Lawrence County tornado history

44 tornadoes touched Lawrence County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Apr 16, 1998). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 138 people.

44tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

6killed · 138 injured

69.4 milongest path · 1998

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F114

(E)F28

(E)F35

(E)F41

(E)F51

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 16, 1998	F5	69.4 mi	1,760 yd	36	3
May 18, 1995	F4	29 mi	1,000 yd	32	3
Dec 23, 2015	EF3	48.4 mi	800 yd	7	0
Jun 26, 1994	F3	38 mi	880 yd	22	0
Apr 21, 1972	F3	32.3 mi	200 yd	10	0
Feb 17, 1956	F3	10.4 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2008	EF3	10.3 mi	100 yd	1	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	29.1 mi	100 yd	5	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF2	22.1 mi	350 yd	1	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	10.3 mi	300 yd	1	0
Mar 1, 1997	F2	7.8 mi	440 yd	2	0
Mar 17, 1965	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 3, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
May 14, 2024	EF0	3.6 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 16, 2023	EF0	3.3 mi	150 yd	0
Feb 16, 2023	EF0	3.4 mi	200 yd	0
Dec 6, 2021	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF2	22.1 mi	350 yd	1
Feb 12, 2020	EF0	1.9 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF1	10.1 mi	300 yd	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF1	10.5 mi	300 yd	1
Dec 16, 2019	EF0	3.8 mi	25 yd	0
Nov 5, 2018	EF1	4.4 mi	300 yd	0
Nov 5, 2018	EF0	2.3 mi	150 yd	0

Deadliest: May 18, 1995, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Giles County, TN22 Lewis County, TN15 Wayne County, TN19 Lauderdale County, AL50 Maury County, TN21 Limestone County, AL80 Marshall County, TN22 Hickman County, TN22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lawrence County, Tennessee had?

44 tornadoes touched Lawrence County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lawrence County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Apr 16, 1998, with a 69.4-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lawrence County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (9 of 44). 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).