Storm History: Polk County, Tennessee

Events

355

Deaths

4

Injuries

11

Damage

$11 million

Episodes

278

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, November 28, 20162 deaths · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · $253,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 20111 death · 1 injured · $67,000 · EF1 · 4 events here

• Flash Flood, May 6, 2003$4.2 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 1986$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$1.4 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · $253,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 13, 19733 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 21, 19747 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1998$150,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$115,000 · EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 29, 1997$100,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 20111 death · 1 injured · $67,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 2001$45,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 1997$40,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2010$40,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 2008$38,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 1998$33,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003$30,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 24, 2009$30,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 2011$30,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 5, 1997$27,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 1999$25,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 7, 19853 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20122.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20242.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20172.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 19822 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2014$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2010$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 3, 19741 death · $253,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$115,000 · EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 28, 20162 deaths · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 1986$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 21, 1993$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 1994$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$1.4 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, December 13, 19733 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 21, 19747 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2010$40,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Polk County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 202661 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 17, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20242.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 202374 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 202376 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 20211.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202060 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 201876 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 20, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 2018$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 17, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20172.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 28, 20162 deaths · EF3 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20161.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, December 25, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, December 2, 20151 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20153 events here
• Hail, August 20, 2014$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2014$8,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2014$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2014$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20142 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2013$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 15, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 2012$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2012$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2012$1,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201260 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20122.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012$1.4 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2011$8,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2011$30,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$115,000 · EF4 · 5 events here
• Hail, March 26, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 20111 death · 1 injured · $67,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2011$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 1, 2011$5,000 · 66 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20103 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20101 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2010$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2010$40,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 12, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 2, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20102 events here
• High Wind, December 24, 2009$30,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, December 8, 2009$25,000 · 88 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, September 26, 20091 event here
• Flood, September 20, 20091 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2009$20,000 · 58 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2009$5,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2009$25,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2009$14,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 200955 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 2009$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 10, 2008$12,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2008$5,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2008$38,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2008$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 2008$20,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 200850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, February 6, 2008$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2007$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 2007$10,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2007$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2007$12,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 2007$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20071 event here
• High Wind, October 17, 2006$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 2006$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2006$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2006$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2006$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2006$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2006$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 20062 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 28, 2005$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, December 28, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, December 28, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2005$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2005$8,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2005$12,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2005$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 21, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 29, 20052 events here
• High Wind, December 22, 20041 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 14, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2004$12,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2004$4,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004$25,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2004$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2004$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 200360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003$30,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2003$4.2 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2003$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2003$6,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 19, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, February 21, 20032 events here
• Flood, February 14, 20032 events here
• Strong Wind, February 3, 2003$2,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20032 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 5, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2002$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 200260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2002$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20022 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 2001$45,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2001$14,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2001$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2001$19,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2001$17,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2001$9,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2001$19,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2001$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20012 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2001$12,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20012 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20012 events here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20002 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 16, 2000$8,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 2, 20002 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000$3,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000$12,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2000$11,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2000$11,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 19, 2000$12,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 2000$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20002 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 1999$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1999$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 1999$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 19991 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 1999$6,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 1999$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 19992 events here
• Hail, January 21, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 19992 events here
• Ice Storm, December 22, 19982 events here
• Drought, September 1, 19982 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1998$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 1998$33,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1998$22,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1998$150,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 1998$7,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 30, 19972 events here
• Hail, August 28, 19970.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 1997$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 1997$40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 1997$100,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 19972 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 5, 1997$27,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 1996$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 1996$7,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 1996$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 1996$15,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 19962 events here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 19962 events here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 19962 events here
• Hail, August 1, 1995$3,000 · 86 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 1995$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 1994$550 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 1994$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1989
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• 1982
• 1978
• 1975
• 1974
• 1973
• 1970
• 1966

Tornadoes in Polk CountyEvery warning in Polk 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.