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Tornadoes in Tennessee
8 federal tornadoes disaster declarations in Tennessee since 1953.
Tornadoes — Tennessee — federal disaster declarations per year
19712022
Counties most affected
Davidson County5Decatur County5Gibson County4Cheatham County4Dickson County4Lake County4Henderson County4Wilson County4Weakley County3Dyer County3Jackson County3Clay County3Stewart County3Benton County3Carroll County3Obion County3Overton County2Cannon County2Cumberland County2DeKalb County2Fentress County2Hardeman County2Hardin County2Henry County2Houston County2Lauderdale County2Madison County2Marion County2McNairy County2Putnam County2Scott County2Smith County2Sumner County2Williamson County2Humphreys County1Claiborne County1Jefferson County1Johnson County1Knox County1Chester County1Blount County1Lawrence County1Lincoln County1Loudon County1Macon County1Tipton County1Trousdale County1Marshall County1Maury County1McMinn County1Warren County1Meigs County1Monroe County1Montgomery County1Moore County1Carter County1Bedford County1Pickett County1Polk County1Wayne County1Rutherford County1Bradley County1Franklin County1Giles County1Grainger County1Grundy County1Hamblen County1Hamilton County1Hancock County1Shelby County1White County1Coffee County1Campbell County1Hickman County1Sullivan County1
Declarations
January 14, 2022Tornado14 counties
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
December 13, 2021Tornado9 counties
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
May 8, 2021Tornado24 counties
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
March 5, 2020Tornado6 counties
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
March 7, 1997Tornado29 counties
HEAVY RAINS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, HAIL, HIGH WINDS
June 14, 1995Tornado5 counties
TORNADOES
April 4, 1974Tornado45 counties
TORNADOES
May 18, 1971Tornado3 counties
TORNADO
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.