Hurricanes and tropical storms in Tennessee

17 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 50 miles of Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength.

  • 17tropical cyclones within 50 miles since 1851
  • 0at hurricane strength
  • 0as major hurricanes
  • 3since 2000
2025
  • Hurricanes and tropical storms on record, by year

Over time

Tropical cyclones within 50 miles of Tennessee by decade 60s: 1 80s: 1 90s: 1 00s: 1 10s: 1 20s: 1 30s: 1 40s: 1 50s: 3 3 70s: 2 80s: 1 00s: 1 20s: 2 60s80s90s00s10s20s30s40s50s70s80s00s20s

The strongest storms

Notable events
Hugo1989Tropical storm, Greene
Unnamed1888Tropical storm, Shelby
Zeta2020Tropical storm, Lincoln
Unnamed1949Tropical storm, Johnson
Eloise1975Tropical storm, Lincoln
Frederic1979Tropical storm, Fayette
Helene2024Tropical storm, Polk
Unnamed1916Tropical storm, Lincoln
Unnamed1906Tropical storm, McNairy
Unnamed1860Tropical storm, Hardeman
Unnamed1892Tropical storm, Jackson
Katrina2005Tropical storm, Shelby
Audrey1957Tropical storm, Claiborne
Baker1950Tropical storm, Giles
Unnamed1923Tropical storm, Hardeman
Gracie1959Tropical storm, Greene
Unnamed1934Tropical storm, Hardin

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Hurricanes and tropical storms by county in Tennessee
Hardeman County8
Hardin County7
McNairy County7
Wayne County6
Fayette County6
Chester County5
Shelby County4
Sumner County4
Perry County4
White County4
Giles County4
Maury County4
Putnam County4
Hickman County4
Rhea County4
Williamson County4
Davidson County4
Cumberland County4
Bledsoe County4
Marion County4
Haywood County4
Macon County4
Lawrence County4
Trousdale County4
Carter County3
Monroe County3
Wilson County3
Fentress County3
Moore County3
Hamilton County3
Blount County3
Bedford County3
Coffee County3
Meigs County3
McMinn County3
Loudon County3
Smith County3
Marshall County3
Johnson County3
Cheatham County3
Rutherford County3
Roane County3
Scott County3
DeKalb County3
Henderson County3
Jackson County3
Lincoln County3
Washington County3
Carroll County3
Madison County3
Dickson County3
Sequatchie County3
Lewis County3
Overton County3
Clay County3
Decatur County3
Cannon County3
Polk County3
Pickett County3
Unicoi County3
Bradley County3
Morgan County3
Warren County3
Campbell County2
Anderson County2
Dyer County2
Cocke County2
Humphreys County2
Tipton County2
Sevier County2
Robertson County2
Crockett County2
Grainger County2
Knox County2
Hamblen County2
Sullivan County2
Lauderdale County2
Benton County2
Claiborne County2
Grundy County2
Obion County2
Lake County2
Montgomery County2
Stewart County2
Van Buren County2
Houston County2
Hawkins County2
Franklin County2
Jefferson County2
Greene County1
Gibson County1
Union County1
Henry County1
Weakley County1