Storm History: Cocke County, Tennessee
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Cocke 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
- 453
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- $5.5 million
- Episodes
- 327
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 119 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Hail | 75 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 67 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 48 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 41 | 2 | 0 | $804,000 |
| High Wind | 36 | 0 | 0 | $449,000 |
| Tornado | 34 | 1 | 12 | $3.0 million |
| Flood | 15 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 1 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, February 18, 1976
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, March 11, 1963
- Flash Flood, July 6, 1999
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2001
- High Wind, January 31, 1999
- High Wind, February 1, 2011
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- High Wind, February 26, 2013
- High Wind, November 29, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2000
- High Wind, October 17, 2006
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- High Wind, December 2, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2024
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 1976
- Hail, September 10, 1957
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2024
- Hail, April 22, 2017
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Hail, August 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Hail, March 19, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2001
- Hail, March 20, 1995
- Hail, July 14, 1995
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2026
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2025
- Hail, May 17, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Flood, April 7, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- Flood, February 12, 2025
- Tornado, February 6, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- High Wind, January 5, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2024
- Hail, May 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2024
- High Wind, March 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- High Wind, January 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Hail, April 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021
- Hail, August 7, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Flood, February 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2019
- Tornado, June 7, 2019
- Hail, May 18, 2019
- Hail, May 3, 2019
- Hail, April 7, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2019
- Flood, July 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Hail, April 22, 2017
- Hail, April 5, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, November 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2016
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2015
- Hail, June 18, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Blizzard, November 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2014
- Hail, August 20, 2014
- Tornado, July 27, 2014
- Tornado, June 10, 2014
- Hail, May 22, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- High Wind, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2013
- High Wind, November 1, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2013
- High Wind, February 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- High Wind, December 26, 2012
- High Wind, December 20, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2012
- Hail, May 15, 2012
- Hail, April 26, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 5, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, March 1, 2012
- Flood, December 7, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 9, 2011
- Tornado, March 23, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- High Wind, February 25, 2011
- High Wind, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 16, 2010
- High Wind, November 30, 2010
- Tornado, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2010
- Strong Wind, February 5, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 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
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 3, 2009
- High Wind, April 13, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2009
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2008
- Hail, March 19, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2008
- High Wind, February 13, 2008
- High Wind, February 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 10, 2008
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Hail, August 13, 2007
- Hail, July 25, 2007
- Hail, July 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 2007
- High Wind, February 25, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2007
- High Wind, October 17, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2006
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2006
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 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
- Hail, June 2, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2004
- Hail, May 10, 2004
- Lightning, May 10, 2004
- Hail, May 10, 2004
- Hail, May 10, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2004
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2003
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2003
- Hail, August 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2003
- Hail, August 4, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2003
- Flood, April 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2003
- Flood, February 21, 2003
- Flood, February 14, 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 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2002
- Flood, March 17, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2002
- High Wind, November 29, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2001
- Hail, June 26, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 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, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Cocke CountyEvery warning in Cocke 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.