Moore County

Every recorded tornado

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

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. Feb 15, 2021Ice Storm, Moore$629,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Freezing rain produced significant ice accumulations of over 1/2 inch. Liquid equivalents of 1.0-1.1 inches were reported, thus, ice accumulations may have approached 1 inch, especially on elevated objects and surfaces. At least 800 residential power outages were reported in Moore County via broadcast media reports. Much of the damages from this event according to Emergency Management were utility repair costs.

2. Oct 24, 2010Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF-1 tornado with peak winds up to 95 mph began near the intersection of Griffin and Harry Hill roads, continued through the Pleasant Hill Community, then lifted near Markay Lane. The most significant damage was to residential homes, with two homes losing covered porches. In addition, one hay barn was destroyed. Other damage was limited to snapped and uprooted trees that fell on residential structures and roof damage.

3. Apr 22, 1997Lightning$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Lightning struck a 130-year-old red oak tree. Chunks of wood weighing as much as 175 pounds flew about 50 yards. One large piece of wood was embedded in a tail light of a car. The lightning followed the trees roots digging a trench almost 3 feet deep into and under the house. Flying wood damaged the house and a total of 3 cars.

4. Jul 4, 1997Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Local law enforcement reported several trees were blown down from 5 miles northeast of Lynchburg to 5 miles east of Lynchburg. Trees fell on several homes and on 2 cars.

5. Jun 15, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$45,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees were reported down across the county. One tree fell on and damaged a car. Some locations impacted included: Buckeye road, Pleasant Hill road, Highway 50, Tanyard Hill road, Bull Run road, Coffee Creek, Lost Creek County Line road, Bakertown road, and Damron road.

6. Dec 24, 2009High Wind, Moore$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A vigorous winter storm that moved from the southern Plains into the upper Midwest produced a strong pressure gradient across the mid South and Tennessee Valley. Southeast winds of 30 to 40 mph developed during the late afternoon hours and lasted through the evening. By late evening, wind gusts over 50 mph, and in some cases around 60 mph, knocked down numerous trees and power lines. A squall line of showers associated with a pre-frontal trough further enhanced the damaging winds during the late evening hours.

7. Jul 10, 2013Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Multiple trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along Mount Herman road and Highway 231. Several powerlines were also downed along Warren Hollow road.

8. Dec 21, 2013Thunderstorm Wind$20,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds on Cumberland Springs Road, onto Five Points Road and onto Highway 130 near Motlow Community College. A few powerlines were also downed by the thunderstorm winds.

9. Jul 8, 1997Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Local law enforcement reported 3 trees were blown down. One of those trees fell on top of the "Off The Beaten Path" building in downtown Lewisburg.

10. Aug 12, 1999Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Newspaper article account of a home losing part of its roof in strong thunderstorm winds. The home was located at Tims Ford Lake in Lost Creek Heights.

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°FJul 28, 1952

All-time low

−22°FFeb 14, 1905

Warmest night

82°FSep 13, 1989

Coldest day

8°FFeb 12, 1899

Wettest day

8.25 inJul 3, 1936

Snowiest day

10.0 in2 times, most recently Dec 23, 1963

Hottest year

1927mean 61.7°F

Coldest year

1917mean 54.5°F

Wettest year

197376.79 in

Driest year

200733.89 in

Snowiest season

26.0 in1967-68

Station Tullahoma (USC00409155), 1,022 ft elevation, 8.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1895 to October 20, 2026; 99.2% 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.

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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 USC00409155.
• 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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