Storm History: Decatur County, Tennessee
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Decatur 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
- 371
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 289
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 72 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Hail | 56 | 0 | 0 | $306,000 |
| Tornado | 51 | 0 | 1 | $7.1 million |
| Excessive Heat | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 26 | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Drought | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $115,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2019
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2009
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 2, 1997
- Tornado, March 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 5, 1999
- Tornado, May 31, 2001
- Flood, December 8, 2004
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, February 16, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 1993
- Hail, March 19, 1998
- Tornado, May 7, 1984
- Hail, July 20, 2000
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, January 17, 1999
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2020
- Hail, April 3, 1999
- Flash Flood, April 16, 1998
- Hail, August 19, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2011
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Hail, March 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2009
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 29, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 23, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2025
- Heat, July 21, 2025
- Heat, July 20, 2025
- Heat, July 18, 2025
- Heat, July 16, 2025
- Heat, June 22, 2025
- Heat, June 21, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2024
- Drought, August 27, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2024
- Heat, June 25, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Hail, April 2, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 24, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2023
- Heat, July 27, 2023
- Heat, July 18, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, February 16, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2023
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 26, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Heat, August 23, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 24, 2021
- Tornado, May 4, 2021
- Tornado, March 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2021
- Heat, July 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Tornado, March 2, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 26, 2019
- Heat, August 19, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 8, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2018
- Heat, July 4, 2018
- Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 30, 2018
- Heat, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, March 27, 2017
- Hail, March 21, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2017
- Tornado, March 9, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Hail, May 31, 2015
- Tornado, May 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Hail, October 13, 2014
- Tornado, June 7, 2014
- Hail, April 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 2, 2014
- Hail, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2013
- Tornado, April 27, 2013
- Heavy Rain, March 11, 2013
- Lightning, February 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 29, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 14, 2012
- Winter Weather, November 28, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2011
- Hail, August 3, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Hail, July 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Hail, March 26, 2011
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2010
- Drought, December 1, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Heat, July 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2010
- Heat, July 24, 2010
- Heat, July 19, 2010
- Heat, June 18, 2010
- Heat, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2010
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 24, 2008
- Flash Flood, December 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- High Wind, January 29, 2008
- Tornado, January 8, 2008
- Hail, December 28, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Heat, August 5, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Hail, April 3, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2007
- Strong Wind, January 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2006
- Hail, May 21, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2006
- Tornado, November 15, 2005
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2005
- Flood, December 8, 2004
- Hail, September 12, 2004
- Hail, July 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Heavy Snow, April 13, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2004
- Hail, August 4, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2003
- Flood, May 12, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 1, 2003
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2003
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2002
- Flood, November 28, 2001
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Hail, September 13, 2001
- Hail, July 5, 2001
- Tornado, May 31, 2001
- Hail, February 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 8, 2000
- Hail, July 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2000
- Hail, May 3, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Decatur CountyEvery warning in Decatur 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.