Carroll County, Tennessee
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 47017 · population 28,396 · 598 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 536 records for Carroll County, Tennessee from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 423 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (166 records). The deadliest single record is the May 7, 1971 tornado: 3 deaths and 137 injuries. FEMA has issued 24 declarations naming the county since 1971, 22 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Winter Storm” on February 6, 2026.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 536on 423 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 16200 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $68Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 26strongest F4
- FEMA declarations
- 24latest 2026
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Carroll County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 166 since 1970. The rank column places the county among Tennessee's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 166 | 138 | 1970-2026 | 0 | 6 | $5.6M | 81 of 95 |
| Hail | 93 | 67 | 1973-2025 | 0 | 0 | $1.1M | 42 of 95 |
| Heat | 84 | 83 | 2007-2026 | 2 | 3 | – | 21 of 95 |
| Winter storms | 61 | 61 | 1996-2025 | 2 | 2 | $164K | 68 of 95 |
| Floods | 43 | 37 | 1996-2026 | 1 | 2 | $7.9M | 71 of 95 |
| Drought | 31 | 31 | 2007-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 48 of 95 |
| Tornadoes | 26 | 23 | 1952-2023 | 8 | 186 | $53M | 37 of 95 |
| Extreme cold | 12 | 11 | 2007-2026 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 of 95 |
| High wind and dust storms | 12 | 12 | 1999-2023 | 0 | 1 | $225K | 45 of 95 |
| Lightning | 5 | 5 | 1998-2007 | 1 | 0 | $31K | 39 of 95 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 2 | 2 | 2005-2008 | 0 | 0 | $70K | 17 of 95 |
| Heavy rain | 1 | 1 | 2013-2013 | 0 | 0 | – | 56 of 95 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Carroll County had?
NOAA records 26 tornadoes in Carroll County from 1952 to 2023, the strongest rated F4, with 8 deaths and 186 injuries recorded in the county. That is 37th of 95 Tennessee counties by days with tornadoes per 1,000 square miles since 1950. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 26 tornadoes whose track touched Carroll County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 26, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 14 people, 8 of them in Carroll County.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-02 19:09, as SPC files it | Dyer to Bradford | F3 | 31 mi | 6 |
| 1971-05-07 17:45, as SPC files it | Huntingdon | F4 | 50.9 mi | 3 |
| 2002-11-09 22:26, as SPC files it | McLemoresville | F2 | 10 mi | 2 |
| 1952-03-21 23:00, as SPC files it | Unnamed | F2 | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 1999-01-17 19:05, as SPC files it | Atwood to McLemoresville | F1 | 10 mi | 1 |
| 1984-10-16 19:05, as SPC files it | Trezevant | F1 | 0.5 mi | 1 |
| 1952-03-21 22:50, as SPC files it | Unnamed | F3 | 0.1 mi | 0 |
| 1952-03-21 23:17, as SPC files it | Hollow Rock | F3 | 5.1 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Tennessee.
Every tornado record filed for Carroll County (26)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | Mc Lemoresville, Carroll County | EF0 1.33 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $29K |
| 2022-03-30 | Leach, Carroll County | EF1 9.22 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $202K |
| 2020-06-04 | Scott Hill, Carroll County | EF0 15.08 mi x 90 yd | 0 | 0 | $57K |
| 2020-03-02 | Hico, Carroll County | EF2 14.8 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $570K |
| 2017-07-05 | Howley, Carroll County | EF1 1.54 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $903K |
| 2017-03-09 | Concord, Carroll County | EF0 0.96 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $36K |
| 2011-04-25 | Shiloh, Carroll County | EF0 2.48 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $7K |
| 2011-02-24 | Shiloh, Carroll County | EF2 3.02 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $33K |
| 2006-04-07 | Clarksburg, Carroll County | F2 6 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 5 | $2.9M |
| 2006-04-02 | Mc Kenzie, Carroll County | F3 9 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.5M |
| 2003-05-04 | Atwood, Carroll County | F1 1 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 3 | $3.2M |
| 2002-11-10 | Lavinia, Carroll County | F0 0.3 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $16K |
| 2002-11-09 | Terry, Carroll County | F2 10 mi x 220 yd | 2 | 6 | $820K |
| 1999-01-17 | Atwood, Carroll County | F1 10 mi x 75 yd | 1 | 1 | $1.3M |
| 1997-03-01 | Atwood, Carroll County | F2 10 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $3.7M |
| 1988-01-19 | Carroll County | F1 1.5 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1984-10-16 | Carroll County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 1 | 2 | $2.5M step |
| 1984-05-07 | Carroll County | F1 1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1977-12-04 | Carroll County | F1 0.1 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 1 | $250K step |
| 1973-05-27 | Carroll County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1971-05-07 | Carroll County | F4 28.5 mi x 100 yd | 3 | 137 | $2.5M step |
| 1971-05-07 | Carroll County | F1 24.8 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1970-11-19 | Carroll County | F1 14.3 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 1 | $25K step |
| 1952-03-21 | Carroll County | F3 5.1 mi x 177 yd | 0 | 19 | $250K step |
| 1952-03-21 | Carroll County | F2 0.1 mi x 150 yd | 1 | 8 | $250K step |
| 1952-03-21 | Carroll County | F3 0.1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 3 | $250K step |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Carroll County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 13, 2026 flash flood ($50,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | HeatCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-29 | HeatCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-13 | Flash FloodMc Kenzie, Carroll County | 0 | 0 | $50K | |
| 2026-06-13 | Flash FloodHuntingdon, Carroll County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-01 | DroughtCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-01 | DroughtCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-04-28 | Thunderstorm WindLavinia, Carroll County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2026-04-01 | DroughtCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-03-15 | Thunderstorm WindMc Kenzie, Carroll County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| 2026-02-01 | Cold/Wind ChillCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-02-01 | DroughtCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-31 | Cold/Wind ChillCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-05-07 | TornadoCarroll County | F4 28.5 mi x 100 yd | 3 | 137 | $2.5M step |
