Franklin County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Franklin County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 103 and injured 506 people.

37tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

103killed · 506 injured

132 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F121

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F42

(E)F52

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
Apr 27, 2011	EF5	132 mi	2,200 yd	145	72
Apr 3, 1974	F5	83.3 mi	500 yd	190	16
Apr 3, 1974	F4	27.5 mi	800 yd	121	11
Feb 13, 1952	F4	12.7 mi	100 yd	44	3
Apr 3, 1974	F3	7.1 mi	100 yd	1	0
Feb 28, 2011	EF2	16.1 mi	600 yd	4	1
Nov 6, 2018	EF2	29.4 mi	500 yd	0	0
Nov 7, 1996	F2	7.9 mi	175 yd	1	0
May 2, 1997	F2	0.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 30, 2004	F1	23.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	15.3 mi	240 yd	0	0
May 9, 2024	EF1	10.2 mi	194 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 20, 2025	EF0	0.3 mi	100 yd
May 25, 2025	EF1	6.8 mi	100 yd
Apr 5, 2025	EF1	8.7 mi	350 yd
May 9, 2024	EF1	10.2 mi	194 yd
Mar 15, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	15.3 mi	240 yd
May 4, 2020	EF0	1.1 mi	100 yd
Mar 24, 2020	EF1	4.8 mi	175 yd
Nov 6, 2018	EF2	29.4 mi	500 yd
Mar 19, 2018	EF0	3.7 mi	150 yd
Mar 9, 2017	EF1	4.2 mi	320 yd
Feb 20, 2014	EF1	1.1 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF5, 72 killed.

Nearby counties

Moore County, TN14 Coffee County, TN30 Grundy County, TN10 Marion County, TN21 Jackson County, AL63 Lincoln County, TN44 Bedford County, TN22 Madison County, AL95

Questions

How many tornadoes has Franklin County, Tennessee had?

37 tornadoes touched Franklin County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Franklin County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF5 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 132-mile path and 72 deaths.

When is tornado season in Franklin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (8 of 37). 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).