Henry County, Tennessee tornado history

21 tornadoes recorded in or across Henry County from 1967 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Henry County

The Storm Prediction Center records 21 tornadoes whose paths touched Henry County, Tennessee between 1967 and 2025. They killed 2 people and injured 113. The busiest month is April, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 26 November 2001. The most recent was on 5 April 2025.

  • 21tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 113injuries
  • 374per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Henry County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0524%
F1 / EF1943%
F2 / EF2419%
F3 / EF3314%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Henry County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 2000s.1960s11970s11980s42000s92010s22020s4

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s1
1980s4
2000s9
2010s2
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Apr.Jan1Feb2Mar1Apr5May5Jun0Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct1Nov4Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb2
Mar1
Apr5
May5
Jun0
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct1
Nov4
Dec1

Records for Henry County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Paris, Tennessee tornado26 November 2001, F3, 2 deaths, 12 injuries, 5 miles long
  • Longest path: Tennessee tornado10 December 2021, EF3, 38 injuries, 122.6 miles long
  • Most recent: Tennessee tornado5 April 2025, EF0, 2 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Henry County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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