White County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched White County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 3, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 12 and injured 85 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

12killed · 85 injured

28.4 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F41

(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 3, 1974	F4	28.4 mi	700 yd	51	10
Mar 15, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	100 yd	3	1
Apr 3, 1974	F2	16.2 mi	300 yd	28	0
Mar 23, 2011	EF2	9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	14.8 mi	300 yd	0	1
Feb 5, 2020	EF1	6.4 mi	250 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF1	3.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 2003	F1	3.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1965	F1	2 mi	73 yd	2	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2008	EF1	1.8 mi	800 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
May 4, 2021	EF0	1.1 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 29, 2020	EF0	6.9 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF1	3.9 mi	200 yd	0
Feb 5, 2020	EF1	6.4 mi	250 yd	0
Nov 6, 2018	EF0	4 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	14.8 mi	300 yd	1
Feb 29, 2012	EF0	2.2 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 23, 2011	EF2	9 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 11, 2008	EF1	1.8 mi	800 yd	0
Nov 14, 2007	EF0	0.7 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 19, 2003	F1	3.6 mi	200 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1974, F4, 10 killed.

Nearby counties

Putnam County, TN20 Van Buren County, TN2 DeKalb County, TN16 Warren County, TN21 Cumberland County, TN24 Bledsoe County, TN8 Overton County, TN16 Jackson County, TN11

Questions

How many tornadoes has White County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in White County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 3, 1974, with a 28.4-mile path and 10 deaths.

When is tornado season in White County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 20). 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).