Tornado History Map

Scott County, Tennessee tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across Scott County from 1974 to 2023, 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 Scott County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched Scott County, Tennessee between 1974 and 2023. They killed 2 people and injured 53. The busiest month is April, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 3 April 1974. The most recent was on 11 June 2023.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 53injuries
  • 244per 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 Scott County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0215%
F1 / EF1431%
F2 / EF2538%
F3 / EF3215%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Scott County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2000s.1970s31980s11990s12000s42020s4

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s3
1980s1
1990s1
2000s4
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr8May1Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr8
May1
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Scott County

  • Deadliest: Kentucky tornado8 April 1980, F2, 2 deaths, 9 injuries, 11.2 miles long
  • Strongest: Tennessee tornado3 April 1974, F3, 21 injuries, 13 miles long
  • Longest path: Tennessee tornado3 April 1974, F2, 11 injuries, 27.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Tennessee tornado11 June 2023, EF1, 3.4 miles long

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

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