# Tornadoes in Tennessee since 1950: 1,447, #21 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Tennessee has 1,447 tornadoes (2% of the US), #21 by count and #23 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Tennessee since 1950

Tennessee has recorded **1,447 tornadoes since 1950**: 2% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#21 by count** and **#23 per person** (20.02 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Tennessee has recorded 1,447 tornadoes since 1950, 2% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #21 of 51 by count and #23 per person (20.02 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Tennessee’s busiest year was 2011, with 98 tornadoes; it averages 19 a year.
* 29 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#23

national rank (per capita)

1,447

tornadoes

20.02

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Tennessee: 1,447 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/tennessee.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Tennessee tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s89

1960s72

1970s157

1980s111

1990s212

2000s276

2010s322

2020s208

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 477 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 578 |
| F2/EF2  | 269 |
| F3/EF3  | 94  |
| F4/EF4  | 28  |
| F5/EF5  | 1   |
| Unrated | 0   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2011 (98).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Tennessee, newest first

2021-12-10 · EF42020-03-03 · EF42011-04-27 · EF42011-04-27 · EF42009-04-10 · EF42008-02-05 · EF42008-02-05 · EF42003-05-04 · F41999-05-05 · F41999-01-17 · F41998-04-16 · F51997-03-01 · F41997-03-01 · F41997-01-24 · F41995-05-18 · F41988-12-24 · F41974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F41971-05-07 · F41970-04-27 · F41956-04-03 · F41953-05-02 · F41952-03-21 · F41952-03-21 · F41952-03-21 · F41952-02-29 · F41952-02-13 · F4

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