Obion County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Obion County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Dec 10, 2021). Tornadoes here killed 65 and injured 572 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

65killed · 572 injured

168.5 milongest path · 2021

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F17

(E)F27

(E)F31

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: December.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	168.5 mi	2,600 yd	515	57
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	81.2 mi	1,800 yd	14	8
Dec 10, 2021	EF3	122.6 mi	2,000 yd	38	0
May 18, 1995	F2	24 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF2	12.1 mi	150 yd	1	0
Apr 2, 1982	F2	11.5 mi	77 yd	0	0
Dec 11, 1967	F2	10.3 mi	10 yd	1	0
Mar 9, 2017	EF2	10.2 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 23, 1973	F2	9.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 3, 1954	F2	3.6 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 2014	EF1	18.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	9.3 mi	350 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 2, 2025	EF1	9.3 mi	350 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	81.2 mi	1,800 yd	14	8
Dec 10, 2021	EF1	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF0	3.1 mi	80 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF4	168.5 mi	2,600 yd	515	57
Dec 10, 2021	EF3	122.6 mi	2,000 yd	38	0
May 4, 2021	EF1	2.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	1.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 2, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 2, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2018	EF0	5.6 mi	75 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Dec 10, 2021, EF4, 57 killed.

Nearby counties

Fulton County, KY17 Lake County, TN9 Hickman County, KY16 Weakley County, TN29 Dyer County, TN32 Gibson County, TN34 New Madrid County, MO37 Mississippi County, MO26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Obion County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Obion County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Dec 10, 2021, with a 168.5-mile path and 57 deaths.

When is tornado season in Obion County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in December (8 of 26). 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).