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Tennessee

95 counties140 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+96 county disaster declarations

Tennessee has recorded 1,479 tornadoes since 1950, 21st among the states; 17 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 268,016 acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.

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  • Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
  • Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851

Statewide totals

Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.

Tornadoes since 1950
1,479
21st of 51
Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
140
10th of 51
Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
17
24th of 51
At hurricane strength
0
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Acres burned since 1984
268K
167 large fires
Flood insurance claims
17,624
$480 million paid

County leaders

Where in Tennessee each hazard has struck most.

Most tornadoes

  1. 1Shelby County56
  2. 2Davidson County53
  3. 3Rutherford County46
  4. 4Sumner County46
  5. 5Lincoln County45

Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi

  1. 1Hardeman County8
  2. 2Hardin County7
  3. 3McNairy County7
  4. 4Fayette County6
  5. 5Wayne County6

Most acres burned

  1. 1Campbell County56K
  2. 2Scott County25K
  3. 3Sevier County21K
  4. 4Anderson County20K
  5. 5Blount County13K

Most flood claims

  1. 1Davidson County4,787
  2. 2Hamilton County1,748
  3. 3Williamson County1,103
  4. 4Shelby County1,019
  5. 5Sumner County706

Notable events

The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Tennessee’s record. Each opens its own page.

Hurricanes and tropical storms

  1. Hugo 1989Tropical storm
  2. Unnamed 1888Tropical storm
  3. Zeta 2020Tropical storm
  4. Unnamed 1949Tropical storm
  5. Eloise 1975Tropical storm
  6. Frederic 1979Tropical storm
  7. Helene 2024Tropical storm
  8. Unnamed 1916Tropical storm
  9. Unnamed 1906Tropical storm
  10. Unnamed 1860Tropical storm

Every county

Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.

Counties of Tennessee
Anderson County5220,3955522
Bedford County22303018
Benton County26201922
Bledsoe County843,793025
Blount County16312,8926018
Bradley County283020318
Campbell County1256,0166025
Cannon County11304822
Carroll County26301924
Carter County436,31028818
Cheatham County143051325
Chester County1450216
Claiborne County1027,9213021
Clay County3302422
Cocke County6212,2208524
Coffee County29302621
Crockett County13201019
Cumberland County2448,837426
Davidson County53404,78728
Decatur County83011128
DeKalb County16301720
Dickson County23307127
Dyer County322029724
Fayette County2561,0102621
Fentress County20310,898024
Franklin County3722,0963215
Gibson County341022428
Giles County22403024
Grainger County421,164320
Greene County1215,5503718
Grundy County1025,972322
Hamblen County3202615
Hamilton County2933,4861,74825
Hancock County309071619
Hardeman County2280318
Hardin County22776220928
Hawkins County323,3351617
Haywood County16408921
Henderson County24301827
Henry County16104021
Hickman County22405425
Houston County7206428
Humphreys County262023526
Jackson County11301835
Jefferson County10202421
Johnson County332,2425120
Knox County172059819
Lake County9202922
Lauderdale County282032324
Lawrence County44403525
Lewis County16301924
Lincoln County45304917
Loudon County9304520
Macon County13402021
Madison County353017324
Marion County2144,38211725
Marshall County22305017
Maury County214020021
McMinn County243984016
McNairy County21701721
Meigs County530319
Monroe County1936,0881718
Montgomery County352031322
Moore County1330018
Morgan County939,068821
Obion County262019122
Overton County1635,1221121
Perry County12479011224
Pickett County73128221
Polk County1432,4384323
Putnam County20403519
Rhea County444,7688221
Roane County733,5394024
Robertson County29207114
Rutherford County463045317
Scott County11324,635126
Sequatchie County1036,0152021
Sevier County3220,67435023
Shelby County56401,01928
Smith County163028322
Stewart County1428951723
Sullivan County321,50319712
Sumner County464070622
Tipton County252014525
Trousdale County14402613
Unicoi County232,3426418
Union County3141016
Van Buren County223,7871420
Warren County2132452822
Washington County932,91215216
Wayne County1961,0867127
Weakley County29101721
White County2041,672518
Williamson County26401,10316
Wilson County453057517

Cities

Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.

