Tornadoes · United States · Tennessee
1987 tornadoes in Tennessee
No tornado was recorded in Tennessee in 1987. The state averages 19.3 a year over the 75 years it has any in the record.
What Tennessee usually sees
The record has 1,447 tornadoes in Tennessee since 1950, 432 deaths. Every year in Tennessee.
Crossed into Tennessee
Tornadoes that touched down in a neighboring state and ran into Tennessee. They are counted under the state they began in.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14 | 9:40 PM CST | F3 | Crittenden, AR to TN | 25.0 | 200 | 6 | 121 | $5 million to $50 million |
Nearby
Every tornado in Tennessee since 1950Warnings in force in TennesseeThe live radar over Tennessee
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.