NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crossville, 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
7 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Crossville, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 56 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 56
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
31 deaths in all
What the records show for Crossville
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Crossville; the strongest was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm with 47 mph winds when its centre passed 36 miles away. The record near Crossville begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Helene in 2024. The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 2 systems. Of the 7 systems, one has come since 2000. Crossville has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 71% of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site. The highest rating among the 56 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 27, 2011, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 3, 1974, killed 10 people. Of the 56, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on May 20, 2025. Of the 339 Tennessee cities, 71% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Crossville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 68 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Crossville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 71% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crossville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 24 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 17 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Crossville: 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 Crossville
By decade
- 2020s15
- 2010s8(1 EF3+)
- 2000s10(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4(2 EF3+)
- 1980s4
- 1970s9(2 EF3+)
- 1960s2(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 20 mi | 28.4 mi | 10 / 51 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 20 mi | 18.8 mi | 7 / 150 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF4 | 22 mi | 40.16 mi | 4 / 12 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 4 mi | 12.2 mi | 4 / 18 |
| Apr 15, 1965 | F3 | 6 mi | 6.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 18, 1995 | F3 | 1 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Feb 21, 1993 | F3 | 23 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | EF2 | 18 mi | 21.92 mi | 2 / 3 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | EF2 | 10 mi | 11.13 mi | 2 / 7 |
| Apr 24, 1975 | F2 | 11 mi | 1.5 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF2 | 13 mi | 10.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 23, 2011 | EF2 | 25 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 56, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crossville
The Storm Prediction Center has 68 hail reports within 10 miles of Crossville since 1959, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 40 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on November 10, 2002. The most recent report is from May 20, 2025. April has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crossville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Crossville Mem Airport, TN, 2 miles west of Crossville at 1,867 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 26°F. April and July are the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 57.4 inches over 92 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 84 nights a year. That 57.4 inches is more than at 81 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (66%). Monterey, 16 miles northwest, has its own station (Monterey, TN): 64.3 inches a year, 6.9 more than here, and a July average high of 84°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 26 | 5.0 | 8 |
| Feb | 48 | 30 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Mar | 56 | 36 | 5.4 | 9 |
| Apr | 66 | 44 | 5.5 | 8 |
| May | 74 | 53 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Jun | 80 | 60 | 4.9 | 9 |
| Jul | 83 | 64 | 5.5 | 9 |
| Aug | 83 | 63 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Sep | 77 | 57 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Oct | 68 | 45 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Nov | 56 | 36 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Dec | 47 | 30 | 5.3 | 9 |
| Year | 65 | 45 | 57.4 | 92 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Crossville Mem Airport, TN (1,867 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 Crossville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 99 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crossville: 82 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 lightning strikes, 5 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 11, 2003. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 18 have had fewer than Crossville.
August 4, 2009: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Crossville — 1 injured.
NWS: “Lightning struck a tree that fell on a 66 year old women, who lives about five miles southwest from Crossville on Lantana Road, as thunderstorms moved through this area. She was rushed to a regional trauma center after she was rescued.”
May 31, 2018: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Crossville — 1 injured.
NWS: “Lightning struck a home on Stonecrest Avenue causing one minor injury.”
August 30, 2024: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Crossville — 1 injured.
NWS: “Lightning reportedly struck and severely injured a man worked in a tree along Wilson Road in Crossville. The man was air flighted to a Knoxville hospital due to internal burns and a broken vertebra.”
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
Cumberland County, which includes Crossville, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cumberland County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail and inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $18.5 million a year, the 39th highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.0 million (33%), 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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