Morgan County tornado history

9 tornadoes touched Morgan County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 10, 2002). Tornadoes here killed 9 and injured 42 people.

9tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
9killed · 42 injured
21.9 milongest path · 2025
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F03
(E)F13
(E)F21
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Nov 10, 2002F38.3 mi300 yd287
Apr 3, 1974F312.2 mi350 yd110
Feb 6, 2025EF221.9 mi200 yd32
Apr 2, 2024EF12.9 mi150 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF11.4 mi60 yd00
Mar 17, 1965F10.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 3, 2020EF03.7 mi200 yd00
Nov 10, 2002F01.5 mi25 yd00
May 18, 1995F00.5 mi23 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Feb 6, 2025EF221.9 mi200 yd32
Apr 2, 2024EF12.9 mi150 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF11.4 mi60 yd00
Mar 3, 2020EF03.7 mi200 yd00
Nov 10, 2002F01.5 mi25 yd00
Nov 10, 2002F38.3 mi300 yd287
May 18, 1995F00.5 mi23 yd00
Apr 3, 1974F312.2 mi350 yd110
Mar 17, 1965F10.1 mi10 yd00

Deadliest: Nov 10, 2002, F3, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Roane County, TN7Scott County, TN12Fentress County, TN21Cumberland County, TN24Anderson County, TN5Campbell County, TN1Loudon County, TN9Pickett County, TN7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Morgan County, Tennessee had?

9 tornadoes touched Morgan County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Morgan County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 10, 2002, with a 8.3-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Morgan County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (3 of 9). 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).