NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lawrenceburg, 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
6 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frederic in 1979. Since 1950, 93 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 93
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
17 deaths in all
What the records show for Lawrenceburg
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Lawrenceburg; the strongest was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 20 miles away. The record near Lawrenceburg begins with an unnamed storm in 1892; the most recent system was Frederic in 1979. The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 2 systems. None of the 6 systems has come since 2000. Lawrenceburg has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 44% of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site. The strongest of the 93 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 16, 1998; its path came within 10 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an EF3 on March 31, 2023, killed 9 people. Of the 93, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 48 have come since 2000. March and May have had the most tornadoes, 20 each. The most recent tornado was on April 3, 2025. Lawrenceburg has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 88 times since 1955, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Lawrenceburg has more hail reports within 10 miles than 83% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lawrenceburg
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 18 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 19 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lawrenceburg: 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 Lawrenceburg
By decade
- 2020s16(1 EF3+)
- 2010s13(1 EF3+)
- 2000s19(2 EF3+)
- 1990s19(3 EF3+)
- 1980s7(2 EF3+)
- 1970s6(1 EF3+)
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1998 | F5 | 10 mi | 69.4 mi | 3 / 36 |
| May 18, 1995 | F4 | 6 mi | 29 mi | 3 / 32 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | 17 mi | 86.01 mi | 9 / 23 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF3 | 10 mi | 48.38 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 11, 2008 | EF3 | 11 mi | 4.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 11, 2008 | EF3 | 1 mi | 10.34 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 26, 1994 | F3 | 20 mi | 38 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Aug 16, 1985 | F3 | 20 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 16, 1985 | F3 | 22 mi | 45 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 21, 1972 | F3 | 3 mi | 32.3 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Mar 17, 1965 | F3 | 24 mi | 29.8 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Feb 17, 1956 | F3 | 9 mi | 10.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 93, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lawrenceburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 88 hail reports within 10 miles of Lawrenceburg since 1955, made on 63 separate days. Of these, 51 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 5, 2012. The most recent report is from March 14, 2024. April has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lawrenceburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pulaski Wwtp, TN, 20 miles east of Lawrenceburg at 644 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 48°F and 25°F. December is the wettest at 6.3 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.8 inches; the year adds up to 58.7 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 38 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 91 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.9 inches a year, most of it in January. That 58.7 inches is more than at 94 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (77%). Ethridge, 8 miles northeast, has its own station (Mt Pleasant 1N, TN): 62.3 inches a year, 3.6 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | 25 | 5.3 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 53 | 28 | 5.7 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 61 | 35 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 71 | 43 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 78 | 53 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 61 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 66 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 64 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 56 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 44 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 33 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 51 | 28 | 6.3 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Year | 70 | 45 | 58.7 | 82 | 1.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pulaski Wwtp, TN (644 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 Lawrenceburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 301 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lawrenceburg: 234 thunderstorm wind reports, 41 flash floods, 13 floods, 10 lightning strikes and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 6 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $3.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on May 30, 2004. March has had the most flash floods, 13 of 41. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 317 have had fewer than Lawrenceburg.
May 9, 2024: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Lawrenceburg — 3 killed, $500,000 damage.
May 5, 2003: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Lawrenceburg — 3 killed.
NWS: “An outbreak of tornadic thunderstorms also produced locally heavy rainfall across middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of May 5, 2003. This series of storms also caused flooding on the Saunders Fork Creek in Cannon County, Tennessee.”
September 24, 2024: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Lawrenceburg — 3 injured, $25,000 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 Lawrenceburg's ZIP code 38464 have filed 29 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1998, and were paid $558,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1998, with 10. 24% 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, 73 have fewer than Lawrenceburg.
Lawrence County, which includes Lawrenceburg, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 winter storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lawrence County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.3 million a year, the 30th highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.4 million (29%), 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.
Cities near Lawrenceburg
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- Leoma, TN10 mi
- Summertown, TN12 mi
- Loretto, TN13 mi
- Iron City, TN19 mi
- Mt Pleasant, TN20 mi
- Lexington, AL20 mi
- Lynnville, TN20 mi
- Pulaski, TN21 mi
- Hohenwald, TN21 mi
- Waynesboro, TN22 mi
- Collinwood, TN23 mi
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