NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Spring Hill, 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 Spring Hill, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frederic in 1979. Since 1950, 92 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 92
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
12 deaths in all
What the records show for Spring Hill
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Spring Hill; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 72 miles away. The record near Spring Hill begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm 24 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 2 systems. None of the 6 systems has come since 2000. Spring Hill has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 44% of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site. The strongest of the 92 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 16, 1998; its path came within 13 miles, and it killed 3 people. Of the 92, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 54 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on June 18, 2025. Spring Hill has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 59% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 60 times since 1961, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Spring Hill has more hail reports within 10 miles than 64% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Spring Hill
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 19 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 72 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 Spring Hill: 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 Spring Hill
By decade
- 2020s16(1 EF3+)
- 2010s19(1 EF3+)
- 2000s19(2 EF3+)
- 1990s12(3 EF3+)
- 1980s11(2 EF3+)
- 1970s5
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1998 | F5 | 13 mi | 69.4 mi | 3 / 36 |
| Apr 10, 2009 | EF4 | 4 mi | 23.25 mi | 2 / 58 |
| Dec 24, 1988 | F4 | 13 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 7 |
| Jan 24, 1997 | F4 | 23 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 18 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF3 | 6 mi | 11.53 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 23 mi | 42.1 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF3 | 24 mi | 48.38 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 11, 2003 | F3 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 16, 1985 | F3 | 22 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jan 10, 1963 | F3 | 2 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 6, 2018 | EF2 | 22 mi | 10.49 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | EF2 | 18 mi | 5.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 92, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Spring Hill
The Storm Prediction Center has 60 hail reports within 10 miles of Spring Hill since 1961, made on 32 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 20, 2025, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Spring Hill
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Thompson Stn, TN, 3 miles northwest of Spring Hill at 775 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 48°F and 29°F. December is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.6 inches; the year adds up to 55.9 inches over 84 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 54 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 80 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 55.9 inches is more than at 62 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (51%). Columbia, 10 miles southwest, has its own station (Columbia 3 WNW, TN): 56.9 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and the same July average high, 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | 29 | 4.6 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 51 | 32 | 5.2 | 8 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 61 | 39 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 71 | 47 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 57 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 69 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 69 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 62 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 49 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 38 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 51 | 32 | 5.8 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Year | 70 | 49 | 55.9 | 84 | 3.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Thompson Stn, TN (775 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 Spring Hill
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 173 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Spring Hill: 129 thunderstorm wind reports, 23 flash floods, 13 floods, 6 lightning strikes and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 3 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $3.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on May 5, 2003. September has had the most flash floods, 7 of 23. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 262 have had fewer than Spring Hill.
May 1, 2010: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Spring Hill — 1 killed, $51,000 damage.
June 29, 2023: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Spring Hill — 1 killed, $1,000 damage.
NWS: “Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree along Kedron Road in Spring Hill. The fallen tree killed a 52-year-old woman named Nikki when she was in her yard.”
May 3, 2020: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Spring Hill — 1 killed.
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 Spring Hill's ZIP code 37174 have filed 19 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2010, and were paid $121,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late spring storms in 2010: 13 claims (68% of all) and $107,000. 68% 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, 47 have fewer than Spring Hill.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late spring storms2010 | 13 | $107,000 |
Maury County, which includes Spring Hill, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 3 winter storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Maury County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $46.2 million a year, the 13th highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.9 million (39%), 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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