NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit White House, 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 White House, Tennessee since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Frederic in 1979. Since 1950, 146 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 146
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
50 deaths in all
What the records show for White House
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed White House; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1888, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 37 miles away. The record near White House begins with an unnamed storm in 1888; the most recent system was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm 53 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 White House. The strongest of the 146 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 27, 1970; its path came within 3 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an EF3 on February 5, 2008, killed 22 people. Of the 146, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 86 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 41. The most recent tornado was on February 15, 2025. White House has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 339 Tennessee cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 76 times since 1969, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). White House has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 339 Tennessee cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near White House
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | FredericSep 14 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 28 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormOct 1 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 37 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 White House: 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 White House
By decade
- 2020s23(2 EF3+)
- 2010s35
- 2000s28(2 EF3+)
- 1990s21(2 EF3+)
- 1980s14
- 1970s14(2 EF3+)
- 1960s5
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1970 | F4 | 3 mi | 42.6 mi | 3 / 85 |
| Feb 5, 2008 | EF3 | 19 mi | 50.32 mi | 22 / 63 |
| Apr 7, 2006 | F3 | 9 mi | 22.7 mi | 7 / 128 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | EF3 | 21 mi | 60.13 mi | 5 / 220 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | EF3 | 24 mi | 47.22 mi | 4 / 62 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F3 | 19 mi | 31.1 mi | 3 / 57 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 19 mi | 42.1 mi | 1 / 60 |
| Apr 16, 1998 | F3 | 21 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 27, 1956 | F3 | 1 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | EF2 | 11 mi | 34.77 mi | 3 / 22 |
| Feb 24, 2018 | EF2 | 19 mi | 12.88 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 1, 1974 | F2 | 19 mi | 10.9 mi | 1 / 12 |
The strongest 12 of 146, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in White House
The Storm Prediction Center has 76 hail reports within 10 miles of White House since 1969, made on 48 separate days. Of these, 47 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 3, 1998. The most recent report is from April 2, 2025. April has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in White House
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Springfield Exp Stn, TN, 10 miles west of White House 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%). Cottontown, 4 miles northeast, has its own station (Portland Sewage Plt, TN): 54.4 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 | 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 White House
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 228 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of White House: 182 thunderstorm wind reports, 34 flash floods, 5 heavy rain events, 4 floods and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $6.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on January 30, 2013. June has had the most flash floods, 14 of 34. Of the 339 Tennessee cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 306 have had fewer than White House.
June 22, 2009: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of White House — 4 injured, $100,000 damage.
June 15, 2016: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of White House — 2 injured, $1,000 damage.
NWS: “A tree fell onto two men at 1003 Sandy Valley Road. Both men were injured and hospitalized.”
January 30, 2013: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of White House — 1 injured, $750,000 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
Robertson County, which includes White House, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 winter storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on February 6, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Robertson County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $24.0 million a year, the 27th highest of 95 Tennessee counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.1 million (34%), 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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