NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Halls, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Halls, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Olga in 2019. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 18 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 18
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
74 deaths in all
What the records show for Halls
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Halls; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 61 mph winds when its centre passed 29 miles away. The record near Halls begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Olga in 2019, a tropical storm 4 miles away. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site, 81% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Halls. The highest rating among the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 6 times; the most recent, on March 1, 1997, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on March 21, 1952, killed 17 people. Of the 103, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on April 5, 2025. Halls has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 73% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 23 times since 1967, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 339 Tennessee cities, 97% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Halls.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Halls
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OlgaOct 26 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 28 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Halls: 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 Halls
By decade
- 2020s10(2 EF3+)
- 2010s8
- 2000s22(2 EF3+)
- 1990s19(6 EF3+)
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s17
- 1960s8(2 EF3+)
- 1950s14(5 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | 20 mi | 6.5 mi | 17 / 100 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 4 / 5 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F4 | 16 mi | 4.7 mi | 2 / 10 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | F4 | 10 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | F4 | 21 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 1997 | F4 | 18 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F3 | 17 mi | 18 mi | 16 / 70 |
| Mar 21, 1952 | F3 | 5 mi | 18.1 mi | 10 / 30 |
| Apr 3, 1968 | F3 | 18 mi | 28.8 mi | 4 / 32 |
| Apr 29, 1963 | F3 | 12 mi | 9.3 mi | 3 / 6 |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F3 | 24 mi | 77 mi | 2 / 177 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 12 mi | 4 mi | 2 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Halls
The Storm Prediction Center has 23 hail reports within 10 miles of Halls since 1967, made on 20 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on April 10, 2025, the most recent report. April has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Halls
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dyersburg Iii Golf, TN, 8 miles north of Halls at 300 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 29°F. March is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 53.4 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 53 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 69 nights a year. That 53.4 inches is more than at 27 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (22%). Friendship, 10 miles east, has its own station (Alamo 1 N, TN): 53.5 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 89°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 29 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Feb | 52 | 32 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Mar | 61 | 40 | 5.9 | 8 |
| Apr | 71 | 49 | 5.1 | 8 |
| May | 80 | 60 | 5.4 | 8 |
| Jun | 88 | 68 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Jul | 90 | 71 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Aug | 90 | 69 | 3.3 | 4 |
| Sep | 84 | 61 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Oct | 73 | 49 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Nov | 60 | 38 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Dec | 50 | 33 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Year | 70 | 50 | 53.4 | 76 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dyersburg Iii Golf, TN (300 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 Halls
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 78 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Halls: 62 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 7 floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on April 5, 2025. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 40 have had fewer than Halls.
April 7, 2025: flood 9 miles from the centre of Halls — $750,000 damage.
May 1, 2010: flood 1 mile from the centre of Halls — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Very heavy rains produced a flash flooding event in Lauderdale County. As much as 20 inches of rain fell across Lauderdale County.”
April 1, 2008: flood 9 miles from the centre of Halls — $200,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Halls's ZIP code 38040 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1994, and were paid $173,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 30% 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, 0 have fewer than Halls.
Lauderdale County, which includes Halls, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 20 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 Lauderdale County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.3 million a year, the 33rd highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.4 million (17%), is from tornadoes.
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 Halls
- Friendship, TN10 mi
- Dyersburg, TN11 mi
- Alamo, TN17 mi
- Newbern, TN19 mi
- Brownsville, TN22 mi
- Bells, TN23 mi
- Ridgely, TN24 mi
- Caruthersville, MO25 mi
- Covington, TN25 mi
- Dyer, TN26 mi
- Trenton, TN27 mi
- Steele, MO28 mi
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