Storm History: Lauderdale County, Tennessee
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lauderdale 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
- 463
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 29
- Damage
- $14 million
- Episodes
- 351
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 70 | 9 | 27 | $7.3 million |
| Hail | 70 | 0 | 0 | $168,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 65 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 64 | 0 | 1 | $337,000 |
| Heat | 47 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 32 | 0 | 1 | $194,000 |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 0 | 0 | $48,000 |
| Drought | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 5 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $23,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Tropical Depression | 1 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, January 17, 1999
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, September 26, 1959
- Tornado, May 6, 1967
- Tornado, December 15, 1971
- Tornado, December 31, 1978
- Tornado, January 8, 2008
- Tornado, May 24, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Flood, May 9, 1996
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2008
- Tropical Depression, September 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 27, 1998
- Tornado, February 13, 1950
- Tornado, March 14, 1953
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 5, 1999
- Hail, March 11, 1986
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2011
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Hail, February 21, 2005
- Hail, July 14, 1971
- Hail, August 7, 1962
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2012
- Hail, May 25, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2009
- Hail, April 25, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2006
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, January 17, 1999
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, March 14, 1953
- Tornado, September 26, 1959
- Tornado, June 26, 1994
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Tornado, February 13, 1950
- Tornado, May 6, 1967
- Tornado, May 3, 1979
- Tornado, May 6, 1984
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 29, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 27, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Hail, March 15, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 20, 2026
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2025
- Heat, August 15, 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
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2025
- Heat, July 16, 2025
- Heat, June 22, 2025
- Heat, June 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2025
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- 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
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Hail, April 7, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 12, 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
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2023
- Heat, July 27, 2023
- Heat, July 18, 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
- Heat, August 8, 2022
- Heat, August 2, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2022
- Heat, June 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 23, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Heat, August 23, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2021
- Heat, July 30, 2021
- Heat, July 24, 2021
- Tornado, May 4, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Tornado, March 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 10, 2021
- Heat, July 15, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2020
- Tornado, October 21, 2019
- Heat, August 19, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 8, 2019
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2018
- Heat, August 16, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2018
- Heat, July 12, 2018
- Heat, July 4, 2018
- Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 30, 2018
- Heat, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Flood, February 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2017
- Hail, May 11, 2017
- Tornado, April 30, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2017
- Tornado, March 27, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Hail, February 7, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 15, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 22, 2016
- Tornado, March 31, 2016
- Hail, March 15, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Hail, October 13, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2014
- Tornado, June 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Tornado, April 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2011
- Flood, December 5, 2011
- Winter Weather, November 28, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2011
- Hail, May 25, 2011
- Flood, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Drought, March 1, 2011
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2011
- Drought, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Drought, January 1, 2011
- Drought, December 1, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Drought, October 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Heat, June 18, 2010
- Heat, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2010
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Tornado, July 30, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2009
- Strong Wind, February 11, 2009
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2009
- Tropical Depression, September 14, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, March 19, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- High Wind, January 29, 2008
- Tornado, January 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, November 21, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 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
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 6, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2007
- Strong Wind, November 30, 2006
- Heat, August 10, 2006
- Strong Wind, August 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 21, 2006
- Hail, May 3, 2006
- Hail, April 25, 2006
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lauderdale CountyEvery warning in Lauderdale 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.