Bradley County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Bradley County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 33 and injured 671 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

33killed · 671 injured

48 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F110

(E)F24

(E)F38

(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	48 mi	800 yd	335	20
Apr 3, 1974	F3	21.2 mi	500 yd	50	3
Apr 12, 2020	EF3	19.3 mi	1,500 yd	18	2
Apr 3, 1974	F3	18.1 mi	350 yd	100	1
Apr 15, 1994	F3	15 mi	880 yd	9	1
Mar 2, 2012	EF3	41 mi	400 yd	44	0
Apr 15, 1965	F3	10.4 mi	600 yd	50	0
Feb 6, 1986	F3	10 mi	270 yd	5	0
Mar 29, 1997	F3	4 mi	100 yd	50	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	27.9 mi	250 yd	0	4
Mar 19, 1963	F2	3.3 mi	150 yd	3	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	3 mi	500 yd	6	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 12, 2020	EF3	19.3 mi	1,500 yd	18	2
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	3 mi	500 yd	6	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	5.1 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	4.7 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF1	0.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF3	41 mi	400 yd	44	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	2 mi	150 yd	1	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF1	17 mi	120 yd	0	1
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	1.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	27.9 mi	250 yd	0	4
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 20 killed.

Nearby counties

Polk County, TN13 Hamilton County, TN29 McMinn County, TN24 Catoosa County, GA8 Meigs County, TN5 Whitfield County, GA8 Murray County, GA12 Rhea County, TN4

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bradley County, Tennessee had?

28 tornadoes touched Bradley County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bradley County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 48-mile path and 20 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bradley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (18 of 28). 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).