Humphreys County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Humphreys County: 0.
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. Aug 21, 2021Flash Flood$100 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   An historic, devastating flash flood struck the city of Waverly along the Trace Creek river basin. A fast-moving flood wave traveling westward down Trace Creek caused flood waters to rise several feet in roughly a 10 minute timespan between 1000am to 1010am CDT, flooding hundreds of homes, businesses, and churches, some of which were washed off their foundations. News reports and information from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency indicated a total of 523 homes were impacted by the flooding, with 272 totally destroyed, 168 with major damage, 31 with minor damage, and 20 affected. 44 businesses and 8 public facilities were also damaged, including the Waverly Elementary…

2. Oct 26, 2019Thunderstorm Wind$2.4 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A 5-10 mile wide swath of severe downburst winds struck the central portions of Humphreys County, roughly from the Tennessee River border area with Perry County northeastward through Hurricane Mills, between Waverly and McEwen, to areas between Highway 13 and Highway 231 along the Houston County border. Dozens of power lines and power poles were blown down and thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted, with some falling on homes mainly in the Cuba Landing and Sycamore Landing areas in southwest Humphreys County. Multiple tractor-trailers were also blown over onto their sides on the I-40 bridge across the Tennessee River. Power outages lasted up to 2 weeks, with most Humphreys…

3. May 1, 2010Flash Flood$2.2 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Spotter relayed reports of water rescues near the Humphreys and Hickman County line...near mile marker 148 along Interstate 40. 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.

4. Mar 3, 2023High Wind, Humphreys$600,000
   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 across all of Humphreys County. Tragically, this event was responsible for one fatality and one injury in Humphreys County. A tree fell near the intersection of Little Blue Creek Road and East Blue Creek Road between McEwen and Waverly. The tree fell on a car, impaling and killing 62-year-old James Howard Warner who was driving. The man's nephew, who was a passenger in the car, was injured and hospitalized. Damages are estimated.

5. Jan 22, 1999Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Downed trees were reported from Gorman to McEwen. The hardest hit area was McEwen with 4 homes totally destroyed, 8 homes having severe damage, and 38 homes receiving minor damage. 8 to 10 outbuildings were destroyed and 60 trees were lost. 8 cars or trucks were damaged or destroyed. A man suffered a broken neck in his trailer.

6. Feb 22, 2023Wildfire, Humphreys$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A brushfire was started near Cuba Landing Road in Waverly around 4:32 PM. When Humphreys County firefighters arrived on scene, they found that the fire had spread to engulf two homes and two sheds. The two homes and one shed were completely destroyed, but firefighters were able to salvage the other shed. Five acres were burned before the fire was extinguished around midnight. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Damages are estimated.

7. Aug 22, 2003Thunderstorm Wind$348,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Spotter reported a wall on a building collapsed. EMA Storm Damage Assessment report stated there was damage to roofs, gutters and siding to homes in New Johnsonville to about 55 homes. A few trees fell on homes. Cars and carports were damaged from the strong thunderstorm winds. Numerous roads were closed, and there were downed trees and power lines throughout northwest Humphreys County. Damage assessment was placed at $347,600.

8. Mar 2, 1997Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several roads closed due to high water. 40 to 50 homes were damaged in the county.

9. Apr 5, 2025Tornado$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF-1 tornado first began near Interstate 40 near Buffalo, snapping and uprooting numerous trees. The tornado continued northeast along Highway 13, causing additional timber damage and damaging Overholt's Farm Market. It is believed to have dissipated in a heavily wooded area east of Highway 13 thereafter. Damages are a rough estimate.

10. Nov 15, 2005Tornado$200,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Roof damage to several homes was observed from Old State Route 1 and on Long Street. One house and several mobile homes were destroyed. Many other homes had structural damage. A barn on Old State Route 1 lost its roof. As many as 2000 people were without power during the height of the storm. This storm complex moved into Dickson 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

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, 21.3 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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