Cannon County tornado history

11 tornadoes touched Cannon County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 3, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 29 people.

11tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
2killed · 29 injured
18.4 milongest path · 2023
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F03
(E)F13
(E)F24
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 3, 1974F314.6 mi100 yd231
May 31, 2001F26.3 mi440 yd21
Apr 1, 2023EF218.4 mi500 yd20
Jan 24, 1997F23.2 mi440 yd20
Apr 28, 2002F20.9 mi30 yd00
Nov 6, 2018EF18.7 mi350 yd00
May 5, 2003F13.3 mi150 yd00
May 5, 2003F13 mi100 yd00
Jan 30, 2013EF06.7 mi200 yd00
Apr 10, 2009EF00.8 mi75 yd00
Sep 24, 2018EF00.4 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 1, 2023EF218.4 mi500 yd20
Nov 6, 2018EF18.7 mi350 yd00
Sep 24, 2018EF00.4 mi30 yd00
Jan 30, 2013EF06.7 mi200 yd00
Apr 10, 2009EF00.8 mi75 yd00
May 5, 2003F13 mi100 yd00
May 5, 2003F13.3 mi150 yd00
Apr 28, 2002F20.9 mi30 yd00
May 31, 2001F26.3 mi440 yd21
Jan 24, 1997F23.2 mi440 yd20
Apr 3, 1974F314.6 mi100 yd231

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1974, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

DeKalb County, TN16Warren County, TN21Rutherford County, TN46Coffee County, TN30Wilson County, TN45Bedford County, TN22Smith County, TN16Van Buren County, TN2

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cannon County, Tennessee had?

11 tornadoes touched Cannon County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cannon County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 3, 1974, with a 14.6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Cannon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (4 of 11). 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).