NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Antioch, TN
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Antioch, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frederic in 1979. Since 1950, 145 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 145
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
20 deaths in all
What the records show for Antioch
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Antioch; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 61 miles away. The record near Antioch begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm 31 miles away. None of the 5 systems has come since 2000. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site, 55% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Antioch. The highest rating among the 145 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 10, 2009, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 7, 2006, killed 7 people. Of the 145, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 89 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on April 3, 2025. Antioch has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 199 times since 1955, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Antioch has more hail reports within 10 miles than 98% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Antioch
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Antioch: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Antioch
By decade
- 2020s21(1 EF3+)
- 2010s35
- 2000s33(4 EF3+)
- 1990s22(2 EF3+)
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13(2 EF3+)
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2009 | EF4 | 16 mi | 23.25 mi | 2 / 58 |
| Dec 24, 1988 | F4 | 8 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 7 |
| Jan 24, 1997 | F4 | 21 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Apr 7, 2006 | F3 | 19 mi | 22.7 mi | 7 / 128 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF3 | 8 mi | 60.13 mi | 5 / 220 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 7 mi | 42.1 mi | 1 / 60 |
| May 11, 2003 | F3 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F3 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 20 mi | 15.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F3 | 24 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jan 10, 1963 | F3 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | EF2 | 16 mi | 34.77 mi | 3 / 22 |
The strongest 12 of 145, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Antioch
The Storm Prediction Center has 199 hail reports within 10 miles of Antioch since 1955, made on 122 separate days. Of these, 114 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 12, 1966. The most recent report is from May 8, 2025. April has the most reports, 55.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Antioch
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Nashville Berry Field, TN, 4 miles northwest of Antioch at 560 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 48°F and 29°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 50.7 inches over 81 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 68 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 68 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 50.7 inches is more than at 19 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (16%). La Vergne, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Gladeville, TN): 54.3 inches a year, 3.6 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | 29 | 4.1 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 54 | 31 | 4.4 | 8 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 62 | 39 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 72 | 47 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 57 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 66 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 70 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 68 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 62 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 49 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 38 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 52 | 32 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Year | 71 | 49 | 50.7 | 81 | 3.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Nashville Berry Field, TN (560 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Antioch
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 620 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Antioch: 507 thunderstorm wind reports, 60 flash floods, 24 lightning strikes, 23 floods and 6 heavy rain events. They killed 17 people and injured 17, and the NWS estimated $1.57 billion in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 99 mph, on May 5, 1999. September has had the most flash floods, 14 of 60. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 327 have had fewer than Antioch.
May 1, 2010: flood 1 mile from the centre of Antioch — 10 killed, $1.50 billion damage.
NWS: “S. Highway 431 near the Robertson/Davidson County Line at Sycamore Creek, water was overflowing its banks, resulting in flooding of low lying areas.”
March 27, 2021: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Antioch — 5 killed, $20.0 million damage.
May 1, 2010: flash flood in Antioch — 1 killed, $25.0 million damage.
NWS: “Dozens of cars and trucks were trapped by flash flooding along Mill Creek near the Bell Rd. exit on I-24.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Antioch's ZIP code 37013 have filed 208 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $5.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late spring storms in 2010: 122 claims (59% of all) and $4.4 million. 61% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 155 Tennessee cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 136 have fewer than Antioch.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late spring storms2010 | 122 | $4.4 million |
Davidson County, which includes Antioch, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 5 tornadoes, 3 winter storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Davidson County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hail and heat waves; Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $262.4 million a year, the 2nd highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $160.3 million (61%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.