NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Gallatin, 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 Gallatin, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frederic in 1979. Since 1950, 146 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 146
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
45 deaths in all
What the records show for Gallatin
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Gallatin; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 48 miles away. The record near Gallatin begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm 41 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 Gallatin. The strongest of the 146 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 27, 1970; its path came within 10 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an EF3 on February 5, 2008, killed 22 people. Of the 146, 16 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 87 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on April 3, 2025. Gallatin has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 79 times since 1965, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Gallatin has more hail reports within 10 miles than 79% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Gallatin
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Gallatin: 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 Gallatin
By decade
- 2020s27(1 EF3+)
- 2010s41
- 2000s19(2 EF3+)
- 1990s18(1 EF3+)
- 1980s12
- 1970s16(2 EF3+)
- 1960s7
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1970 | F4 | 10 mi | 42.6 mi | 3 / 85 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | EF3 | 7 mi | 50.32 mi | 22 / 63 |
| Apr 7, 2006 | F3 | in town | 22.7 mi | 7 / 128 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF3 | 16 mi | 60.13 mi | 5 / 220 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 23 mi | 31.1 mi | 3 / 57 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 9 mi | 42.1 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Feb 27, 1956 | F3 | 9 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | EF2 | 1 mi | 34.77 mi | 3 / 22 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | 18 mi | 10.9 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | EF2 | 21 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 10, 2013 | EF2 | 24 mi | 13.9 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 30, 2013 | EF2 | 10 mi | 4.53 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 146, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Gallatin
The Storm Prediction Center has 79 hail reports within 10 miles of Gallatin since 1965, made on 54 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently February 21, 2007. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Gallatin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bethpage 1 S, TN, 9 miles northeast of Gallatin at 560 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 45°F and 25°F. May is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.7 inches; the year adds up to 54.9 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 36 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 100 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 54.9 inches is more than at 50 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (41%). Hendersonville, 10 miles southwest, has its own station (Old Hickory Dam, TN): 48.0 inches a year, 6.9 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 25 | 4.4 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 50 | 28 | 4.7 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 59 | 34 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 69 | 43 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 53 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 62 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 67 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 65 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 57 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 44 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 59 | 34 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 49 | 28 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Year | 68 | 45 | 54.9 | 82 | 4.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bethpage 1 S, 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 Gallatin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 291 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Gallatin: 248 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 flash floods, 9 heavy rain events, 8 lightning strikes and 5 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $4.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on May 5, 1999. May has had the most flash floods, 5 of 21. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 244 have had fewer than Gallatin.
December 29, 2019: flash flood in Gallatin — 1 killed.
NWS: “A man reportedly attempted to cross the flood waters of Town Creek from the Town Creek Greenway in Gallatin but was swept away and drowned. His body was discovered in Town Creek near East Broadway Street the next day.”
June 15, 2016: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Gallatin — 2 injured, $1,000 damage.
May 21, 2013: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Gallatin — 1 injured, $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Severe gust front winds caused a large road construction crane to collapse onto a car that was driving on the highway 109 bridge over the Cumberland River about 2 miles south of Gallatin. The car had two occupants.”
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 Gallatin's ZIP code 37066 have filed 224 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $5.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late spring storms in 2010: 112 claims (50% of all) and $3.3 million. 50% 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, 138 have fewer than Gallatin.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late spring storms2010 | 112 | $3.3 million |
Sumner County, which includes Gallatin, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sumner County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail and inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $86.7 million a year, the 8th highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $42.2 million (49%), 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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Cities near Gallatin
- Castalian Springs, TN9 mi
- Hendersonville, TN10 mi
- Cottontown, TN11 mi
- Bethpage, TN12 mi
- White House, TN13 mi
- Portland, TN13 mi
- Mount Juliet, TN14 mi
- Old Hickory, TN14 mi
- Lebanon, TN15 mi
- Goodlettsville, TN15 mi
- Madison, TN16 mi
- Hermitage, TN17 mi
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