Storm History: DeKalb County, Tennessee

Events

318

Deaths

1

Injuries

22

Damage

$6.8 million

Episodes

252

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.

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• Tornado, February 29, 20121 death · $545,000 · EF2 · 4 events here

• Tornado, May 18, 1995$2.0 million · F4 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 9, 1998$750,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 20121 death · $545,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 2021$379,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2003$320,000 · F1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2024$300,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 19681 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1971$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 197420 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1984$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 24, 1997$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2009$125,000 · 82 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2011$125,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020$72,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 20, 2014$55,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023$50,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2021$45,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 5, 2012$35,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here

• Hail, April 7, 2006$5,000 · 4 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 2, 2006$22,000 · 3.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, November 10, 20022.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 19982.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2017$9,000 · 2.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 2012$35,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 2025$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2014$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 5, 2010$500 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 197420 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995$2.0 million · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009$10,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 1971$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1984$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 21, 1993$500 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$3,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 29, 20121 death · $545,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 7, 1972F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 1984F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 24, 19971 injured · $5,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 24, 1997$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2000F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in DeKalb County, with its track

• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Ice Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 2025$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2024$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 16, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2024$300,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 17, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 24, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2023$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023$20,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2023$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023$50,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023$15,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2022$4,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20221 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2021$45,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 2021$379,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020$72,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 2020$20,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20191 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 25, 20191 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2019$5,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2019$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 2018$28,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 24, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Tornado, November 18, 2017$3,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 6, 2017$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 27, 2017$9,000 · 2.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2016$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2016$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2016$3,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20161 event here
• Flood, December 28, 20151 event here
• Tornado, December 25, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015$100,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2015$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2015$8,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 2015$8,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20151 event here
• Hail, October 12, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 20, 2014$55,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 27, 2014$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2014$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 20, 2014$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2013$2,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20131 event here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2012$35,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 26, 20121 event here
• Tornado, February 29, 20121 death · $545,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20121 event here
• Flood, June 28, 2011$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2011$125,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2011$6,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$25,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 26, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 11, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20101 event here
• Hail, August 5, 2010$500 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2010$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2010$10,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20101 event here
• Ice Storm, January 29, 2010$25,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20101 event here
• Tornado, September 7, 2009$10,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2009$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2009$125,000 · 82 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 2009$12,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 2009$30,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2009$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009$10,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2008$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, March 19, 2008$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20081 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2008$3,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, January 29, 2008$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 200661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2006$5,000 · 4 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 2, 2006$22,000 · 3.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 13, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 28, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, August 30, 2005$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 200555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 200560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, December 6, 200455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 30, 2004$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 17, 2004$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 12, 20041 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20041 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 4, 200460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20041 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20041.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20032 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2003$320,000 · F1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2003$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 20031 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, December 4, 20021 event here
• Hail, November 10, 20022.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 18, 20020.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 200250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2002$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 200265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 17, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 200252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, October 24, 20011 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 200060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 200055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2000F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20001.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 20001 event here
• Hail, February 18, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20001 event here
• High Wind, January 3, 200058 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 199952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Hail, June 20, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 1998$750,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 19981 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 19982.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 19981 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 1998F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 199770 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 5, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 199750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 24, 1997$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 24, 19971 injured · $5,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 24, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 199650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 1996$100 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1995$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1995$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1995$5,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995$2.0 million · F4 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 9, 1995$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 1993$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 1993$500 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 1991F3 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 19871 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1984$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 1984F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 1980$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 10, 19781.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 19740.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 197420 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 1972F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 19711 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1971
• 1968

Tornadoes in DeKalb CountyEvery warning in DeKalb County since 1986Every county in Tennessee

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.