Lincoln County tornado history

44 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 104 and injured 615 people.

44tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

104killed · 615 injured

132 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F118

(E)F28

(E)F34

(E)F42

(E)F52

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 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 29, 1952	F4	2 mi	300 yd	150	2
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	26.8 mi	500 yd	0	2
Apr 1, 2023	EF3	12 mi	215 yd	5	1
Feb 13, 1952	F3	7.4 mi	350 yd	2	0
May 5, 2003	F3	1.6 mi	700 yd	2	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	25.9 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF2	9.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F2	7 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1988	F2	7 mi	73 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 9, 2024	EF1	4.2 mi	105 yd	0	0
May 9, 2024	EF1	13.7 mi	215 yd	0	0
May 9, 2024	EF1	6.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 9, 2024	EF1	10.2 mi	194 yd	0	0
May 8, 2024	EF1	6.2 mi	160 yd	0	0
May 8, 2024	EF1	1.4 mi	286 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF3	12 mi	215 yd	5	1
Mar 24, 2023	EF2	4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF0	3.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 9, 2019	EF0	2.6 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF2	9.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	26.8 mi	500 yd	0	2

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

Nearby counties

Moore County, TN14 Marshall County, TN22 Giles County, TN22 Madison County, AL95 Bedford County, TN22 Franklin County, TN37 Limestone County, AL80 Coffee County, TN30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lincoln County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lincoln County?

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

When is tornado season in Lincoln County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (13 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).