NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lobelville, 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 Lobelville, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frederic in 1979. Since 1950, 64 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 64
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
25 deaths in all
What the records show for Lobelville
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Lobelville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 59 mph winds when its centre passed 37 miles away. The record near Lobelville begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm 60 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 Lobelville. The highest rating among the 64 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 5, 1999, came within 10 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on March 31, 2023, killed 9 people. Of the 64, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 48 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Of the 339 Tennessee cities, 65% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Lobelville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 14 times since 1967, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 339 Tennessee cities, 100% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Lobelville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Lobelville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 18 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Lobelville: 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 Lobelville
By decade
- 2020s15(1 EF3+)
- 2010s21
- 2000s12
- 1990s7(1 EF3+)
- 1980s4(1 EF3+)
- 1970s2(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1999 | F4 | 10 mi | 6 mi | 3 / 0 |
| May 7, 1971 | F4 | 9 mi | 50.9 mi | 3 / 137 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | EF3 | 24 mi | 86.01 mi | 9 / 23 |
| Jan 19, 1988 | F3 | 20 mi | 22 mi | 3 / 24 |
| Mar 22, 1952 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.5 mi | 3 / 10 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF2 | 13 mi | 14.92 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | EF2 | 23 mi | 18.72 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Mar 22, 1991 | F2 | 20 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 14 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | EF2 | 23 mi | 10.87 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | EF2 | 4 mi | 15.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | EF2 | 24 mi | 15.34 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jan 30, 2013 | EF2 | 9 mi | 4.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 64, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lobelville
The Storm Prediction Center has 14 hail reports within 10 miles of Lobelville since 1967, made on 13 separate days. Of these, 6 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 5 days, most recently March 14, 2012. The most recent report is from December 5, 2021. April has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lobelville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lobelville, TN, 1 mile south of Lobelville at 445 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 26°F. February is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 57.2 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 90 nights a year. That 57.2 inches is more than at 78 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (64%). Linden, 11 miles south, has its own station (Linden Wtp, TN): 57.6 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and the same July average high, 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 26 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Feb | 54 | 29 | 5.9 | 8 |
| Mar | 63 | 35 | 5.1 | 9 |
| Apr | 73 | 44 | 5.5 | 8 |
| May | 79 | 54 | 5.5 | 8 |
| Jun | 86 | 62 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Jul | 89 | 67 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Aug | 89 | 65 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Sep | 83 | 57 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Oct | 74 | 45 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Nov | 62 | 34 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Dec | 53 | 30 | 5.3 | 8 |
| Year | 71 | 46 | 57.2 | 87 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lobelville, TN (445 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 Lobelville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 100 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lobelville: 70 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 flash floods, 10 floods and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $8.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on October 26, 2019. May has had the most flash floods, 7 of 17. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 212 have had fewer than Lobelville.
May 2, 2010: flood 3 miles from the centre of Lobelville — 2 killed, $2.8 million damage.
NWS: “A father and his special needs daughter were killed when trying to evacuate their mobile home. Also, numerous homes, numerous businesses, numerous non comercial buildings, along with several county, state, and federal roads across the county received damage due to the flood.”
October 26, 2019: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Lobelville — $2.4 million damage.
NWS: “A 5-10 mile wide swath of severe downburst winds struck the central portions of Humphreys County, roughly from the Tennessee River border area with Perry County northeastward through Hurricane Mills, between Waverly and McEwen, to areas between Highway 13 and Highway 231 along the Houston County border.”
May 1, 2010: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Lobelville — $2.2 million damage.
NWS: “near mile marker 148 along Interstate 40. Also, numerous homes, numerous businesses, numerous non comercial buildings, along with several county, state, and federal roads across the county received damage due to the flood.”
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 Lobelville's ZIP code 37097 have filed 30 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2004, and were paid $383,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late spring storms in 2010: 10 claims (33% of all) and $87,000. 57% 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 Lobelville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late spring storms2010 | 10 | $87,000 |
Perry County, which includes Lobelville, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 winter storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Perry County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.9 million a year, the 74th highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.9 million (57%), 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 Lobelville
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- Decaturville, TN24 mi
- Camden, TN26 mi
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