Claiborne County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Claiborne County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jul 27, 2014).

10tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 18 injured
12 milongest path · 2007
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F03
(E)F14
(E)F22
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 27, 2014EF34.7 mi800 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF22.6 mi250 yd40
May 8, 2009EF22.2 mi100 yd00
Apr 3, 2007EF112 mi150 yd70
Apr 26, 2007EF14.6 mi75 yd70
Mar 2, 2012EF12.5 mi200 yd00
Mar 3, 2013EF11.4 mi35 yd00
Jan 11, 2020EF03.3 mi30 yd00
Oct 31, 2019EF01.5 mi200 yd00
Apr 20, 2000F00.1 mi20 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jan 11, 2020EF03.3 mi30 yd00
Oct 31, 2019EF01.5 mi200 yd00
Jul 27, 2014EF34.7 mi800 yd00
Mar 3, 2013EF11.4 mi35 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF22.6 mi250 yd40
Mar 2, 2012EF12.5 mi200 yd00
May 8, 2009EF22.2 mi100 yd00
Apr 26, 2007EF14.6 mi75 yd70
Apr 3, 2007EF112 mi150 yd70
Apr 20, 2000F00.1 mi20 yd00

Nearby counties

Bell County, KY7Grainger County, TN4Union County, TN3Hancock County, TN3Campbell County, TN1Knox County, KY3Hamblen County, TN3Whitley County, KY5

Questions

How many tornadoes has Claiborne County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Claiborne County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jul 27, 2014, with a 4.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Claiborne County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (3 of 10). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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