NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kingston Springs, 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 Kingston Springs, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frederic in 1979. Since 1950, 102 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 102
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
18 deaths in all
What the records show for Kingston Springs
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Kingston Springs; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The record near Kingston Springs begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm 50 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 Kingston Springs. The strongest of the 102 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on December 24, 1988; its path came within 16 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F3 on April 7, 2006, killed 7 people. Of the 102, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 69 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on April 5, 2025. Kingston Springs has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 71% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 53 times since 1983, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Kingston Springs has more hail reports within 10 miles than 51% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kingston Springs
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Kingston Springs: 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 Kingston Springs
By decade
- 2020s15(1 EF3+)
- 2010s24
- 2000s30(4 EF3+)
- 1990s11(2 EF3+)
- 1980s6(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1988 | F4 | 16 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 7 |
| Apr 7, 2006 | F3 | 25 mi | 22.7 mi | 7 / 128 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF3 | 11 mi | 60.13 mi | 5 / 220 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 11 mi | 42.1 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Apr 7, 2006 | F3 | 14 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 2003 | F3 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 22 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jan 10, 1963 | F3 | 25 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | EF2 | 22 mi | 34.77 mi | 3 / 22 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | 15 mi | 10.9 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | EF2 | 7 mi | 18.37 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 102, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kingston Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 53 hail reports within 10 miles of Kingston Springs since 1983, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 25, 2000. 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 Kingston Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kingston Springs, TN, 1 mile north of Kingston Springs at 517 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 27°F. May is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 50.5 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 96 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 50.5 inches is more than at 17 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (14%). Fairview, 8 miles south, has its own station (Fairview Bowie Nat Ctr, TN): 57.0 inches a year, 6.5 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 | 50 | 27 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 54 | 29 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 63 | 36 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 73 | 44 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 54 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 63 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 91 | 67 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 65 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 58 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 45 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 63 | 35 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 53 | 29 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Year | 72 | 46 | 50.5 | 82 | 1.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Kingston Springs, TN (517 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 Kingston Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 210 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kingston Springs: 164 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 flash floods, 11 floods, 6 heavy rain events and 5 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 5, 2025. April has had the most flash floods, 7 of 24. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 269 have had fewer than Kingston Springs.
February 6, 2019: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Kingston Springs — 1 killed, $99,000 damage.
July 13, 2004: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Kingston Springs — 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
May 5, 1999: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Kingston Springs — $476,000 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 Kingston Springs's ZIP code 37082 have filed 30 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $1.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late spring storms in 2010: 11 claims (37% of all) and $1.4 million. 37% 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, 77 have fewer than Kingston Springs.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late spring storms2010 | 11 | $1.4 million |
Cheatham County, which includes Kingston Springs, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 4 tornadoes, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cheatham County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.3 million a year, the 43rd highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.9 million (52%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.