Carroll County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Carroll County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 7, 1971). Tornadoes here killed 14 and injured 230 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

14killed · 230 injured

50.9 milongest path · 1971

(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)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 7, 1971	F4	50.9 mi	100 yd	137	3
Apr 2, 2006	F3	31 mi	880 yd	44	6
Mar 21, 1952	F3	5.1 mi	177 yd	19	0
Mar 21, 1952	F3	0.1 mi	100 yd	3	0
Nov 9, 2002	F2	10 mi	220 yd	6	2
Mar 21, 1952	F2	0.1 mi	150 yd	8	1
Mar 2, 2020	EF2	14.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2011	EF2	12.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 1997	F2	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2006	F2	9 mi	100 yd	5	0
Jan 17, 1999	F1	10 mi	—	1	1
Oct 16, 1984	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	2	1

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	9.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2020	EF0	15.1 mi	90 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 2020	EF2	14.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 2017	EF1	1.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 9, 2017	EF0	1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2011	EF0	17 mi	200 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2011	EF2	12.2 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2006	F2	9 mi	100 yd	5	0
Apr 2, 2006	F3	31 mi	880 yd	44	6
May 4, 2003	F1	1 mi	200 yd	3	0
Nov 10, 2002	F0	0.3 mi	33 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 2, 2006, F3, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Henderson County, TN24 Benton County, TN26 Henry County, TN16 Gibson County, TN34 Weakley County, TN29 Decatur County, TN8 Madison County, TN35 Humphreys County, TN26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Carroll County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Carroll County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 7, 1971, with a 50.9-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Carroll County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (8 of 26). 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).