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tornado Tornado Risk in Tennessee

Overall State Risk Score: 7/10

Tennessee faces very high tornado risk. 12 of 95 counties (13%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: April-June

Highest-Risk Cities in Tennessee

1
Memphis, TN
Extreme · 1161 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Nashville, TN
Very High · 1772 historical events
FEMA: 7Historical: 10

Other Hazards in Tennessee

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 5/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 3/10
hurricane
Hurricane Risk
Score: 3/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 0/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 7/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 5/10
extreme-heat
Extreme Heat Risk
Score: 5/10
drought
Drought Risk
Score: 5/10
high-wind
High Wind Risk
Score: 7/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 0/10

How this data is built

Tennessee tornado risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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