Storm History: Smith County, Tennessee
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Smith 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
- 360
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 23
- Damage
- $14 million
- Episodes
- 267
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 82 | 1 | 0 | $494,000 |
| Tornado | 75 | 0 | 23 | $9.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 58 | 0 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 51 | 0 | 0 | $661,000 |
| Drought | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 26 | 0 | 0 | $206,000 |
| Winter Weather | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 2, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2016
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2010
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, January 24, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Hail, August 5, 2010
- Hail, December 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, January 22, 1999
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020
- Hail, March 12, 2010
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, May 24, 2017
- Tornado, March 28, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 1, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, January 17, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2022
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Hail, April 3, 1999
- Flash Flood, April 16, 1998
- Hail, August 19, 1997
- Hail, August 23, 1961
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, July 20, 2018
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Hail, June 10, 2014
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 22, 1952
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, March 2, 2020
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Tornado, March 5, 1955
- Tornado, January 21, 1959
- Tornado, April 1, 1970
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, January 24, 1997
- Tornado, May 24, 2000
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Hail, March 23, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Hail, April 2, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 30, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Tornado, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, December 5, 2021
- Hail, August 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, February 27, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020
- Tornado, April 25, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2020
- Tornado, March 2, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2020
- Tornado, February 5, 2020
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2020
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Hail, September 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2019
- Tornado, June 21, 2019
- Tornado, June 19, 2019
- Tornado, February 6, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Hail, July 20, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 11, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2018
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2017
- Tornado, November 18, 2017
- Flash Flood, November 6, 2017
- Hail, July 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2017
- Flood, June 23, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, May 24, 2017
- Hail, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, March 1, 2017
- Hail, December 17, 2016
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2016
- Hail, July 19, 2016
- Hail, July 14, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2016
- Flood, June 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 2015
- Tornado, July 14, 2015
- Hail, April 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 17, 2014
- Flood, August 20, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2014
- Hail, June 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2014
- Tornado, February 20, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2013
- Hail, June 10, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Tornado, October 1, 2012
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Drought, July 3, 2012
- Tornado, April 26, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, February 29, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2012
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2012
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Tornado, April 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 23, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 26, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2010
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2010
- Hail, August 14, 2010
- Hail, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2010
- Tornado, May 1, 2010
- Hail, March 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Hail, January 21, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2009
- Hail, June 16, 2009
- Tornado, February 11, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2008
- Drought, November 1, 2008
- Drought, October 1, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Drought, April 1, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2008
- Drought, March 1, 2008
- Tornado, February 5, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- Hail, January 29, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Hail, September 23, 2006
- Hail, May 16, 2006
- High Wind, November 28, 2005
- Hail, November 15, 2005
- Hail, July 4, 2005
- Hail, May 10, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, December 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 30, 2004
- Hail, July 12, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2003
- Hail, June 10, 2003
- Tornado, May 4, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 17, 2002
- Flash Flood, January 23, 2002
- Hail, October 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2001
- Hail, June 27, 2001
- Hail, May 1, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2000
- Tornado, May 24, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 1, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 1999
- Hail, May 9, 1999
- Hail, April 3, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 22, 1999
- Hail, January 17, 1999
- Flash Flood, July 20, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 2, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 21, 1998
- Hail, June 20, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 17, 1998
- Hail, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 10, 1998
- Flash Flood, May 21, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 16, 1998
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 1998
- Hail, August 19, 1997
- Hail, June 13, 1997
- Tornado, March 28, 1997
- Hail, January 24, 1997
- Tornado, January 24, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 1996
- Hail, June 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 1996
- Winter Storm, February 1, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, February 21, 1993
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1992
- Hail, June 18, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1991
- Tornado, March 22, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 1990
- Hail, August 21, 1990
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Smith CountyEvery warning in Smith 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.