Coffee County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Coffee County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Apr 3, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 18 and injured 220 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

18killed · 220 injured

83.3 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F112

(E)F25

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F51

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 3, 1974	F5	83.3 mi	500 yd	190	16
Mar 26, 1959	F3	19.5 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F3	7.1 mi	100 yd	1	0
Nov 10, 2002	F2	12.3 mi	450 yd	24	2
Nov 6, 2018	EF2	29.4 mi	500 yd	0	0
Nov 10, 2002	F2	5 mi	500 yd	3	0
Jan 22, 1957	F2	4.7 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2001	F2	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1975	F1	20.7 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 18, 1995	F1	16 mi	50 yd	1	0
Nov 29, 2016	EF1	8 mi	300 yd	1	0
Dec 6, 2021	EF1	8 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 20, 2025	EF0	1.1 mi	150 yd	0
Dec 6, 2021	EF1	8 mi	100 yd	0
May 3, 2021	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 6, 2018	EF2	29.4 mi	500 yd	0
Nov 29, 2016	EF1	8 mi	300 yd	1
Nov 29, 2016	EF1	3.5 mi	200 yd	0
Feb 20, 2014	EF1	1.2 mi	250 yd	0
Jan 30, 2013	EF0	5.2 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	1.7 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 13, 2009	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 11, 2008	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1974, F5, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Moore County, TN14 Warren County, TN21 Bedford County, TN22 Grundy County, TN10 Cannon County, TN11 Franklin County, TN37 Rutherford County, TN46 Marion County, TN21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Coffee County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Coffee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Apr 3, 1974, with a 83.3-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Coffee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 30). 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).