Tornado History Map

McNairy County, Tennessee tornado history

22 tornadoes recorded in or across McNairy County from 1957 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 McNairy County

The Storm Prediction Center records 22 tornadoes whose paths touched McNairy County, Tennessee between 1957 and 2025. They killed 34 people and injured 270. The busiest month is May, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 23 December 2015. The most recent was on 2 April 2025.

  • 22tornadoes
  • 34deaths
  • 270injuries
  • 391per 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 McNairy County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0314%
F1 / EF1523%
F2 / EF2732%
F3 / EF3523%
F4 / EF429%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

McNairy County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2010s.1950s21960s11970s31980s21990s32000s32010s42020s4

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s1
1970s3
1980s2
1990s3
2000s3
2010s4
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in May.Jan1Feb3Mar5Apr4May6Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct2Nov0Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb3
Mar5
Apr4
May6
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec1

Records for McNairy County

Notable tornadoes in McNairy 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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