Storm History: Madison County, Tennessee
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Madison 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
- 703
- Deaths
- 27
- Injuries
- 284
- Damage
- $203 million
- Episodes
- 475
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 | 150 | 20 | 278 | $197 million |
| Hail | 141 | 0 | 3 | $1.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 123 | 1 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 75 | 0 | 0 | $376,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 43 | 2 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 30 | 1 | 2 | $28,000 |
| Drought | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 12 | 2 | 0 | $3.9 million |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 1 | $1,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $31,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, January 17, 1999
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Flood, March 1, 1997
- Tornado, November 9, 2002
- Tornado, April 18, 1975
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Flood, April 3, 1999
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2019
- Tornado, April 15, 1953
- Tornado, March 22, 1975
- Tornado, June 6, 1981
- Tornado, November 19, 1988
- Tornado, October 4, 1990
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2009
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Hail, December 28, 2016
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2020
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 5, 1999
- Hail, May 18, 1993
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, July 4, 1982
- Hail, April 24, 1958
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Hail, June 6, 2025
- Hail, April 8, 2024
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Hail, December 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Hail, May 25, 2011
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Tornado, January 17, 1999
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, April 19, 1970
- Tornado, December 24, 1988
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, March 14, 1953
- Tornado, April 21, 1984
- Tornado, May 7, 1984
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, November 26, 2001
- Tornado, April 2, 2006
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
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
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 18, 2025
- 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
- Hail, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Tornado, April 2, 2025
- Hail, March 30, 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
- Tornado, May 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2024
- Hail, April 8, 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
- Tornado, December 9, 2023
- 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 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 4, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2023
- Heat, July 27, 2023
- Heat, July 18, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2023
- Hail, May 15, 2023
- Tornado, March 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, March 3, 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
- Excessive Heat, June 12, 2022
- Hail, May 13, 2022
- Hail, May 2, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2021
- Tornado, March 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 28, 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
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2020
- Hail, October 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2019
- Heat, August 19, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2019
- Heat, July 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2019
- Ice Storm, December 8, 2018
- Hail, December 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 14, 2018
- Hail, July 19, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2018
- Heat, July 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2018
- Hail, July 5, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2018
- Heat, July 4, 2018
- Heat, July 1, 2018
- Heat, June 30, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Heat, June 26, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2018
- Hail, May 20, 2018
- Hail, April 3, 2018
- Flood, February 28, 2018
- Tornado, February 24, 2018
- Flood, February 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Flash Flood, December 22, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, May 19, 2017
- Tornado, March 27, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2017
- Tornado, March 9, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2017
- Hail, December 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 2016
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2016
- Drought, November 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2016
- Tornado, March 31, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 9, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2014
- Tornado, June 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2014
- Hail, April 4, 2014
- Flash Flood, March 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2013
- Hail, May 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2012
- Drought, July 10, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2012
- Tornado, April 26, 2012
- Hail, March 15, 2012
- Hail, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, January 22, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2011
- Flood, December 5, 2011
- Winter Weather, November 28, 2011
- Hail, August 10, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 3, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2011
- Hail, July 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2011
- Hail, May 25, 2011
- Hail, May 23, 2011
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 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
- Drought, December 1, 2010
- Drought, November 1, 2010
- Drought, October 19, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2010
- Heat, July 29, 2010
- Heat, July 24, 2010
- Heat, July 19, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2010
- Heat, June 18, 2010
- Heat, June 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2010
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Hail, March 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Madison CountyEvery warning in Madison 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.