Clarksville, TN Tornado History — 110 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Clarksville, TN had?
Clarksville has had 110 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 10 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Clarksville?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Clarksville was an EF1 on November 22, 2025.
When is tornado season in Clarksville?
May is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Clarksville, with 30 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Clarksville
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 56 total, averaging 2.8 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Clarksville since December 29, 2025
These is a preliminary report, not confirmed tornadoes. It has not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and is not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
Within 25 miles of Clarksville. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Casualties on Record Near Clarksville
11 fatalities have been recorded within 25 miles of Clarksville since 1950, across 5 events. 253 injuries have been reported across all events. 2023 was the deadliest year on record.
The deadliest single event was an EF3 on December 9, 2023, which caused 4 fatalities along a 47.2-mile track.
Notable Tornadoes Near Clarksville
About Tornadoes in Clarksville
This overview was written August 10, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Clarksville can go seasons at a stretch with little beyond routine thunder, then lose that calm in an afternoon when an outbreak sweeps up from the southwest. The city's setting helps explain the swing: it sits along the Cumberland River on the low, rolling terrain of the northwestern Highland Rim, ground open enough that Gulf of Mexico moisture streams north unimpeded and long-track storms crossing from western Kentucky find little in their way.
The record maintained by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center shows what the loud days can do. On April 27, 1970, an F4 carved a 42.6-mile track through the area, killing 3 people and injuring 85. Successive EF2 tornadoes struck on February 24 and 25, 2018. On December 11, 2021, a long-track EF3 followed a 122.62-mile path and injured 38 people, and on December 9, 2023, another EF3 killed 4 people and injured 62.
Seasonally, the threat concentrates in spring, with a marked cool-season window in late autumn and early winter; the December tornadoes of 2021 and 2023 fit a regional pattern in which vigorous jet-stream dynamics overlap lingering Gulf warmth. Current counts, ratings, and the full event list live elsewhere on this page and refresh as new storm surveys arrive.