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Severe Storm history in Tennessee

Tennessee has 992 county-level severe storm declarations across 95 counties. Jackson County leads with 19 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $1.3B.

This page shows every Tennessee county in Tennessee that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Tennessee, see the Tennessee state page.

Severe Storm in Tennessee

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Jackson County19$5.7M
2Houston County17$3.6M
3Shelby County17$204.4M
4Decatur County16$1.6M
5Hardin County16$6.4M
6Henderson County16$7.9M
7Humphreys County16$7.5M
8Lewis County16$2.6M
9Wayne County16$5.1M
10Fayette County15$5.6M
11Gibson County15$10.2M
12Haywood County15$10.3M
13Madison County15$45.4M
14Perry County15$3.3M
15Tipton County15$49.7M
16Benton County14$3.3M
17Carroll County14$2.8M
18Crockett County14$1.1M
19Davidson County14$288.8M
20Dickson County14$6.5M
21Giles County14$1.6M
22Lawrence County14$4.0M
23Montgomery County14$63.8M
24Cumberland County13$1.4M
25Hickman County13$15.8M
26Lauderdale County13$4.6M
27Sumner County13$15.5M
28Bledsoe County12$997K
29Campbell County12$3.6M
30Cheatham County12$11.4M
31Henry County12$3.3M
32Maury County12$8.6M
33Polk County12$536K
34Roane County12$5.0M
35Stewart County12$1.2M
36Cannon County11$1.1M
37Fentress County11$801K
38Hamilton County11$128.2M
39Macon County11$7.0M
40McNairy County11$11.0M
41Scott County11$2.7M
42Weakley County11$2.3M
43Anderson County10$2.1M
44Cocke County10$20.5M
45Dyer County10$10.5M
46Loudon County10$3.1M
47Meigs County10$2.3M
48Morgan County10$748K
49Pickett County10$229K
50Rhea County10$1.7M
51Sequatchie County10$362K
52Smith County10$3.5M
53Warren County10$2.1M
54Bradley County9$8.9M
55Chester County9$612K
56Claiborne County9$3.3M
57Clay County9$1.1M
58Grundy County9$118K
59Hardeman County9$4.9M
60Jefferson County9$2.0M
61Johnson County9$28.8M
62Marion County9$2.5M
63DeKalb County8$989K
64Knox County8$15.1M
65Lake County8$802K
66Marshall County8$768K
67Monroe County8$2.6M
68Obion County8$4.1M
69Rutherford County8$11.4M
70Sevier County8$1.9M
71Van Buren County8$241K
72Williamson County8$13.4M
73Carter County7$39.1M
74Grainger County7$243K
75Greene County7$54.9M
76Lincoln County7$874K
77Moore County7$662K
78Overton County7$1.6M
79Robertson County7$1.9M
80Unicoi County7$30.8M
81Union County7$711K
82Washington County7$65.0M
83White County7$76K
84Wilson County7$3.2M
85Bedford County6$1.6M
86Blount County6$2.1M
87Coffee County6$1.8M
88Franklin County6$451K
89Hancock County6$147K
90Hawkins County6$2.5M
91McMinn County6$1.6M
92Putnam County6$2.2M
93Trousdale County5$1.0M
94Hamblen County4$1.5M
95Sullivan County4$3.9M