| 2002-11-09 | TornadoTerry, Carroll County The tornado touched down near the town of Terry and tracked northeast. The tornado hit a mobile home park near the town of Leach. Two persons were killed in one of mobile homes in the park. Three houses, two businesses and a farm building were destroyed. Forty homes and other buildings were damaged. | F2 10 mi x 220 yd | 2 | 6 | $820K |
| 2009-06-17 | HeatCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll Temperatures soared into the mid to upper 90s even reaching 100 degrees or more over over a span of eleven days. The combination of the hot temperatures and high humidity allowed heat indices to reach above 105 degrees during the afternoon and early evening hours. Two deaths occurred from the heat. | 2 | 0 | – | |
| 1952-03-21 | TornadoCarroll County | F2 0.1 mi x 150 yd | 1 | 8 | $250K step |
| 1984-10-16 | TornadoCarroll County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 1 | 2 | $2.5M step |
| 2011-02-07 | Winter WeatherCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll Two to three inches fell in the county. | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 1999-01-17 | TornadoAtwood, Carroll County The tornado started in Atwood and moved northeast. Two mobile homes were destroyed in McLemoresville. Two mobile homes were destroyed and eight others were damaged in Atwood. A house under construction was destroyed near hollow Rock. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. | F1 10 mi x 75 yd | 1 | 1 | $1.3M |
| 2024-01-14 | Cold/Wind ChillCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll Wind chills were 0 degrees to 15 below at times. | 1 | 0 | – |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-03-01 | TornadoAtwood, Carroll County | F2 10 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $3.7M |
| 2003-05-04 | TornadoAtwood, Carroll County | F1 1 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 3 | $3.2M |
| 2006-04-07 | TornadoClarksburg, Carroll County | F2 6 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 5 | $2.9M |
| 2011-04-25 | Thunderstorm WindMc Lemoresville, Carroll County | 65 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1.8M |
| 2011-04-19 | Thunderstorm WindAtwood, Carroll County | 61 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1.6M |
| 2006-04-02 | TornadoMc Kenzie, Carroll County | F3 9 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.5M |
| 1999-01-17 | TornadoAtwood, Carroll County | F1 10 mi x 75 yd | 1 | 1 | $1.3M |
| 1997-03-01 | FloodCarroll County · forecast zone Carroll | 0 | 0 | $919K |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $2.5M, in the dollars of the day) holds: May 7, 1971 (tornado, Carroll County, 3 killed); October 16, 1984 (tornado, Carroll County, 1 killed).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Carroll County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 53 | 35 | 32 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 18 |
| Heat | – | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 22 | 60 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 3 | 14 | 28 | 16 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 0 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
Records by month in Carroll County. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 43 · Feb 49 · Mar 49 · Apr 73 · May 64 · Jun 79 · Jul 77 · Aug 43 · Sep 11 · Oct 12 · Nov 19 · Dec 17 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Carroll County
FEMA's register lists 24 declarations that include Carroll County: 20 major disasters, 4 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (14) and tornado (3).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | DR-4898 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2026-01-24 | EM-3635 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2025-06-19 | DR-4878 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2025-04-02 | EM-3625 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2023-05-17 | DR-4712 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornado |
| 2020-07-09 | DR-4550 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2020-04-02 | DR-4514 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3473 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2020-03-05 | DR-4476 | Tornado | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2014-08-13 | DR-4189 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2014-04-11 | DR-4171 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2011-05-09 | DR-1979 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2011-05-01 | DR-1974 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Associated Flooding |
| 2010-05-04 | DR-1909 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes |
| 2006-04-05 | DR-1634 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Tornadoes |
| 2005-09-05 | EM-3217 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2003-05-08 | DR-1464 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2002-11-13 | DR-1441 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Tornados |
| 1999-01-19 | DR-1262 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and High Winds |
| 1998-04-20 | DR-1215 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding |
| 1997-03-07 | DR-1167 | Tornado | Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding, Hail, High Winds |
| 1994-02-28 | DR-1010 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Ice Storm,Flash Flooding |
| 1975-03-22 | DR-459 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1971-05-18 | DR-306 | Tornado | Tornado |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Carroll County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 43 flood or flash flood records for Carroll County from 1996 to 2026, on 37 days, with 1 death. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Carroll County ranks 2105th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $521,000 on 19 claims filed in Carroll County; the most in one year was 9 in 2010. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1978: 1 · 1979: 1 · 2000: 1 · 2010: 9 · 2013: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2024: 1; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Carroll County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Carroll County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $24.8 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | $9.8M | once in about 133 years (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | $5.0M | 2.3 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | $4.6M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | $1.3M | 12 modeled event-days a year |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | $496K | 58 a year (modeled) |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Moderate | $218K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | $5K | 1.2 a year (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Low | $164K | 8.9 modeled event-days a year |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Carroll County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
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