NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Clarksville, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Clarksville, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Audrey in 1957. Since 1950, 108 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 108
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Clarksville
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Clarksville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 12 miles away. The record near Clarksville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Audrey in 1957, a tropical storm 45 miles away. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site, 98% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Clarksville. The strongest of the 108 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 27, 1970; its path came within 14 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an EF3 on December 9, 2023, killed 4 people. Of the 108, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 74 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on November 22, 2025. Clarksville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 80% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 83 times since 1982, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Clarksville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 81% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Clarksville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 12 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 Clarksville: 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 Clarksville
By decade
- 2020s20(2 EF3+)
- 2010s28(1 EF3+)
- 2000s26(3 EF3+)
- 1990s16(2 EF3+)
- 1980s7
- 1970s8(2 EF3+)
- 1960s2(1 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1970 | F4 | 14 mi | 42.6 mi | 3 / 85 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | EF3 | 5 mi | 47.22 mi | 4 / 62 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF3 | 15 mi | 122.62 mi | 0 / 38 |
| Apr 26, 2011 | EF3 | 12 mi | 2.57 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 7, 2006 | F3 | 19 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 9 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 27, 2000 | F3 | 24 mi | 17.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 22, 1999 | F3 | in town | 4.3 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 12 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1978 | F3 | 25 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 17 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | 23 mi | 13.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 24, 2018 | EF2 | 20 mi | 12.88 mi | 1 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 108, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Clarksville
The Storm Prediction Center has 83 hail reports within 10 miles of Clarksville since 1982, made on 60 separate days. Of these, 45 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 8, 2024. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 33.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Clarksville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Clarksville Wwtp, TN, in Clarksville at 402 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 28°F. May is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 53.6 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 57 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 79 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 53.6 inches is more than at 30 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (25%). Oak Grove, KY, 10 miles northwest, has its own station (Clarksville Outlaw Airport, TN): 47.3 inches a year, 6.3 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 28 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 52 | 31 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 61 | 38 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 72 | 47 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 57 | 5.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 65 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 69 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 67 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 60 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 72 | 48 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 60 | 37 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 50 | 31 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Year | 70 | 48 | 53.6 | 84 | 0.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Clarksville Wwtp, TN (402 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 Clarksville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 272 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Clarksville: 237 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods, 8 floods, 7 lightning strikes and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $8.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on February 5, 2008. February has had the most flash floods, 10 of 17. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 212 have had fewer than Clarksville.
May 1, 2010: flood 9 miles from the centre of Clarksville — 1 killed, $1.9 million damage.
January 17, 1999: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Clarksville — 3 injured, $250,000 damage.
March 1, 2017: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Clarksville — 2 injured, $40,000 damage.
NWS: “An 8 mile long swath of wind damage struck the north side of Clarksville in association with a small mesovortex on HPX radar. The Montgomery County EOC received 26 reports of trees and power lines blown down across the city with 9 roads blocked by fallen trees or power poles.”
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 Clarksville's 3 ZIP codes have filed 285 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $10.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late spring storms in 2010: 107 claims (38% of all) and $6.4 million, then Mid-spring storms in 2011 with 11. 45% 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, 146 have fewer than Clarksville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late spring storms2010 | 107 | $6.4 million |
| Mid-spring storms2011 | 11 | $80,000 |
Montgomery County, which includes Clarksville, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 winter storms, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Montgomery County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $77.8 million a year, the 9th highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $28.8 million (37%), 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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