NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pleasant View, 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 Pleasant View, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frederic in 1979. Since 1950, 126 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 126
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
28 deaths in all
What the records show for Pleasant View
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Pleasant View; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. The record near Pleasant View begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm 62 miles away. 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 Pleasant View. The strongest of the 126 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 27, 1970; its path came within 5 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an F3 on April 7, 2006, killed 7 people. Of the 126, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 82 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on November 22, 2025. Pleasant View has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 91% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 79 times since 1982, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Pleasant View has more hail reports within 10 miles than 79% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Pleasant View
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Pleasant View: 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 Pleasant View
By decade
- 2020s22(2 EF3+)
- 2010s28
- 2000s32(3 EF3+)
- 1990s24(3 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3
- 1950s3(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1970 | F4 | 5 mi | 42.6 mi | 3 / 85 |
| Apr 7, 2006 | F3 | 15 mi | 22.7 mi | 7 / 128 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF3 | 16 mi | 60.13 mi | 5 / 220 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | EF3 | 21 mi | 47.22 mi | 4 / 62 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 23 mi | 42.1 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Apr 7, 2006 | F3 | 8 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 2003 | F3 | 10 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jan 22, 1999 | F3 | 20 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 12 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 27, 1956 | F3 | 22 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | EF2 | 17 mi | 34.77 mi | 3 / 22 |
| Feb 24, 2018 | EF2 | 17 mi | 12.88 mi | 1 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 126, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pleasant View
The Storm Prediction Center has 79 hail reports within 10 miles of Pleasant View since 1982, made on 51 separate days. Of these, 54 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 7, 2006. The most recent report is from May 20, 2025. May has the most reports, 22.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pleasant View
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Springfield Exp Stn, TN, 12 miles northeast of Pleasant View at 745 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 45°F and 27°F. May is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.7 inches; the year adds up to 53.4 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 44 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 91 nights a year. Snowfall averages 5.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 53.4 inches is more than at 28 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (23%). Chapmansboro, 6 miles west, has its own station (Cheatham L&D, TN): 51.3 inches a year, 2.1 less than here, and the same July average high, 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 27 | 4.3 | 7 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 50 | 30 | 4.5 | 7 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 59 | 37 | 4.8 | 8 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 69 | 47 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 77 | 57 | 5.6 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 65 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 68 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 88 | 66 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 60 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 48 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 59 | 38 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 49 | 31 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Year | 69 | 48 | 53.4 | 84 | 5.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Springfield Exp Stn, TN (745 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 Pleasant View
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 167 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pleasant View: 134 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods, 9 floods, 4 lightning strikes and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $14.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 4, 2011. February has had the most flash floods, 10 of 18. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 226 have had fewer than Pleasant View.
May 6, 2021: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Pleasant View — 1 killed, 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “A large tree fell onto a pickup truck and a motorcyclist on South Walker Road at McMahan Hollow Road. The driver of the pickup was not seriously injured, but the driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene.”
March 28, 2021: flood 9 miles from the centre of Pleasant View — 1 killed.
May 2, 2010: flood in Pleasant View — $12.5 million damage.
NWS: “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
Cheatham County, which includes Pleasant View, 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).
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