Tornado History Map

Cocke County, Tennessee tornado history

7 tornadoes recorded in or across Cocke County from 1955 to 2011, 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 Cocke County

The Storm Prediction Center records 7 tornadoes whose paths touched Cocke County, Tennessee between 1955 and 2011. They killed 1 person and injured 11. The busiest month is April, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 11 March 1963. The most recent was on 27 April 2011.

  • 7tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 11injuries
  • 161per 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 Cocke County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0229%
F1 / EF1343%
F2 / EF2229%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Cocke County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 2010s.1950s11960s11970s22010s3

The 2010s only run to 2011, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s1
1970s2
2010s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Apr.Jan0Feb1Mar2Apr4May0Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar2
Apr4
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Cocke County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Tennessee tornado11 March 1963, F2, 1 death, 1 injury, 6.2 miles long
  • Longest path: Tennessee tornado27 April 2011, EF1, 7.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Tennessee tornado27 April 2011, EF1, 1.2 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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