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Tornado Warnings in Tennessee, 2023

111 tornado warnings in 2023. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.

Tornado Warnings by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Warnings
111
Busiest month
April31 tornado warnings
Busiest day
April 1, 202331 tornado warnings

Over time

By month

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 2:56 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGGibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley34 min
Jan 12, 12:15 PM CSTTornado WarningMRXJefferson15 min
Jan 12, 12:21 PM CSTTornado WarningMRXCocke, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson14 min
Feb 16, 4:36 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGGibson, Henry, Weakley39 min
Feb 16, 4:39 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGHenry, Weakley51 min
Feb 16, 5:41 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson, Henderson, Madison49 min
Feb 16, 12:58 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson32 min
Feb 16, 1:19 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXHumphreys41 min
Feb 16, 1:38 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGHardin, McNairy23 min
Feb 16, 1:50 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Humphreys25 min
Feb 16, 2:13 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGHardin62 min
Feb 16, 3:42 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXGiles, Lawrence, Maury33 min
Feb 16, 4:35 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall12 min
Feb 16, 6:32 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNFranklin, Lincoln, Moore14 min
Mar 1, 6:18 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, McNairy21 min
Mar 1, 10:35 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNFranklin, Lincoln14 min
Mar 2, 12:11 AM CSTTornado WarningMRXHamilton, Marion28 min
Mar 2, 12:38 AM CSTTornado WarningMRXBradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs37 min
Mar 3, 11:54 AM CSTTornado WarningHUNFranklin, Lincoln21 min
Mar 3, 12:20 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNFranklin10 min
Mar 3, 12:22 PM CSTTornado WarningMRXMarion10 min
Mar 3, 2:31 PM CSTTornado WarningMRXMonroe29 min
Mar 24, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLauderdale26 min
Mar 24, 11:58 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNFranklin, Lincoln, Moore32 min
Mar 25, 12:22 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNFranklin, Moore24 min
Mar 25, 1:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMRXBledsoe, Rhea, Roane27 min
Mar 31, 5:23 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGShelby, Tipton37 min
Mar 31, 5:52 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyConsiderable damage threatMEGHaywood, Lauderdale, Tipton38 min
Mar 31, 6:11 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGCrockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison49 min
Mar 31, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson, Henderson, Madison45 min
Mar 31, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Carroll10 min
Mar 31, 7:35 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGShelby40 min
Mar 31, 8:06 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Shelby39 min
Mar 31, 8:38 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGFayette, Hardeman, McNairy37 min
Mar 31, 9:14 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatMEGChester, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy46 min
Mar 31, 9:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette, Shelby41 min
Mar 31, 9:44 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy30 min
Mar 31, 9:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood45 min
Mar 31, 10:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette, Shelby23 min
Mar 31, 10:09 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Henry51 min
Mar 31, 10:16 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Henry22 min
Mar 31, 10:24 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXHouston, Stewart36 min
Mar 31, 10:33 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys27 min
Mar 31, 10:51 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, McNairy39 min
Mar 31, 10:56 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery34 min
Mar 31, 11:21 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGChester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy39 min
Mar 31, 11:41 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXPerry, Wayne34 min
Apr 1, 12:01 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson16 min
Apr 1, 12:06 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXLawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry, Wayne39 min
Apr 1, 12:32 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXLewis, Maury43 min
Apr 1, 12:55 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon18 min
Apr 1, 1:02 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson28 min
Apr 1, 1:12 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXClay, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson33 min
Apr 1, 1:28 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXBedford, Cannon, Rutherford32 min
Apr 1, 1:45 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Coffee, Grundy, Warren14 min
Apr 1, 1:52 AM CDTTornado WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Rutherford23 min
Apr 1, 3:07 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNFranklin, Lincoln23 min
Apr 1, 3:25 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatHUNFranklin, Lincoln21 min
Apr 1, 3:35 AM CDTTornado WarningMRXAnderson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane25 min
Apr 1, 4:50 AM CDTTornado WarningMRXBradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Polk40 min
Apr 1, 5:16 AM CDTTornado WarningMRXBradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk44 min
Jun 11, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Morgan, Scott40 min
Jun 11, 4:46 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXFentress29 min
Jun 11, 5:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Morgan, Scott38 min
Jun 11, 5:18 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCumberland27 min
Jun 11, 5:35 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXMorgan40 min
Jun 11, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXFentress37 min
Jun 11, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Scott39 min
Jun 11, 6:04 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Scott25 min
Jun 11, 6:08 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Knox, Morgan, Scott52 min
Jun 11, 6:24 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXMorgan, Scott51 min
Jun 11, 7:03 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Scott42 min
Jun 11, 7:05 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne25 min
Jun 11, 7:09 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne31 min
Jun 18, 8:56 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman34 min
Jun 18, 9:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGHardeman26 min
Aug 7, 1:16 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXGreene, Washington15 min
Aug 9, 1:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGHardin, McNairy17 min
Aug 12, 12:04 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXRutherford, Wilson26 min
Aug 12, 12:21 PM CDTTornado WarningOHXCannon, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Wilson26 min
Aug 14, 8:38 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXHawkins52 min
Aug 14, 8:50 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXGreene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington40 min
Aug 14, 9:09 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXCarter, Sullivan, Washington51 min
Aug 14, 9:42 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan63 min
Aug 14, 11:52 PM CDTTornado WarningMRXCarter, Johnson16 min
Dec 9, 11:44 AM CSTTornado WarningMEGGibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley46 min
Dec 9, 12:22 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGHenry, Weakley14 min
Dec 9, 12:42 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCrockett, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale20 min
Dec 9, 1:22 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXMontgomery, Stewart23 min
Dec 9, 1:30 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson20 min
Dec 9, 1:43 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXMontgomery19 min
Dec 9, 2:18 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson, Madison42 min
Dec 9, 2:39 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys24 min
Dec 9, 3:02 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXHumphreys28 min
Dec 9, 3:18 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Houston, Montgomery27 min
Dec 9, 3:24 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXDickson, Humphreys36 min
Dec 9, 3:38 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedOHXCheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson37 min
Dec 9, 3:44 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson31 min
Dec 9, 4:04 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGMcNairy21 min
Dec 9, 4:05 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Robertson25 min
Dec 9, 4:06 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Williamson10 min
Dec 9, 4:09 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXCheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson36 min
Dec 9, 4:21 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXRobertson, Sumner39 min
Dec 9, 4:36 PM CSTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXDavidson, Sumner, Wilson39 min
Dec 9, 4:47 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXRobertson, Sumner13 min
Dec 9, 5:12 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatOHXMacon, Sumner, Trousdale33 min
Dec 9, 5:46 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXClay, Macon29 min
Dec 9, 5:57 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXLawrence, Wayne33 min
Dec 9, 7:18 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Rutherford27 min
Dec 9, 7:48 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Coffee27 min
Dec 9, 8:05 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXBedford, Coffee25 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

40 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. April 1, 202331tornado warnings
  2. December 9, 202323tornado warnings
  3. February 16, 202310tornado warnings
  4. June 11, 202310tornado warnings
  5. August 15, 20235tornado warnings
  6. March 2, 20234tornado warnings
  7. March 3, 20234tornado warnings
  8. March 25, 20234tornado warnings
  9. March 31, 20234tornado warnings
  10. June 12, 20233tornado warnings
  11. December 10, 20233tornado warnings
  12. January 12, 20232tornado warnings

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.