Cumberland County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Cumberland County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 10, 2002). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 81 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

8killed · 81 injured

16.2 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F19

(E)F26

(E)F33

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 10, 2002	F3	12.2 mi	900 yd	18	4
Apr 15, 1965	F3	6.5 mi	200 yd	0	1
May 18, 1995	F3	9 mi	100 yd	20	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF2	11.1 mi	1,000 yd	7	2
Apr 24, 1975	F2	1.5 mi	440 yd	4	1
Apr 3, 1974	F2	16.2 mi	300 yd	28	0
Mar 3, 2020	EF2	10.1 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1957	F2	2.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1972	F2	0.1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2006	F1	6.2 mi	150 yd	4	0
Apr 3, 2007	EF1	4.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 20, 2025	EF1	4.8 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 20, 2025	EF1	4.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2023	EF1	2.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 6, 2021	EF1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 2021	EF0	5.8 mi	125 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2020	EF2	10.1 mi	500 yd	0	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF2	11.1 mi	1,000 yd	7	2
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	5.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 3, 2009	EF1	3.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2007	EF0	7.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2007	EF1	4.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2006	F1	6.2 mi	150 yd	4	0
Nov 10, 2002	F1	3.4 mi	400 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Nov 10, 2002, F3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Morgan County, TN9 Rhea County, TN4 White County, TN20 Roane County, TN7 Bledsoe County, TN8 Fentress County, TN21 Putnam County, TN20 Van Buren County, TN2

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cumberland County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Cumberland County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 10, 2002, with a 12.2-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Cumberland County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 24). 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).