Tennessee Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Tennessee has logged 41,981 severe-weather events — about 1,354 a year — with 538 direct deaths, 2,996 injuries and $8.8B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind17,44640 d$289.8M
Hail6,249—$35.9M
Flash Flood3,30382 d$852.8M
Winter Weather2,0932 d$1.5M
Winter Storm1,9402 d$81.5M
Drought1,937——
Heavy Snow1,5882 d$5.9M
Heat1,56759 d—
Tornado1,126221 d$3.1B
Flood1,05434 d$4.3B
High Wind8076 d$81.8M
Excessive Heat61820 d$100K
Lightning48919 d$36.8M
Strong Wind4355 d$4.7M
Ice Storm2903 d$2.4M
Cold/Wind Chill24430 d—
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (351)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
FloodNovember 29, 2001
Mcnairy · 1 killed · $5K damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 4, 2016
Rutherford · 1 killed · $4K damage
Thunderstorm WindJuly 2, 2023
Giles · 1 killed · $1K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 29, 2023
Maury · 1 killed · $1K damage
LightningMay 30, 2006
Dyer · 1 killed · 1 injured · $10 damage
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 1, 2026
Fayette · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 27, 2026
Obion · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 27, 2026
Shelby · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 25, 2026
Shelby · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodAugust 12, 2025
Hamilton · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 21, 2025
Henderson · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 6, 2025
Shelby · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 2, 2025
Obion · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 8, 2024
Claiborne · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 14, 2024
Carroll · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 14, 2024
Henry · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 14, 2024
Lauderdale · 1 killed ·
High WindApril 1, 2023
Roane · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
High WindMarch 3, 2023
Campbell · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindSeptember 25, 2022
Sullivan · 1 killed ·
Ice StormFebruary 23, 2022
Tipton · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodAugust 21, 2021
Humphreys · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 4, 2021
Weakley · 1 killed ·
FloodMarch 28, 2021
Cheatham · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 3, 2020
Williamson · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 12, 2020
Hamilton · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodApril 12, 2020
Marion · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodDecember 29, 2019
Sumner · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 20, 2019
Shelby · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 11, 2019
Rutherford · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodDecember 28, 2018
Marion · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 14, 2018
Fayette · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 6, 2018
Roane · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 28, 2018
Weakley · 1 killed ·
FloodMay 26, 2018
Washington · 1 killed ·
HeatMay 23, 2018
Davidson · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 1, 2018
Davidson · 1 killed ·
Strong WindApril 30, 2017
Davidson · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 30, 2017
Lincoln · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 5, 2016
Shelby · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.