Wilson County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Wilson County, Tennessee between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 3, 2020). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 294 people.

45tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

6killed · 294 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)F015

(E)F117

(E)F29

(E)F34

(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 3, 2020	EF3	60.1 mi	1,600 yd	220	5
Apr 16, 1998	F3	42.1 mi	880 yd	60	1
Apr 3, 1974	F3	15.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 1971	F3	15 mi	200 yd	3	0
Apr 16, 1998	F2	27.7 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	15.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2011	EF2	8 mi	150 yd	2	0
Feb 24, 2011	EF2	7.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1985	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 30, 2013	EF2	4.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 1997	F2	2.8 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 1957	F2	0.4 mi	13 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 3, 2025	EF1	11.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 6, 2024	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 11, 2021	EF1	7.7 mi	100 yd	1	0
Dec 11, 2021	EF0	3.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 3, 2021	EF0	2.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF0	3.2 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
Feb 6, 2019	EF0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 18, 2017	EF1	10.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF0	3.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2017	EF1	7.2 mi	200 yd	0	0

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

Nearby counties

Trousdale County, TN14 Smith County, TN16 Rutherford County, TN46 Sumner County, TN46 Cannon County, TN11 Davidson County, TN53 DeKalb County, TN16 Macon County, TN13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wilson County, Tennessee had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wilson 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 Wilson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (12 of 45). 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).