Storm History: Carter County, Tennessee
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Carter County, Tennessee: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 377
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $87 million
- Episodes
- 287
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | 85 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 80 | 0 | 0 | $661,000 |
| Winter Storm | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 48 | 2 | 0 | $134,000 |
| Flash Flood | 42 | 7 | 0 | $85 million |
| High Wind | 24 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Tornado | 18 | 0 | 0 | $384,000 |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $14,000 |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2019
- Flood, February 14, 2003
- Flash Flood, October 23, 2017
- Tornado, June 3, 1998
- Tornado, May 1, 2002
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Hail, June 26, 1995
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2004
- High Wind, November 29, 2001
- High Wind, December 2, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2013
- Lightning, August 18, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- High Wind, October 17, 2006
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 26, 1995
- Hail, June 3, 1985
- Hail, June 1, 1969
- Hail, August 9, 1966
- Hail, April 6, 2022
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Hail, May 13, 1995
- Hail, August 20, 1993
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2021
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Hail, April 30, 2025
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2023
- Hail, July 5, 2022
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2025
- Hail, April 30, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- High Wind, February 11, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2024
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- High Wind, January 25, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 13, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2022
- Hail, July 5, 2022
- Hail, April 6, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 5, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2018
- Flood, July 20, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2018
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2017
- Flash Flood, October 23, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016
- High Wind, February 15, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Blizzard, November 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- High Wind, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2013
- High Wind, November 1, 2013
- Strong Wind, August 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2013
- High Wind, February 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- Flood, January 15, 2013
- High Wind, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow, October 28, 2012
- Hail, October 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2012
- Hail, July 24, 2012
- Hail, April 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, March 23, 2011
- High Wind, February 25, 2011
- High Wind, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 16, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 6, 2010
- High Wind, November 30, 2010
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- High Wind, January 17, 2010
- High Wind, December 24, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- High Wind, December 2, 2009
- Flood, September 26, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, April 7, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Hail, July 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- Hail, July 26, 2007
- Hail, July 18, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 2007
- High Wind, February 25, 2007
- Hail, February 21, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2007
- High Wind, October 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Hail, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2006
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005
- Hail, June 7, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2005
- High Wind, December 22, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003
- Hail, April 30, 2003
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2003
- Flood, April 10, 2003
- Flood, February 21, 2003
- Flood, February 14, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2003
- Strong Wind, February 3, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Tornado, May 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Flood, March 17, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2002
- High Wind, November 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2001
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 14, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2000
- Lightning, August 18, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 24, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 11, 1999
- Hail, May 7, 1999
- Hail, May 7, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 13, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 3, 1999
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 22, 1998
- Drought, September 1, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1998
- Hail, June 24, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 22, 1998
- Tornado, June 3, 1998
- Hail, June 3, 1998
- Hail, May 7, 1998
- Hail, April 3, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Winter Storm, December 30, 1997
- Hail, November 30, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1997
- Hail, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 26, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 10, 1997
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Carter CountyEvery warning in Carter County since 1986Every county in Tennessee
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.