NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Arrington, 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 Arrington, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frederic in 1979. Since 1950, 118 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 118
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
15 deaths in all
What the records show for Arrington
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Arrington; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 72 miles away. The record near Arrington begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm 21 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 Arrington. The strongest of the 118 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 16, 1998; its path came within 25 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an EF3 on March 3, 2020, killed 5 people. Of the 118, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 71 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 30. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2025. Arrington has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 87% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1959, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Arrington has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Arrington
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 72 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 Arrington: 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 Arrington
By decade
- 2020s20(2 EF3+)
- 2010s24
- 2000s27(4 EF3+)
- 1990s15(3 EF3+)
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s12(1 EF3+)
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1998 | F5 | 25 mi | 69.4 mi | 3 / 36 |
| Apr 10, 2009 | EF4 | 3 mi | 23.25 mi | 2 / 58 |
| Dec 24, 1988 | F4 | 13 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 7 |
| Jan 24, 1997 | F4 | 11 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF3 | 21 mi | 60.13 mi | 5 / 220 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF3 | 16 mi | 11.53 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 19 mi | 42.1 mi | 1 / 60 |
| May 11, 2003 | F3 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F3 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F3 | 18 mi | 3.2 mi | 0 / 31 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 13 mi | 15.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 1963 | F3 | 13 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 118, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Arrington
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Arrington since 1959, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 46 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 20, 2025. The most recent report is from November 7, 2025. May has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Arrington
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Franklin Sewage Plt, TN, 13 miles northwest of Arrington at 655 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 29°F. May is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 54.0 inches over 85 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 45 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 84 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 54.0 inches is more than at 35 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (29%). College Grove, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Thompson Stn, TN): 55.9 inches a year, 1.9 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 29 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 53 | 31 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 62 | 38 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 72 | 46 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 55 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 64 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 69 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 67 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 60 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 47 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 62 | 37 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 53 | 32 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Year | 71 | 48 | 54.0 | 85 | 1.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Franklin Sewage Plt, TN (655 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 Arrington
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 171 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Arrington: 126 thunderstorm wind reports, 26 flash floods, 10 floods, 8 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $14.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 8, 2024. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 275 have had fewer than Arrington.
May 1, 2010: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Arrington — 1 killed, $51,000 damage.
May 8, 2024: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Arrington — 1 killed.
July 30, 2024: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Arrington — 4 injured, $250,000 damage.
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
Williamson County, which includes Arrington, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes, 2 winter storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Williamson County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and inland flooding; Relatively Low for hail, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $98.0 million a year, the 6th highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $57.0 million (58%), 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).
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