  • Nashville
    Hazard fingerprint for Nashville Tornado: 96th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 93th percentile. Hail & wind: 98th percentile. Heat: 47th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 56th percentile.
  • Memphis
    Hazard fingerprint for Memphis Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 90th percentile. Hail & wind: 89th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 66th percentile. Winter: 45th percentile.
  • Knoxville
    Hazard fingerprint for Knoxville Tornado: 43th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 86th percentile. Hail & wind: 93th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 38th percentile.
  • Chattanooga
    Hazard fingerprint for Chattanooga Tornado: 68th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 36th percentile. Flood: 75th percentile. Hail & wind: 91th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 44th percentile.
  • Clarksville
    Hazard fingerprint for Clarksville Tornado: 79th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 72th percentile. Hail & wind: 78th percentile. Heat: 43th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 53th percentile.
  • Murfreesboro
    Hazard fingerprint for Murfreesboro Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 68th percentile. Hail & wind: 90th percentile. Heat: 47th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 47th percentile.
  • Franklin
    Hazard fingerprint for Franklin Tornado: 58th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 80th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 53th percentile.
  • Johnson City
    Hazard fingerprint for Johnson City Tornado: 35th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 41th percentile. Flood: 72th percentile. Hail & wind: 80th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 58th percentile.
  • Jackson
    Hazard fingerprint for Jackson Tornado: 78th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 72th percentile. Hail & wind: 67th percentile. Heat: 97th percentile. Cold: 56th percentile. Winter: 45th percentile.
  • Hendersonville
    Hazard fingerprint for Hendersonville Tornado: 92th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 78th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 63th percentile.
  • Smyrna
    Hazard fingerprint for Smyrna Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 68th percentile. Hail & wind: 90th percentile. Heat: 47th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 47th percentile.
  • Spring Hill
    Hazard fingerprint for Spring Hill Tornado: 44th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 70th percentile. Hail & wind: 73th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 38th percentile.
  • Kingsport
    Hazard fingerprint for Kingsport Tornado: 14th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 26th percentile. Flood: 66th percentile. Hail & wind: 84th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 60th percentile.
  • Bartlett
    Hazard fingerprint for Bartlett Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 90th percentile. Hail & wind: 89th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 66th percentile. Winter: 45th percentile.
  • Gallatin
    Hazard fingerprint for Gallatin Tornado: 92th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 78th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 63th percentile.
  • Lebanon
    Hazard fingerprint for Lebanon Tornado: 89th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 84th percentile. Hail & wind: 94th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 46th percentile.
  • Collierville
    Hazard fingerprint for Collierville Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 90th percentile. Hail & wind: 89th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 66th percentile. Winter: 45th percentile.
  • Cleveland
    Hazard fingerprint for Cleveland Tornado: 91th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 56th percentile. Hail & wind: 91th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 33th percentile.
  • Columbia
    Hazard fingerprint for Columbia Tornado: 44th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 70th percentile. Hail & wind: 73th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 38th percentile.
  • Brentwood
    Hazard fingerprint for Brentwood Tornado: 58th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 80th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 53th percentile.
  • Mount Juliet
    Hazard fingerprint for Mount Juliet Tornado: 89th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 84th percentile. Hail & wind: 94th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 46th percentile.
  • La Vergne
    Hazard fingerprint for La Vergne Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 68th percentile. Hail & wind: 90th percentile. Heat: 47th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 47th percentile.
  • Germantown
