Tennessee tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 1,497 tornadoes touched Tennessee, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 21st most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. The National Weather Service rated 37 of them F4/EF4 or stronger (3 F5/EF5); along their paths they killed 658 people and injured 7,048. The deadliest, on April 27, 2011, was rated EF5 and killed 72 along a path through AL and TN. From 2016 to 2025, Tennessee averaged 31 tornadoes a year. SPC has logged 11 preliminary tornado reports in Tennessee in 2026 (latest August 1, 2026).

Map of every Tennessee tornado path since 1950

All 1,497 paths plus 11 preliminary 2026 reports (gray dots). Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

Most recent tornadoes in Tennessee

2026 preliminary tornado reports in Tennessee

Reports from SPC's daily logs. A tornado often draws several reports; NOAA publishes confirmed tornadoes, paths and ratings with its final data.

Deadliest tornadoes in Tennessee

F4, EF4, F5 and EF5 tornadoes in Tennessee

The 50 strongest Tennessee tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Tennessee history

Longest tornado paths in Tennessee

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

Alcoa Algood Arlington Ashland City Athens Atoka Bartlett Belle Meade Bolivar Brentwood Brighton Bristol Brownsville Camden Centerville Chattanooga Church Hill Clarksville Cleveland Clinton Collegedale Collierville Columbia Cookeville Coopertown Covington Crossville Dandridge Dayton Dickson Dresden Dunlap Dyersburg East Ridge Erwin Estill Springs Etowah Fairview Farragut Fayetteville Forest Hills Franklin Gallatin Germantown Goodlettsville Greenbrier Greeneville Harrogate Hartsville/Trousdale County Henderson Hendersonville Hohenwald Humboldt Huntingdon Jackson Jasper Jefferson City Johnson City Jonesborough Kingsport Kingston Kingston Springs Knoxville La Vergne Lafayette Lakeland Lawrenceburg Lebanon Lenoir City Lewisburg Lexington Livingston Loudon Louisville Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government Madisonville Manchester Martin Maryville McKenzie McMinnville Medina Memphis Milan Millersville Millington Monterey Mosheim Mount Carmel Mount Juliet Mount Pleasant Munford Murfreesboro Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) New Tazewell Newbern Newport Nolensville Oak Hill Oak Ridge Oakland Oliver Springs Oneida Paris Piperton Pleasant View Portland Pulaski Red Bank Ripley Rockwood Savannah Selmer Shelbyville Signal Mountain Smithville Smyrna Soddy-Daisy Somerville South Pittsburg Sparta Spring Hill Springfield Sweetwater Thompson's Station Tiptonville Trenton Tullahoma Tusculum Unicoi Union City Waverly Westmoreland White Bluff White House Whiteville Winchester Woodbury

Tornadoes in Tennessee by year

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.