Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   More than 20 homes stood with 3 to 4 feet of water in them, and crews had to use boats to rescue several people in the Centerville area. Several roads were flooded along with damage to several bridges, especially in the southern portion of the county.|Sulpher, Coble, Brushy, and Cane Creek communities experienced damage as a result of flash flooding. Totally, six homes were flooded, while 29 had water that spread underneath, though not into living areas.

7. Feb 5, 2008Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Extensive damage in the Brushy Community. Trees were down, and homes were damaged. One person was injured.||TEMA reported 7 homes were destroyed, and 38 homes had major damage.

8. Dec 23, 2015Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF2 tornado touched down in southern Perry County with estimated maximum sustained winds around 115 mph. Starting along the Buffalo River near the Sugar Hill community four miles south of Linden, the tornado traveled to the east-northeast for 15 miles. Along the path, on Hurricane Creek Road, damage to a brick home was concurrent with winds around 115 mph. Multiple other sheds and barns were destroyed in this same area along with scores of snapped and uprooted hardwood trees. The tornado continued east-northeast and crossed U.S. Highway 412 where a home was totally destroyed. Inside the home, 2 people were fatally injured. Multiple other outbuildings were destroyed along with…

9. Jun 28, 2018Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A very brief yet strong EF-1 tornado formed at the apex of the bowing segment that moved through much of western Middle Tennessee midday on Thursday, June 28th. This brief tornado began northwest of Buck Branch Road knocking down several trees and breaking several large limbs. In addition, roof damage occurred to a home on this road with several outbuildings getting destroyed. As the tornado moved southeast, two homes were struck on Mobley Ridge Road. One house was completely destroyed as the foundation shifted 8-10 ft southeast with the majority of the house falling into the basement. Unfortunately, the house was only metal strapped (and not nailed or bolted/screwed) in a few…

10. Mar 27, 2021Flash Flood$300,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Flash flooding washed away portions of Old Mill Creek Road near Nunnelly and destroyed two bridges on Old Hadley School Road near Bon Aqua.

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°F3 times, most recently Aug 9, 1930

All-time low

−23°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

87°FJun 25, 1901

Coldest day

5°FDec 22, 1989

Wettest day

11.60 inAug 21, 2021

Snowiest day

13.0 inFeb 21, 1929

Hottest year

1921mean 63.1°F

Coldest year

2003mean 55.8°F

Wettest year

202177.76 in

Driest year

190134.39 in

Snowiest season

21.8 in1967-68

Station Dickson (USC00402489), 761 ft elevation, 15.2 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1900 to October 22, 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.

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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 USC00402489.
• 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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