    Hazard fingerprint for Germantown Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 90th percentile. Hail & wind: 89th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 66th percentile. Winter: 45th percentile.
  • Cookeville
    Hazard fingerprint for Cookeville Tornado: 65th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 80th percentile. Hail & wind: 88th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 72th percentile.
  • Oak Ridge
    Hazard fingerprint for Oak Ridge Tornado: 22th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 75th percentile. Flood: 64th percentile. Hail & wind: 85th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 25th percentile.
  • Morristown
    Hazard fingerprint for Morristown Tornado: 26th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 74th percentile. Hail & wind: 95th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 41th percentile.
  • Maryville
    Hazard fingerprint for Maryville Tornado: 37th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 58th percentile. Flood: 51th percentile. Hail & wind: 84th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 70th percentile.
  • Bristol
    Hazard fingerprint for Bristol Tornado: 14th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 26th percentile. Flood: 66th percentile. Hail & wind: 84th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 60th percentile.
  • Shelbyville
    Hazard fingerprint for Shelbyville Tornado: 60th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 61th percentile. Hail & wind: 68th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 41th percentile.
  • Farragut
    Hazard fingerprint for Farragut Tornado: 43th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 86th percentile. Hail & wind: 93th percentile. Heat: 13th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 38th percentile.
  • East Ridge
    Hazard fingerprint for East Ridge Tornado: 68th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 36th percentile. Flood: 75th percentile. Hail & wind: 91th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 44th percentile.
  • Tullahoma
    Hazard fingerprint for Tullahoma Tornado: 82th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 57th percentile. Hail & wind: 79th percentile. Heat: 19th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 43th percentile.
  • Springfield
    Hazard fingerprint for Springfield Tornado: 76th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 64th percentile. Hail & wind: 85th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 52th percentile.
  • Sevierville
    Hazard fingerprint for Sevierville Tornado: 11th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 65th percentile. Flood: 69th percentile. Hail & wind: 84th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 89th percentile.
  • White House
    Hazard fingerprint for White House Tornado: 76th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 64th percentile. Hail & wind: 85th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 52th percentile.
  • Goodlettsville
    Hazard fingerprint for Goodlettsville Tornado: 92th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 78th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 63th percentile.
  • Dickson
    Hazard fingerprint for Dickson Tornado: 61th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 73th percentile. Hail & wind: 82th percentile. Heat: 50th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 48th percentile.
  • Greeneville
    Hazard fingerprint for Greeneville Tornado: 27th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 41th percentile. Flood: 57th percentile. Hail & wind: 77th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 75th percentile.
  • Dyersburg
    Hazard fingerprint for Dyersburg Tornado: 77th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 49th percentile. Hail & wind: 30th percentile. Heat: 98th percentile. Cold: 56th percentile. Winter: 47th percentile.
  • Nolensville
    Hazard fingerprint for Nolensville Tornado: 58th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 80th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 53th percentile.
  • Arlington
    Hazard fingerprint for Arlington Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 90th percentile. Hail & wind: 89th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 66th percentile. Winter: 45th percentile.
  • Athens
    Hazard fingerprint for Athens Tornado: 71th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 2th percentile. Flood: 60th percentile. Hail & wind: 84th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 27th percentile.
  • Lakeland
    Hazard fingerprint for Lakeland Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 90th percentile. Hail & wind: 89th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 66th percentile. Winter: 45th percentile.
  • Elizabethton
    Hazard fingerprint for Elizabethton Tornado: 19th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 54th percentile. Flood: 68th percentile. Hail & wind: 52th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 83th percentile.
  • McMinnville
