Tornadoes · United States · Tennessee

Tornadoes in Humphreys County, Tennessee

26 tornadoes have crossed Humphreys County since 1950, 19th of the 95 counties in Tennessee with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.9 years. They have killed 4 people and injured 140. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
26
Deaths
4
Injuries
140
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 7, 1971

The deadliest in Humphreys County

  1. F4, Gibson, Carroll, Benton and Humphreys counties, TennesseeMay 7, 19713 killed, 137 injured
  2. EF2, Benton and Humphreys counties, TennesseeMarch 2, 20201 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Gibson, Carroll, Benton and Humphreys counties, TennesseeMay 7, 1971F4, 50.9 mi (82 km)
  2. EF2, Benton and Humphreys counties, TennesseeMarch 2, 2020EF2, 18.7 mi (30 km)
  3. EF2, Perry, Humphreys and Hickman counties, TennesseeDecember 11, 2021EF2, 15.2 mi (24 km)
  4. F2, Humphreys County, TennesseeJanuary 22, 1999F2, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  5. F2, Humphreys County, TennesseeMarch 21, 1952F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 18 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Humphreys County. Each year links to every tornado in Tennessee that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20253EF1
20211EF2
2020212EF2
20171EF0
20132EF1
20111EF1
20101EF1
20092EF1
20063F1
20051F1
20021F0
199911F2
19981F0
19921F0
19831F1
19812F0
197113137F4
19521F2

Every tornado that crossed Humphreys County

26 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 5, 20253:49 PM CDTEF1Humphreys2.6150$250,000
March 30, 202510:25 PM CDTEF0Humphreys2.5300$100,000
March 30, 202510:07 PM CDTEF1Humphreys2.0150$100,000
December 11, 20212:15 AM CSTEF2Perry15.2600$140,000
March 2, 202011:42 PM CSTEF0Humphreys4.850$25,000
March 2, 202011:05 PM CSTEF2Benton18.725012$1.1 million
July 5, 20178:58 PM CDTEF0Humphreys3.675$10,000
March 18, 20137:40 AM CDTEF1Houston10.6150$325,000
January 30, 20132:09 AM CSTEF1Humphreys5.2150$200,000
April 4, 20111:19 PM CDTEF1Humphreys2.975$150,000
April 24, 20104:26 PM CDTEF1Decatur25.6400$1.1 million
April 10, 200910:59 AM CDTEF1Humphreys12.0300$200,000
April 10, 200910:50 AM CDTEF0Humphreys1.025$10,000
April 7, 20062:05 PM CDTF1Humphreys4.550$100,000
April 7, 20061:10 PM CDTF0Humphreys0.220$1,000
April 7, 20061:05 PM CDTF0Humphreys0.220$10,000
November 15, 20054:55 PM CSTF1Humphreys2.0100$200,000
April 30, 200211:26 PM CDTF0Humphreys0.16
January 22, 19994:43 AM CSTF2Humphreys4.02201$500,000
April 16, 199812:05 PM CDTF0Humphreys0.5100
May 12, 19927:00 PM CDTF0Humphreys1.023$50,000 to $500,000
November 23, 19839:30 AM CSTF1Humphreys1.073$5,000 to $50,000
June 6, 19817:20 AM CDTF0Humphreys0.120$5,000 to $50,000
June 6, 19816:50 AM CDTF0Humphreys0.120$5,000 to $50,000
May 7, 19716:45 PM CDTF4Gibson50.91003137$500,000 to $5 million
March 21, 195211:55 PM GMT-6F2Humphreys0.3500$5,000 to $50,000

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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.