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.
Tornado (F3)May 11, 2003
Williamson · 1 injured · $2.2M damage
Tornado (EF3)December 23, 2015
Wayne · 4 injured · $2.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)April 27, 2011
Rhea · 2 injured · $2.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 11, 2003
Rutherford · $1.8M damage
Tornado (F3)January 17, 1999
Crockett · 4 injured · $1.6M damage
Tornado (F3)May 27, 2000
Houston · $1.3M damage
Tornado (EF4)December 23, 2015
Mcnairy · $1.2M damage
Tornado (F3)April 2, 2006
Carroll · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)April 27, 2011
Blount · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 11, 2008
Giles · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F4)April 16, 1998
Giles · 1 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Montgomery · 1 injured · $750K damage
Tornado (F3)April 2, 2006
Weakley · 2 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)April 16, 1998
Dickson · 5 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (F3)April 16, 1998
Robertson · $400K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 8, 2024
Marshall · $250K damage
Tornado (EF4)April 27, 2011
Sequatchie · $250K damage
Tornado (EF4)December 23, 2015
Hardeman · $227K damage
Excessive HeatAugust 4, 2010
Davidson · 25 injured · $100K damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Madison · $100K damage
Tornado (F3)January 17, 1999
Haywood · 2 injured · $100K damage
Tornado (F4)March 1, 1997
Gibson · $100K damage
Tornado (EF4)April 27, 2011
Monroe · $50K damage
Tornado (F3)May 5, 2003
Lincoln · 2 injured · $50K damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 2003
Henderson · $25K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 31, 2023
Tipton · $20K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 2, 2010
Mcnairy · $10K damage
Tornado (EF3)April 1, 2023
Lincoln ·
Tornado (EF3)July 27, 2014
Claiborne ·
Tornado (EF3)July 27, 2014
Campbell ·
Tornado (EF3)April 27, 2011
Franklin ·
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.