Storm History: Giles County, Tennessee
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Giles 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
- 422
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 16
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 338
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 | 95 | 1 | 0 | $662,000 |
| Tornado | 86 | 1 | 12 | $8.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 73 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Hail | 71 | 1 | 0 | $209,000 |
| Drought | 41 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Winter Storm | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 11 | 0 | 4 | |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 2 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $232,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, April 16, 1998
- Tornado, April 11, 2008
- Tornado, August 16, 1985
- Tornado, March 17, 1965
- Tornado, May 22, 1989
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Lightning, May 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020
- Tornado, May 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 2, 1997
- Tornado, May 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 23, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 1994
- Tornado, May 14, 1994
- Flash Flood, June 9, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1998
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, July 12, 2022
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2012
- Hail, October 18, 2011
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 3, 1998
- Hail, May 18, 1993
- Hail, March 19, 2018
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Hail, April 30, 2002
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 16, 1998
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, April 29, 1963
- Tornado, April 21, 1972
- Tornado, August 16, 1985
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, April 11, 2008
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, May 22, 1989
- Tornado, November 14, 1951
- Tornado, November 8, 1957
- Tornado, January 21, 1959
- Tornado, March 17, 1965
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Tornado, March 15, 2026
- Hail, March 11, 2026
- Hail, February 26, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Drought, July 9, 2024
- Tornado, May 14, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Hail, March 14, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 17, 2023
- Heat, August 25, 2023
- Heat, August 24, 2023
- Hail, July 18, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Tornado, June 11, 2023
- Hail, June 4, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Drought, June 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Tornado, January 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 6, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2020
- Tornado, February 12, 2020
- Tornado, February 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 15, 2020
- Tornado, December 16, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2019
- Tornado, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 22, 2019
- Flash Flood, December 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2018
- Hail, March 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, March 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2017
- Lightning, May 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2017
- Freezing Fog, December 20, 2016
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2016
- Flood, April 1, 2016
- Tornado, March 31, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2015
- Tornado, April 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2015
- Tornado, October 13, 2014
- Hail, October 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2013
- Tornado, September 17, 2012
- Hail, August 16, 2012
- Hail, August 13, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2012
- Drought, July 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2012
- Flood, April 5, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Hail, January 21, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2011
- Hail, October 18, 2011
- Hail, August 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2011
- Flood, June 28, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, May 25, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Hail, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2010
- Tornado, July 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2010
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2009
- Tornado, September 7, 2009
- Tornado, May 1, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Tornado, May 8, 2008
- Drought, May 1, 2008
- Tornado, April 11, 2008
- Drought, April 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Drought, March 1, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- Hail, January 29, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Hail, September 23, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 2, 2006
- Hail, March 13, 2006
- Hail, March 9, 2006
- Flash Flood, January 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 28, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2005
- Strong Wind, August 29, 2005
- Lightning, August 6, 2005
- Lightning, July 17, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, December 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 18, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Tornado, June 12, 2004
- Tornado, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, March 5, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2003
- Hail, June 11, 2003
- Hail, June 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2003
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flood, February 15, 2003
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2002
- Hail, April 30, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- Hail, March 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 18, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 23, 2002
- Flood, December 13, 2001
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2001
- Hail, June 4, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2001
- Tornado, February 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, February 16, 2001
- Flash Flood, December 16, 2000
- Tornado, July 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2000
- Hail, February 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, February 13, 2000
- Hail, August 19, 1999
- Tornado, August 12, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 1, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Giles CountyEvery warning in Giles 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.