NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lascassas, 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 Lascassas, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frederic in 1979. Since 1950, 121 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 121
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
14 deaths in all
What the records show for Lascassas
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Lascassas; the strongest was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm with 44 mph winds when its centre passed 13 miles away. The record near Lascassas begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Frederic in 1979. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site, 81% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Lascassas. The highest rating among the 121 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 10, 2009, came within 3 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on March 3, 2020, killed 5 people. Of the 121, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 77 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on April 3, 2025. Lascassas has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 89% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1966, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Lascassas has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lascassas
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lascassas: 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 Lascassas
By decade
- 2020s18(1 EF3+)
- 2010s36
- 2000s23(3 EF3+)
- 1990s16(2 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s11(3 EF3+)
- 1960s5
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2009 | EF4 | 3 mi | 23.25 mi | 2 / 58 |
| Jan 24, 1997 | F4 | 10 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF3 | 14 mi | 60.13 mi | 5 / 220 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 22 mi | 42.1 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 14 mi | 14.6 mi | 1 / 23 |
| May 11, 2003 | F3 | 5 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2002 | F3 | 13 mi | 3.2 mi | 0 / 31 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 1 mi | 15.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F3 | 4 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 6, 2018 | EF2 | 17 mi | 10.49 mi | 1 / 3 |
| May 31, 2001 | F2 | 6 mi | 6.3 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | EF2 | 11 mi | 18.45 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 121, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lascassas
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Lascassas since 1966, made on 47 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on April 7, 2006. The most recent report is from January 12, 2023. April has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lascassas
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Murfreesboro 5 N, TN, 5 miles southwest of Lascassas at 535 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 48°F and 28°F. June is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.5 inches; the year adds up to 56.0 inches over 87 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 48 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 89 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 56.0 inches is more than at 63 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (52%). Readyville, 12 miles southeast, has its own station (Woodbury 1 WNW, TN): 57.6 inches a year, 1.6 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | 28 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 53 | 30 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 61 | 37 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 71 | 46 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 55 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 86 | 64 | 5.7 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 68 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 67 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 59 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 47 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 37 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 51 | 31 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Year | 70 | 47 | 56.0 | 87 | 2.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Murfreesboro 5 N, TN (535 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 Lascassas
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 200 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lascassas: 179 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 6 floods, 5 lightning strikes and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $3.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 21, 2019. August has had the most flash floods, 2 of 7. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 40 have had fewer than Lascassas.
May 4, 2016: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Lascassas — 1 killed, $4,000 damage.
NWS: “Rutherford County EMA reported a 64 year old male riding an ATV was killed on his property in the 7000 block of Ruel McKnight Road by a tree blown down on top of him. Tree was reportedly old and rotten with no other tree damage in the area.”
May 16, 2009: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Lascassas — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
May 3, 2020: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Lascassas — $1.0 million 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 Lascassas's ZIP code 37085 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1989, and were paid $204,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 60% 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 Lascassas.
Rutherford County, which includes Lascassas, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 winter storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Rutherford County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $134.9 million a year, the 4th highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $70.5 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).
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Cities near Lascassas
- Murfreesboro, TN10 mi
- Readyville, TN12 mi
- Smyrna, TN13 mi
- Watertown, TN13 mi
- La Vergne, TN16 mi
- Woodbury, TN16 mi
- Christiana, TN17 mi
- Alexandria, TN18 mi
- Lebanon, TN18 mi
- Rockvale, TN20 mi
- Bradyville, TN20 mi
- Mount Juliet, TN20 mi
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