Storm History: Shelby County, Tennessee

Events

1,466

Deaths

106

Injuries

363

Damage

$2.4 billion

Episodes

841

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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• Heat, August 5, 200714 deaths · 187 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, June 17, 20097 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20107 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, June 18, 20105 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20104 deaths · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20244 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 20083 deaths · 14 injured · $102 million · EF4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, November 27, 19943 deaths · 25 injured · $50 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 20233 deaths · $500,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 2, 20103 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, June 3, 20113 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 3, 20113 deaths · 2 events here
• Heat, July 1, 20123 deaths · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20153 deaths · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20213 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 20082 deaths · 3 events here
• Heat, July 25, 20122 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20152 deaths · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20262 deaths · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 20101 death · $79 million · EF3 · 8 events here

• Flood, May 1, 2011$2.0 billion · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 20083 deaths · 14 injured · $102 million · EF4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 20101 death · $79 million · EF3 · 8 events here
• Tornado, November 27, 19943 deaths · 25 injured · $50 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2014$50 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 20031 death · 3 injured · $40 million · 95 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2017$9.5 million · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 197021 injured · $7.5 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 19942 injured · $6.0 million · F1 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$4.3 million · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 14, 1967$2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 19684 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 197826 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 19843 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 14, 198721 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 19, 1991$2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 2011$2.5 million · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2019$1.7 million · 5 events here
• Tornado, October 21, 20191 death · $1.6 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2016$1.5 million · 1 event here

• Hail, April 11, 19871 injured · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 1999$42,000 · 2.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, April 27, 1998$110 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 19932.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 19712.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20112.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20242 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, February 21, 2005$20 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, November 19, 19742 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, December 28, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 2, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20121.75 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, February 5, 20083 deaths · 14 injured · $102 million · EF4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 20211 death · $252,000 · EF4 · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 1970$250,000 · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, December 24, 1988F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995$27,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 17, 1999$1,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, December 23, 2015EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 27, 19943 deaths · 25 injured · $50 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 20233 deaths · $500,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 20101 death · $79 million · EF3 · 8 events here
• Tornado, March 4, 19643 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 19684 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 197021 injured · $7.5 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1972F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 19843 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Shelby County, with its track

• Heat, June 29, 20262 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20266 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20263 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 2026$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2026$8,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, March 15, 2026$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2026$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20262 deaths · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 2025$15,000 · 2 events here
• Drought, September 9, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 20251 injured · $25,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20254 events here
• Heat, August 15, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 14, 2025$1,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2025$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20253 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20252 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 23, 20253 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 21, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 18, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2025$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heat, July 16, 20252 events here
• Heat, July 6, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2025$11,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 28, 20251 event here
• Heat, June 22, 20255 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20251 injured · $25,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2025$37,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2025$14,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 2025$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2025$20,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2025$8,000 · EF3 · 23 events here
• Hail, March 30, 20251.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, March 19, 2025$5,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20251 event here
• Tornado, February 15, 2025$500 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, December 28, 20245 events here
• High Wind, September 1, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2024$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20242 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20242 events here
• Heat, June 25, 20241 event here
• Heat, June 23, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2024$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2024$200,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2024$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20241 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20242 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 11, 2024$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2024$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 25, 2024$3,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20244 deaths · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 17, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, September 6, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 5, 2023$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20233 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2023$25,000 · 1.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2023$24,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 3, 20232 events here
• Heat, July 27, 20233 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20231 injured · $116,000 · 66 kt wind · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2023$75,000 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 18, 2023$72,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Heat, July 18, 20233 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2023$753,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2023$47,000 · 56 kt wind · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20232 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$4.3 million · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2023$60,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2023$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20231.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2023$14,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 5, 2023$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 20233 deaths · $500,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 2023$4,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 2023$10,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, February 15, 20231.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, January 30, 20231 event here
• Tornado, January 2, 2023$5,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20222 events here
• Hail, November 29, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, August 8, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 2, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20223 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20223 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20222 events here
• Heat, June 21, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 12, 20222 events here
• Hail, May 21, 2022$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 13, 2022$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 2022$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 11, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, February 23, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 1, 202265 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 20211 death · $252,000 · EF4 · 7 events here
• Heat, August 23, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2021$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 2021$12,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 17, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 2021$20,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 28, 20211 injured · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20213 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Tornado, January 25, 2021$15,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Heat, August 29, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 5, 202050 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 202056 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2020$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2020$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2020$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020$119,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, October 21, 20191 death · $1.6 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 19, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2019$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20192 events here
• Heat, August 7, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20192 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 8, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2019$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 21, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2019$500 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2019$1.7 million · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2019$10,000 · 51 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20191.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2019$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 14, 2019$51,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 2019$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 23, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 14, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20181 event here
• Heat, August 16, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20182 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2018$53,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heat, July 12, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2018$41,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Heat, July 4, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20181 event here
• Heat, June 30, 20181 event here
• Heat, June 26, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2018$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2018$13,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2018$12,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2018$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2018$200,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20181 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 1, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20181 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 2017$15,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Heat, August 20, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 2017$52,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20173 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20172 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20172 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2017$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 30, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2017$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2017$92,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2017$9.5 million · 1 in hail · 10 events here
• Strong Wind, May 5, 2017$14,000 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 30, 2017$185,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2017$20,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 2017$60,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 2017$180,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2017EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20171 event here
• Hail, December 28, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 17, 201660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 28, 2016$20,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 15, 20161 event here
• Wildfire, October 30, 2016$70,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 25, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 4, 20161 event here
• Heat, August 2, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2016$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 22, 20161 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2016$10,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 15, 2016$20,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, June 24, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 16, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2016$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20161 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 30, 2016$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 29, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 20162 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, March 9, 20164 events here
• Tornado, February 2, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 20161 event here

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Tornadoes in Shelby CountyEvery warning in Shelby 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.