Rutherford County tornado history

46 tornadoes touched Rutherford County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 10, 2009). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 120 people.

46tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

3killed · 120 injured

23.3 milongest path · 2009

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F118

(E)F25

(E)F33

(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 10, 2009	EF4	23.3 mi	750 yd	58	2
Jan 24, 1997	F4	6.5 mi	300 yd	18	0
Apr 3, 1974	F3	15.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2002	F3	3.2 mi	350 yd	31	0
May 11, 2003	F3	1 mi	400 yd	0	0
Nov 6, 2018	EF2	10.5 mi	150 yd	3	1
Apr 1, 2023	EF2	18.4 mi	500 yd	2	0
Jan 24, 1997	F2	4.8 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 1980	F2	1.9 mi	150 yd	2	0
Feb 17, 1976	F1	20.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Feb 17, 1976	F1	19.2 mi	440 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	4.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 2024	EF0	3.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 8, 2024	EF0	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF1	12.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF2	18.4 mi	500 yd	2	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF1	2.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 6, 2019	EF0	1.2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Nov 6, 2018	EF2	10.5 mi	150 yd	3	1
Nov 18, 2017	EF1	10.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF0	3.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 2013	EF0	3.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 30, 2013	EF1	4.6 mi	150 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 10, 2009, EF4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Cannon County, TN11 Wilson County, TN45 Bedford County, TN22 Williamson County, TN26 Davidson County, TN53 Coffee County, TN30 Marshall County, TN22 DeKalb County, TN16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Rutherford County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Rutherford County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 10, 2009, with a 23.3-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Rutherford County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (12 of 46). 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).