Bedford County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Bedford County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Nov 6, 2018). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 14 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

2killed · 14 injured

27.5 milongest path · 1974

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F111

(E)F26

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 6, 2018	EF2	10.5 mi	150 yd	3	1
Jan 24, 1997	F2	10.7 mi	400 yd	3	0
Feb 1, 1955	F2	9.4 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2008	EF2	7.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 10, 2002	F2	5 mi	500 yd	3	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 2000	F1	2 mi	60 yd	0	1
Apr 3, 1974	F1	27.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	26.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 18, 1995	F1	16 mi	50 yd	1	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	12.9 mi	200 yd	4	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF1	12.9 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 20, 2025	EF0	1.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	4.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF1	12.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 6, 2021	EF1	8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF0	10.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 6, 2018	EF2	10.5 mi	150 yd	3	1
Apr 5, 2017	EF1	7.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 25, 2015	EF1	0.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 2013	EF0	3.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 1, 2012	EF0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2012	EF0	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	2 mi	75 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 20, 2000, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Moore County, TN14 Marshall County, TN22 Coffee County, TN30 Rutherford County, TN46 Lincoln County, TN44 Cannon County, TN11 Franklin County, TN37 Maury County, TN21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bedford County, Tennessee had?

22 tornadoes touched Bedford County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bedford County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Nov 6, 2018, with a 10.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bedford County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 22). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).