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Tornado history in Tennessee

Tennessee has 135 county-level tornado declarations across 75 counties. Davidson County leads with 5 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for tornado events in this state: $123.2M.

This page shows every Tennessee county in Tennessee that has at least one FEMA tornado 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 tornado events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

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

Tornado in Tennessee

Counties ranked by tornado declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Davidson County5$70.1M
2Decatur County5$190K
3Cheatham County4$855K
4Dickson County4$1.4M
5Gibson County4$1.3M
6Henderson County4$761K
7Lake County4$199K
8Wilson County4$23.2M
9Benton County3$148K
10Carroll County3$208K
11Clay County3$278K
12Dyer County3$0
13Jackson County3$2.8M
14Obion County3$1.1M
15Stewart County3$89K
16Weakley County3$6.7M
17Cannon County2$121K
18Cumberland County2$0
19DeKalb County2$0
20Fentress County2$293K
21Hardeman County2$203K
22Hardin County2$0
23Henry County2$484K
24Houston County2$0
25Lauderdale County2$0
26Madison County2$588K
27Marion County2$22K
28McNairy County2$1.0M
29Overton County2$381K
30Putnam County2$4.9M
31Scott County2$968K
32Smith County2$1.2M
33Sumner County2$584K
34Williamson County2$921K
35Bedford County1$0
36Blount County1$0
37Bradley County1$0
38Campbell County1$444K
39Carter County1$0
40Chester County1$0
41Claiborne County1$284K
42Coffee County1$0
43Franklin County1$0
44Giles County1$0
45Grainger County1$0
46Grundy County1$0
47Hamblen County1$0
48Hamilton County1$0
49Hancock County1$0
50Hickman County1$663K
51Humphreys County1$0
52Jefferson County1$0
53Johnson County1$0
54Knox County1$0
55Lawrence County1$0
56Lincoln County1$0
57Loudon County1$0
58Macon County1$0
59Marshall County1$0
60Maury County1$358K
61McMinn County1$0
62Meigs County1$0
63Monroe County1$0
64Montgomery County1$0
65Moore County1$34K
66Pickett County1$0
67Polk County1$0
68Rutherford County1$0
69Shelby County1$0
70Sullivan County1$0
71Tipton County1$0
72Trousdale County1$0
73Warren County1$0
74Wayne County1$417K
75White County1$0