Smith County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Smith County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 3, 2020). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 235 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

5killed · 235 injured

60.1 milongest path · 2020

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

By rating

(E)F03

(E)F19

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 3, 2020	EF3	60.1 mi	1,600 yd	220	5
Apr 3, 1974	F2	15.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 1997	F2	14 mi	440 yd	6	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF2	8.4 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	7.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	3.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2020	EF1	3.8 mi	100 yd	3	0
Apr 1, 1970	F1	3.6 mi	50 yd	2	0
Oct 1, 2012	EF1	1.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 1997	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 5, 1955	F1	0.5 mi	100 yd	3	0
Mar 22, 1952	F1	0.3 mi	10 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 11, 2021	EF0	7.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 2020	EF1	3.8 mi	100 yd	3	0
Mar 3, 2020	EF3	60.1 mi	1,600 yd	220	5
May 24, 2017	EF0	2.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	7.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	3.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF2	8.4 mi	250 yd	0	0
Oct 1, 2012	EF1	1.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	3.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 1997	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 1997	F2	14 mi	440 yd	6	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	15.8 mi	300 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 3, 2020, EF3, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Trousdale County, TN14 Jackson County, TN11 Macon County, TN13 DeKalb County, TN16 Wilson County, TN45 Putnam County, TN20 Clay County, TN3 Cannon County, TN11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Smith County, Tennessee had?

16 tornadoes touched Smith County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Smith County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Mar 3, 2020, with a 60.1-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Smith County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (6 of 16). 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).