Blount County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Blount County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 62 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

1killed · 62 injured

30 milongest path · 1993

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F13

(E)F23

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	14.4 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Feb 21, 1993	F3	30 mi	100 yd	55	1
Mar 23, 2011	EF3	5.8 mi	500 yd	2	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	16.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2010	EF2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	2	0
Jun 28, 1972	F1	0.5 mi	27 yd	3	0
Mar 7, 1975	F1	0.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 7, 1980	F1	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	6.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	3.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2012	EF0	1.9 mi	70 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 7, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	15 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2012	EF0	1.9 mi	70 yd	0	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF0	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	14.4 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	6.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	16.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	3.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 23, 2011	EF3	5.8 mi	500 yd	2	0
Apr 25, 2010	EF2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 2001	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 21, 1993	F3	30 mi	100 yd	55	1

Deadliest: Feb 21, 1993, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Knox County, TN17 Loudon County, TN9 Sevier County, TN3 Graham County, NC1 Monroe County, TN19 Swain County, NC4 Anderson County, TN5 Roane County, TN7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Blount County, Tennessee had?

16 tornadoes touched Blount County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Blount County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 14.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Blount County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 16). 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).