    Hazard fingerprint for McMinnville Tornado: 63th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 4th percentile. Flood: 37th percentile. Hail & wind: 54th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 55th percentile.
  • Manchester
    Hazard fingerprint for Manchester Tornado: 82th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 57th percentile. Hail & wind: 79th percentile. Heat: 19th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 43th percentile.
  • Alcoa
    Hazard fingerprint for Alcoa Tornado: 37th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 58th percentile. Flood: 51th percentile. Hail & wind: 84th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 70th percentile.
  • Portland
    Hazard fingerprint for Portland Tornado: 92th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 78th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 63th percentile.
  • Lewisburg
    Hazard fingerprint for Lewisburg Tornado: 74th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 60th percentile. Hail & wind: 59th percentile. Heat: 33th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 40th percentile.
  • Soddy-Daisy
    Hazard fingerprint for Soddy-Daisy Tornado: 68th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 36th percentile. Flood: 75th percentile. Hail & wind: 91th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 44th percentile.
  • Crossville
    Hazard fingerprint for Crossville Tornado: 46th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 47th percentile. Flood: 47th percentile. Hail & wind: 31th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 9th percentile. Winter: 70th percentile.
  • Millington
    Hazard fingerprint for Millington Tornado: 86th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 90th percentile. Hail & wind: 89th percentile. Heat: 99th percentile. Cold: 66th percentile. Winter: 45th percentile.
  • Hartsville/Trousdale County
    Hazard fingerprint for Hartsville/Trousdale County Tornado: 98th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 78th percentile. Hail & wind: 84th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 17th percentile.
  • Lenoir City
    Hazard fingerprint for Lenoir City Tornado: 51th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 63th percentile. Hail & wind: 93th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 26th percentile.
  • Red Bank
    Hazard fingerprint for Red Bank Tornado: 68th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 36th percentile. Flood: 75th percentile. Hail & wind: 91th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 44th percentile.
  • Lawrenceburg
    Hazard fingerprint for Lawrenceburg Tornado: 84th percentile. Tropical: 34th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 85th percentile. Hail & wind: 86th percentile. Heat: 39th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 37th percentile.
  • Collegedale
    Hazard fingerprint for Collegedale Tornado: 68th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 36th percentile. Flood: 75th percentile. Hail & wind: 91th percentile. Heat: 4th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 44th percentile.
  • Martin
    Hazard fingerprint for Martin Tornado: 65th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 44th percentile. Hail & wind: 40th percentile. Heat: 96th percentile. Cold: 56th percentile. Winter: 49th percentile.
  • Fairview
    Hazard fingerprint for Fairview Tornado: 58th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 80th percentile. Hail & wind: 92th percentile. Heat: 25th percentile. Cold: 3th percentile. Winter: 53th percentile.
  • Oakland
    Hazard fingerprint for Oakland Tornado: 46th percentile. Tropical: 42th percentile. Wildfire: 13th percentile. Flood: 32th percentile. Hail & wind: 37th percentile. Heat: 98th percentile. Cold: 53th percentile. Winter: 39th percentile.
  • Union City
    Hazard fingerprint for Union City Tornado: 62th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 54th percentile. Hail & wind: 35th percentile. Heat: 98th percentile. Cold: 56th percentile. Winter: 46th percentile.
  • Atoka
    Hazard fingerprint for Atoka Tornado: 70th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 68th percentile. Hail & wind: 62th percentile. Heat: 98th percentile. Cold: 56th percentile. Winter: 44th percentile.
  • Paris
    Hazard fingerprint for Paris Tornado: 37th percentile. Tropical: 0th percentile. Wildfire: 0th percentile. Flood: 45th percentile. Hail & wind: 56th percentile. Heat: 95th percentile. Cold: 59th percentile. Winter: 46th percentile.
  • Clinton
    Hazard fingerprint for Clinton Tornado: 22th percentile. Tropical: 20th percentile. Wildfire: 75th percentile. Flood: 64th percentile. Hail & wind: 85th percentile. Heat: 0th percentile. Cold: 0th percentile. Winter: 25th percentile.
  • Winchester
    Hazard fingerprint for Winchester Tornado: 82th percentile. Tropical: 7th percentile. Wildfire: 27th percentile. Flood: 62th percentile. Hail & wind: 70th percentile. Heat: 72th percentile. Cold: 98th percentile. Winter: 68th percentile.