Warren County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Warren County: 4.
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.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

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. Feb 20, 2015Winter Storm, Warren$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Snow and sleet accumulations up to 1.0 fell during the late afternoon on February 20, followed by freezing rain with ice accumulations ranging from 0.25 in western parts of Warren County up to 0.75 in eastern areas from the evening on February 20 into the early morning hours on February 21. A CoCoRaHS observer 8.5 miles ESE of McMinnville measured 1.0 of snow and sleet, and another CoCoRaHS observer 1.9 miles SSW of Morrison measured 1.0 of snow and sleet. Scattered trees and power lines were knocked down across the county. Warren County was declared a Presidential disaster area on April 2, 2015.

2. Dec 24, 1998Winter Storm, Warren$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread trees and power lines down. Caney Fork Electric estimated it cost 1.5 million dollars to restore downed utility poles and power lines. Most of the cost was for labor especially over the Christmas holiday. The damage was worst than the February Ice Storm of 1994 by three fold.

3. Apr 11, 2008Tornado$1.1 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado damaged dozens of homes, including a few with major damage. The tornado demolished at least 2 barns. Trees were snapped and uprooted.||A newspaper article stated that 3 homes were completely destroyed, 5 homes were severely damaged, and 50 to 60 homes had some damage.

4. Feb 20, 2019Flash Flood$541,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Warren County 911 Center reported numerous roads were flooded and closed across the county, including Barry Knight Road at Charles Creek, the 700 block of Brown|Prater Road, Wheeler Road, Dark Hollow Road, Robert Wilson Road, Old Morrison Road at Pepper Branch Road. A water rescue of people from a horse-carriage was conducted at the flooded intersection of Ivy Bluff Trail at Pettigap Road.

5. May 8, 2024Thunderstorm Wind$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A NWS storm survey team found more straight line wind damage in Morrison with estimated peak winds of 80 mph. Numerous trees in and around Morrison were snapped or uprooted. Structural damage was found as well with barns and other outbuildings suffering roofing damage. Damages are a rough estimate.

6. Apr 7, 2006Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   F1 tornado killed 2 people in a mobile home on Foster Rd. A 53 year-old woman was caring for an eldery male friend who also died in the mobile home. He was 81 years-old. She worked at the Federal Mogul plant in Smithville.Shingles were off roofs. Large trees were snapped, uprooted, or blown down. This tornado touched down on Lance Road, near Blue Hill Road. There was damage to a large barn, and shingles were torn off a portion of the roof. The tornado continued along a path due east where it crossed Highway 56 and Highway 287. Damage was noted on this path.

7. Mar 3, 2023High Wind, Warren$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The strongest wind gust recorded in Warren County was 58 mph at an AWOS station at the McMinnville Airport. Several hours of severe non-thunderstorm winds led to numerous reports of downed and uprooted trees, downed powerlines, and roof and property damage across all of Warren County. Damages are estimated.

8. Jan 24, 2002Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   911 center reported several roads still closed. Streams and creeks were out of their banks. 10 homes, 2 trailers and 3 utilities were damaged. 12 bridges and 20 roads were closed. 15 people had to be evacuated. Damage estimate was $250,000.

9. Apr 20, 1996Thunderstorm Wind$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The thunderstorms tracked mainly across southern Warren county from Morrision to Harrison Ferry Mountain. Law enforcement reported trees and telephone poles down. Many barns, sheds and out buildings were destroyed. Several homes had minor to major roof damage. The hardest hit area in the county was from Viola to Irving College. There was some damage around the Green Hill area in the northern part of the county. Newspaper article estimate of damage for Warren county was placed at around 1/4 million dollars.

10. Mar 18, 2002Flash Flood$201,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    911 center reported several roads closed due to high water. EMA director estimated damage to roads at $201K.

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°F7 times, most recently Jul 1, 2012

All-time low

−26°FFeb 13, 1899

Warmest night

80°F2 times, most recently Aug 15, 1916

Coldest day

7°FFeb 8, 1895

Wettest day

7.37 inJul 3, 1936

Snowiest day

10.0 in2 times, most recently Jan 20, 1918

Hottest year

2012mean 62.1°F

Coldest year

1976mean 56.4°F

Wettest year

202072.20 in

Driest year

200731.95 in

Snowiest season

20.5 in1995-96

Station Mcminnville (USC00405882), 940 ft elevation, 1.8 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1894 to September 30, 2026; 99.1% 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 USC00405882.
• 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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