TORNADOES MAP · HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
Tennessee Tornado History & Map: Last Recorded & Total Count
The most recent Tennessee tornado in NOAA's archive is dated Aug 20, 2025 (EF0, Franklin County, Tennessee). 1,447 tornadoes touched down in Tennessee from 1950–2025.
When was the last tornado in Tennessee?
The most recent tornado on record in Tennessee is dated Aug 20, 2025: an EF0 tornado that touched down in Franklin County, Tennessee. This archive ends on Dec 28, 2025 and is not a live feed.
How many tornadoes has Tennessee had?
NOAA's SPC archive lists 1,447 tornadoes that touched down in Tennessee during 1950–2025, the earliest dated Feb 13, 1950. The archive has entries in 75 of 76 covered calendar years. 2011 has the largest annual count, with 98 records.
Open this selection on the map ↗- Single-track records
- 1,447
- Tracks affecting more than one state
- 25
- Unrated records
- 0
- Records without a start position
- 0
When were Tennessee tornadoes recorded?
April has the largest pooled count, with 353 records across the archive. This pools all covered years; individual dates can strongly influence the total. It is not a forecast or an adjusted monthly average.
- January89
- February115
- March202
- April353
- May283
- June98
- July43
- August32
- September14
- October46
- November109
- December63
Recorded tornadoes by archive month. Counts include records with missing coordinates or ratings. Source: NOAA SPC single-track archive.
Recorded damage ratings
F labels remain on earlier records and EF labels on records from February 1, 2007 onward. Unrated means unavailable, not EF0. Read the rating definitions.
| Rating number | F records | EF records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 191 | 286 |
| 1 | 343 | 235 |
| 2 | 189 | 80 |
| 3 | 75 | 19 |
| 4 | 21 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Unrated | 0 | |
Recent years in Tennessee
| Year | Records | Explore |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | Map for 2025 |
| 2024 | 19 | Map for 2024 |
| 2023 | 38 | Map for 2023 |
| 2022 | 4 | Map for 2022 |
| 2021 | 65 | Map for 2021 |
Selected records to explore
5 rated records, ordered by rating number, then most recent date and archive ID. These are examples to inspect, not a ranking of financial loss, measured winds, or casualties.
| Date | Touchdown | Rating | Length (mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1998 | Wayne County, Tennessee | F5 | 69.4 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Obion County, Tennessee | EF4 | 168.53 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Putnam County, Tennessee | EF4 | 8.39 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | Monroe County, Tennessee | EF4 | 14.45 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | Sequatchie County, Tennessee | EF4 | 40.16 |
How to interpret this page
These are whole tracks selected by their recorded touchdown area, not all tornadoes that affected that area. The linked map also includes tracks recorded as ending in or crossing the selected state, so its count may be higher. A border-crossing track's rating and dimensions describe the whole event and may reflect conditions beyond that border. Earlier reporting was less complete, especially for weaker tornadoes.
Source: NOAA SPC 1950–2025 single-track CSV. Latest event date: 2025-12-28. Processing and limitations explain missing values, approximate track lines, and why monetary losses are not totaled here.
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