Storm History: Sullivan County, Tennessee
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Sullivan 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
- 520
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- $7.9 million
- Episodes
- 393
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 181 | 1 | 6 | $4.5 million |
| Hail | 119 | 0 | 2 | $182,000 |
| Flash Flood | 62 | 0 | 1 | $199,000 |
| Tornado | 51 | 0 | 12 | $2.9 million |
| Heavy Snow | 50 | 1 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 1 | $31,000 |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, October 1, 1977
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Tornado, April 4, 1974
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2002
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Tornado, February 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 14, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 9, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2005
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Hail, June 9, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 18, 2025
- Hail, September 4, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Hail, June 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- Tornado, February 6, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- High Wind, January 5, 2025
- High Wind, December 31, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2024
- Tornado, September 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2022
- Hail, July 5, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Hail, May 18, 2022
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2020
- Hail, June 14, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 6, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2018
- Flood, July 20, 2018
- Flood, April 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, March 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2017
- Tornado, May 12, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2017
- Tornado, November 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2016
- Blizzard, January 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 21, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Tornado, July 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2014
- Hail, May 13, 2014
- Tornado, April 27, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Tornado, June 13, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2013
- High Wind, February 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2013
- Flood, January 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2012
- Hail, July 24, 2012
- Flood, July 10, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2011
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2011
- Strong Wind, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, March 23, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2011
- Ice Storm, December 16, 2010
- Tornado, October 25, 2010
- Hail, September 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2010
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Flood, September 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2009
- Hail, September 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Tornado, May 8, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Hail, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 4, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2008
- Hail, June 9, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- Hail, August 29, 2007
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2007
- Hail, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 15, 2007
- Hail, June 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2007
- Hail, June 14, 2007
- Hail, June 8, 2007
- Tornado, April 3, 2007
- High Wind, December 1, 2006
- Hail, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Hail, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Hail, May 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2006
- Lightning, April 25, 2006
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2005
- Hail, May 13, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2004
- Hail, June 14, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2004
- Hail, April 13, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2003
- Hail, September 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Hail, June 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003
- Lightning, May 1, 2003
- Lightning, May 1, 2003
- Hail, May 1, 2003
- Flood, April 10, 2003
- Flood, February 21, 2003
- Flood, February 14, 2003
- Strong Wind, February 3, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow, January 5, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 10, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2002
- Hail, August 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2002
- Hail, July 3, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2002
- Hail, June 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Flood, March 17, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Sullivan CountyEvery warning in Sullivan 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.