Warren County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched Warren County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 13, 1961). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 5 people.

21tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

4killed · 5 injured

15 milongest path · 2008

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

By rating

(E)F04

(E)F111

(E)F25

(E)F31

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 13, 1961	F3	9.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	8.7 mi	100 yd	1	1
Mar 11, 1963	F2	5.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 1957	F2	4.7 mi	30 yd	0	0
Feb 29, 1952	F2	1 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jan 20, 1953	F2	0.5 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2006	F1	11 mi	150 yd	0	2
Apr 7, 2006	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0	1
Apr 11, 2008	EF1	15 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF1	13.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	7.2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF1	3.4 mi	125 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 28, 2020	EF0	1.5 mi	65 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF0	6.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF1	3.4 mi	125 yd	1	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF1	13.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 2009	EF0	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 28, 2009	EF1	0.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2008	EF1	15 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2006	F1	11 mi	150 yd	0	2
Apr 7, 2006	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0	1
Mar 19, 2003	F1	0.5 mi	200 yd	1	0
May 18, 1995	F0	2 mi	23 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1980	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 7, 2006, F1, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Van Buren County, TN2 Cannon County, TN11 Grundy County, TN10 DeKalb County, TN16 Coffee County, TN30 White County, TN20 Sequatchie County, TN10 Bledsoe County, TN8

Questions

How many tornadoes has Warren County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Warren County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 13, 1961, with a 9.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Warren County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 21). 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).