Lauderdale County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Lauderdale County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 27, 1994). Tornadoes here killed 10 and injured 43 people.

29tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

10killed · 43 injured

50.6 milongest path · 2002

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F112

(E)F24

(E)F32

(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 27, 1994	F3	16 mi	100 yd	3	1
Sep 26, 1959	F3	35.2 mi	667 yd	21	0
Feb 13, 1950	F2	0.2 mi	10 yd	1	9
Nov 9, 2002	F2	50.6 mi	440 yd	1	0
Jan 17, 1999	F2	3.5 mi	—	11	0
May 6, 1967	F2	3 mi	33 yd	2	0
Dec 15, 1971	F1	15.2 mi	300 yd	3	0
Jan 8, 2008	EF1	7.8 mi	25 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 1978	F1	6.5 mi	167 yd	1	0
Apr 5, 2025	EF1	5.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF1	4.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1989	F1	4 mi	73 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 5, 2025	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 5, 2025	EF0	6.4 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 5, 2025	EF1	3 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 5, 2025	EF0	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 5, 2025	EF1	5.3 mi	150 yd	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF1	4.9 mi	150 yd	0
Oct 21, 2019	EF0	7.6 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 21, 2019	EF0	7.3 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 30, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 8, 2008	EF1	7.8 mi	25 yd	0
Nov 9, 2002	F2	50.6 mi	440 yd	1
Jan 17, 1999	F2	3.5 mi	—	11

Deadliest: Feb 13, 1950, F2, 9 killed.

Nearby counties

Tipton County, TN25 Haywood County, TN16 Mississippi County, AR56 Dyer County, TN32 Crockett County, TN13 Pemiscot County, MO39 Dunklin County, MO39 Lake County, TN9

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lauderdale County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lauderdale County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 27, 1994, with a 16-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lauderdale County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 29). 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).