Storm History: Lincoln County, Tennessee

Events

800

Deaths

13

Injuries

261

Damage

$8.3 million

Episodes

488

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, April 3, 19746 deaths · 100 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 19522 deaths · 150 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 20142 deaths · EF3 · 3 events here
• Flood, December 7, 20041 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 20171 death · 52 kt wind · 1 event here

• Tornado, February 29, 19522 deaths · 150 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 19746 deaths · 100 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2004$350,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 14, 2012$350,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 13, 19522 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 1973$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 24, 1997$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 2002$150,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018$102,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 20032 injured · $100,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2011$85,000 · 63 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2023$80,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2011$75,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 24, 2009$60,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 2025$51,000 · 1.5 in hail · 23 events here
• Hail, April 15, 1993$50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 1997$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 16, 2000$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2011$45,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2009$37,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 events here

• Hail, January 17, 19994.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20032.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 19982.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, February 26, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20171.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, October 18, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 2009$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20021.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20011.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20011.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 3, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 19746 deaths · 100 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 29, 19522 deaths · 150 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 13, 19522 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995$2,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 20142 deaths · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 16, 1985$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 1993$500 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 20032 injured · $100,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$5,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 1973$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 1980$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1988$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 24, 1997$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lincoln County, with its track

• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2026$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, April 14, 20261 event here
• Hail, February 26, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 20262 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20262 events here
• Ice Storm, January 24, 20262 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 18, 2025$15,000 · 58 kt wind · 15 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 20252 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 10, 20251 event here
• Heat, August 18, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20252 events here
• Heat, July 20, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20251 event here
• Heat, June 24, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025$34,000 · 52 kt wind · 13 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025$3,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2025$37,000 · EF1 · 15 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2025$12,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 2025$51,000 · 1.5 in hail · 23 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2025$6,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20251 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20255 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 28, 2024$30,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 19, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 5, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, September 12, 2024$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2024$9,000 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2024$2,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024$8,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 27, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 17, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 16, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2024$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 16, 20241 event here
• Drought, July 16, 20241 event here
• Drought, July 9, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 4, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2024$2,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024$30,000 · EF1 · 13 events here
• Frost/Freeze, March 11, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20241 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 26, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 19, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 22, 20233 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20232 events here
• Heat, August 11, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 20232 events here
• Heat, July 20, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2023$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 15 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023$11,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2023$80,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 30, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023$4,000 · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 24, 20231 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2023EF3 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 29, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 21, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 18, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 18, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 14, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20221 event here
• Strong Wind, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20224 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 18, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2022$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 5, 20223 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2022$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2022$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 15, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 13, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2022$2,000 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022$11,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, February 23, 20224 events here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021$500 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 13, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 7, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 6, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 5, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 20219 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2021$500 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 31, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2021$11,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 30, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2021$200 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2021$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 22, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2021$200 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 2, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, November 30, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 3, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020$500 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 16, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 15, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 11, 20202 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2020$200 · 70 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, December 16, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, November 12, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 2, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 13, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2019$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019$200 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 20, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 3, 20193 events here
• Freezing Fog, December 11, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 10, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 10, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018$102,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 22, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 15, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 14, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 13, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 8, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 7, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20182 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2017$1,000 · 78 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2017$200 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 20171 death · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20171.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 21, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20171 event here
• Tornado, March 9, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 29, 201660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 10, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, October 25, 20162 events here
• Drought, September 6, 20161 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016$20 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 201652 kt wind · 9 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2016$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2016$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 2016$2,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 14, 20151 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 14, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2015$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 201552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20152 events here
• Ice Storm, February 16, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 20151 event here
• Freezing Fog, January 16, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 2, 20141 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 20142 deaths · EF3 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 16, 20141 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 31, 20141 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 24, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20143 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 21, 2013$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20131 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 25, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2013$17,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20133 events here
• Lightning, June 27, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2013$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20131 event here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 20131 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 31, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2012$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 17, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2012$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 14, 2012$350,000 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 4, 20124 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20123 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 28, 20122 events here
• Drought, June 26, 20121 event here
• Heat, June 24, 20121 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 12, 20121 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, November 28, 20111 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20111 event here
• Hail, October 18, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1989
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• 1968
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• 1957
• 1953
• 1952

Tornadoes in Lincoln CountyEvery warning in Lincoln 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.