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Coffee County, Tennessee severe weather history spans 406 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 58.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,230 nationally and #24 in Tennessee.
406
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
32
Direct injuries
$11.5M
Property damage
The record
What the Coffee County, Tennessee severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Coffee County, Tennessee severe weather history averages 5.7 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 153 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 32 events fall before 1990 and 374 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Coffee County, Tennessee record is tornado, responsible for 2 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $5.9M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Coffee County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 238 | 0 | $3.3M | 90 | 1955–2026 |
| Hail | 87 | 0 | $1.0M | 2.75 | 1968–2024 |
| Flash Flood | 33 | 0 | $612K | 0 | 1996–2023 |
| Tornado | 28 | 2 | $5.9M | F3 | 1957–2025 |
| Lightning | 8 | 0 | $582K | 0 | 1996–2009 |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | $13K | 0 | 2015–2022 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2010–2012 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 | 0 | $100K | 0 | 2009–2022 |
Decade by decade
Coffee County, Tennessee severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
30 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 21 touched down inside it and 9 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-04-03 | EF5 | 16 | 190 | 83.3 mi | Crossed in |
| 1974-04-03 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 mi | Crossed in |
| 2002-11-10 | EF2 | 2 | 24 | 12.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2018-11-06 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 mi | Crossed in |
| 2011-04-27 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2002-11-10 | EF2 | 0 | 3 | 5.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2001-10-24 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1957-01-22 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 2021-12-06 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2016-11-29 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Coffee County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2002 | Tornado | FREDONIA | 2 | 24 | $250K |
| Apr 20, 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | MANCHESTER | 0 | 2 | $500K |
| Dec 18, 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | POCAHONTAS | 0 | 1 | $10K |
| Nov 30, 2016 | Tornado | TULLAHOMA | 0 | 1 | $750K |
| Jan 22, 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | MANCHESTER | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 4, 1974 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An F2 tornado killed 2 people and injured 24 others. The 2 people were inside their mobile home when the tornado struck. The mobile home was in the New Union Heights subdivision, off state Highway 53 north of Manchester. The boy was moved from his mobile home to the Hillcrest Baptist Church. He died in the church at 705 PM CST. A relative of the boy, a 43-year-old male, was also killed. He was impaled on the upright lid of a washing machine. 24 homes were destroyed, 51 other homes were damaged. 9 mobile homes were destroyed and 5 were damaged. 14 outbuildings also were damaged.
Roof and one wall to a factory was blown off at Manchester Industrial Park. There was structural damage to other buildings in the Joint Industrial Park. Also, several trees were down. One estimate for damage from the combination of straight line winds and the tornadoes, which extended from the commercial vehicle weigh station at I-24 to the Manchester Industrial Park, continuing to Old Airport Road and the Ashbury community, were in the several millions of dollars.
Hail ranging from quarter to baseball size damaged numerous cars, homes, businesses, and schools in and around Tullahoma. The majority of the hail was quarter to golfball size, but some hailstones were reportedly up to baseball size. Videos showed the hail fell for around five minutes.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
59,710
Population (ACS)
$247K
Median home value
21
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | EM |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADO | DR |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Manchester 108
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Coffee County, Tennessee?
406 events are on record between 1955 and 2026, causing 2 direct deaths and $11.5M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Coffee County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 238 recorded events — 58.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Coffee County?
30 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 21 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Coffee County?
21 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Coffee County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Coffee County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Coffee County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 64 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Coffee County, Tennessee severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Cocke County 264
- Crockett County 177
- Clay County 187
- Cumberland County 304
- Claiborne County 289
- Davidson County 1,534
Cite this page
“Coffee County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/coffee-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.