Tennessee tornado history

1,477 tornadoes in Tennessee from 1950 to 2025, killing 656 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Shelby County56Davidson County53Rutherford County46Sumner County46Wilson County45Lawrence County44Lincoln County44Franklin County37Madison County35Montgomery County35Gibson County34Dyer County32Coffee County30Hamilton County29Lauderdale County29Robertson County29Weakley County29Bradley County28Benton County26Carroll County26Humphreys County26Obion County26Williamson County26Fayette County25Tipton County25Cumberland County24Henderson County24McMinn County24Dickson County23Bedford County22Giles County22Hardeman County22Hickman County22Marshall County22Fentress County21Hardin County21Marion County21Maury County21McNairy County21Warren County21Putnam County20White County20Monroe County19Wayne County19Knox County17Blount County16DeKalb County16Haywood County16Henry County16Overton County16Smith County16Lewis County15Cheatham County14Chester County14Moore County14Stewart County14Trousdale County14Crockett County13Macon County13Polk County13Greene County12Perry County12Scott County12Cannon County11Jackson County11Claiborne County10Grundy County10Jefferson County10Sequatchie County10Lake County9Loudon County9Morgan County9Washington County9Bledsoe County8Decatur County8Houston County7Pickett County7Roane County7Cocke County6Anderson County5Meigs County5Carter County4Grainger County4Rhea County4Clay County3Hamblen County3Hancock County3Hawkins County3Johnson County3Sevier County3Sullivan County3Union County3Unicoi County2Van Buren County2Campbell County1

By decade

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Deadliest tornadoes in Tennessee

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 27, 2011EF5132 mi2,200 yd14572
Feb 21, 1971F4202.1 mi100 yd79558
Dec 10, 2021EF4168.5 mi2,600 yd51557
Mar 21, 1952F446.8 mi177 yd15738
Feb 5, 2008EF350.3 mi880 yd6322
Apr 27, 2011EF448 mi800 yd33520
Mar 3, 2020EF48.4 mi900 yd8719
Apr 3, 1974F583.3 mi500 yd19016
Apr 2, 2006F318 mi880 yd7016
Mar 21, 1952F429.6 mi427 yd7416