McMinn County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched McMinn County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 33 and injured 524 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

33killed · 524 injured

48 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F14

(E)F24

(E)F36

(E)F42

(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
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	48 mi	800 yd	335	20
May 2, 1953	F4	4.2 mi	33 yd	8	4
Apr 3, 1974	F3	21.2 mi	500 yd	50	3
Apr 15, 1994	F3	15 mi	880 yd	9	1
Mar 2, 2012	EF3	41 mi	400 yd	44	0
Feb 21, 1993	F3	19 mi	73 yd	17	0
Feb 6, 1986	F3	10 mi	270 yd	5	0
Apr 8, 1974	F3	2 mi	440 yd	1	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	27.9 mi	250 yd	0	4
Feb 29, 1952	F2	15.3 mi	587 yd	0	0
Nov 30, 2016	EF2	11.3 mi	200 yd	20	0
Mar 19, 1963	F2	3.6 mi	200 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 17, 2018	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 30, 2016	EF2	11.3 mi	200 yd	20	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF3	41 mi	400 yd	44	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	27.9 mi	250 yd	0	4
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	2.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	0.7 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	48 mi	800 yd	335	20
Apr 27, 2011	EF1	12.5 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 4, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2009	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2009	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 8, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 20 killed.

Nearby counties

Meigs County, TN5 Monroe County, TN19 Rhea County, TN4 Polk County, TN13 Bradley County, TN28 Loudon County, TN9 Roane County, TN7 Bledsoe County, TN8

Questions

How many tornadoes has McMinn County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in McMinn County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 48-mile path and 20 deaths.

When is tornado season in McMinn County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (11 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).