NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Walland, 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 Walland, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 39 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 39
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Walland
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Walland; the strongest was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 32 miles away. The record near Walland begins with an unnamed storm in 1901; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 16 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2020s, with 2 systems. Of the 5 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site, 55% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Walland. The strongest of the 39 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on April 27, 2011; its path came within 5 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on February 21, 1993, killed 1 person. Of the 39, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 26 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on August 7, 2023. Of the 339 Tennessee cities, 78% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Walland. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 54 times since 1974, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Walland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 53% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Walland
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 24 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 17 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Walland: 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 Walland
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s20(2 EF3+)
- 2000s4
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s1
- 1970s5
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF4 | 5 mi | 14.45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 21, 1993 | F3 | 10 mi | 30 mi | 1 / 55 |
| Mar 23, 2011 | EF3 | 18 mi | 5.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | EF2 | 21 mi | 3.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | 25 mi | 14.31 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF2 | 5 mi | 16.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 2010 | EF2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 15, 1965 | F2 | 17 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 2, 1953 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF1 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 39, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Walland
The Storm Prediction Center has 54 hail reports within 10 miles of Walland since 1974, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 38 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently February 29, 2012. The most recent report is from October 21, 2025. May has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Walland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Townsend 5S, TN, 9 miles south of Walland at 1,893 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 26°F. July is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 60.4 inches over 102 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 101 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 60.4 inches is more than at 109 of the 122 Tennessee stations used on this site (89%). Seymour, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Sevierville, TN): 49.0 inches a year, 11.4 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 26 | 5.6 | 8 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 51 | 29 | 4.9 | 9 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 59 | 35 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 69 | 43 | 5.2 | 9 | 0.2 |
| May | 74 | 51 | 5.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 59 | 5.5 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 63 | 6.1 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 61 | 4.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 56 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 44 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 59 | 34 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 50 | 29 | 5.6 | 9 | 1.3 |
| Year | 66 | 44 | 60.4 | 102 | 9.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Townsend 5S, TN (1,893 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 Walland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 231 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Walland: 211 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods and 10 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $1.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on May 2, 2002. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 93 have had fewer than Walland.
July 5, 2012: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Walland — 4 injured.
July 5, 2012: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Walland — 3 injured.
March 3, 2023: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Walland — 1 injured.
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 Walland's ZIP code 37886 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2002, and were paid $36,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 18% 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, 7 have fewer than Walland.
Blount County, which includes Walland, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 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 Blount County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $36.6 million a year, the 15th highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.4 million (47%), 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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