Tornado in Tennessee
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Tennessee, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado episodes in Tennessee.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 1,704
- Deaths
- 408
- Injuries
- 5,018
- Damage
- $3.4 billion
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 3, 1974
- Tornadoes and Flood in Tennessee, April 27 to 28, 2011Favorable atmospheric conditions resulted in a deadly tornado outbreak across east Tennessee on the 27th. The thunderstorms produced more than 50 tornadoes across the east Tennessee area with 32 deaths and more than 200 injured.
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 22, 1952
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 2 to 3, 2020From the late evening hours on March 2 into the early morning hours on March 3, supercell thunderstorms developed and spawned tornadoes across southeast Missouri, southern Kentucky, Tennessee, and central Alabama.
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, March 21, 1952
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 2, 2006One large tree was blown down clipping the front part of a house and taking the chimney off of the house.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, February 5 to 6, 2008The Super Severe Weather Outbreak on Feb. 5, 2008 produced supercelluar thunderstorms, well in advance of a multicell line of thunderstorms. The whole episode lasted about 6 hours.
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, February 29, 1952
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, August 21, 2021The deadliest flash flood to ever affect Middle Tennessee, and one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the state, struck the region on Saturday, August 21, 2021.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, May 1 to 4, 2010A frontal boundary setup across Western and Middle Tennessee late Friday night (April 30), and remained through the weekend. A persistent southerly flow fed moisture into the area and precipitable water values rose to almost 2 inches, based on data from KOHX upper air soundings.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, May 4 to 5, 2003Several homes had windows broken or roof damage. Some trees were knocked down.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, January 17, 1999Several trees were blown down.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 31, 2023A regional tornado outbreak occurred during the late afternoon of Friday, March 31, 2023, and continued into the early morning hours of Saturday, April 1, 2023.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, February 5, 2008A strong low pressure system tracked from Northern Arkansas into Southern Missouri during the evening hours of February 5th, 2008. Supercells developed out ahead of the system during the late afternoon into the early evening.
- Tornado in Tennessee, April 7, 2006This is where the tornado struck hit the hardest in Sumner County. It entered Hendersonville from Goodlettsville at 1312 CST, and struck Gallatin at 1325 CST. An aerial survey determined this tornado had a path length of 22.75 miles from Davidson County and into Sumner County.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, December 9, 2023A major tornado outbreak impacted Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours of December 9, 2023.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 7, 1971
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, April 2 to 3, 2025A significant multi-hazard, multi-day event occurred across the Mid-South from April 2, 2025, to April 8, 2025, producing 35 tornadoes, record flooding, and numerous reports of damaging winds and large hail. A large upper-level trough covered the Western U.S. in early April.
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, November 10, 200211 tornadoes were reported in Middle Tennessee in one of the worst tornadic outbreaks ever in November. 8 people...and possibly a ninth victim...were killed in Middle Tennessee alone. Damage estimate for the tornadoes in Tennessee was placed at $160 million.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 18, 1995A power pole was blown down.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 22, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 27, 1970
- Tornado in Tennessee, November 10, 2002A strong F3 tornado (with wind speeds estimated around 175 mph) touched down 4.4 miles south of Wartburg in the Mossy Grove community killing 5 people and injuring 28. This tornado then struck Joyner at 8:40 P.M. killing two more people for a total of 7 dead.
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, February 13, 1950
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Tennessee, December 10 to 11, 2021December 10, 2021, was unseasonably warm over the region. Temperatures broke several long-standing records. Memphis hit 80 F which broke a 103-year-old high-temperature record.
More
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.