Tornado History

Benton Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Benton, Tennessee. The records below identify 25 tornadoes from 1952 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $16.0M, with 2 deaths and 7 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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25recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$16.0Mminimum property damage
April 5, 2025latest tornado
17.7 milongest listed path
500 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 May 7, 19711971F3 January 22, 19991999EF2 February 5, 20082008F2 March 22, 19911991EF2 March 2, 20202020F2 November 15, 20052005F2 April 7, 20062006F2 February 13, 19521952EF1 April 10, 20092009F1 November 15, 20052005EF1 March 27, 20162016F1 June 14, 19981998F1 April 2, 20062006EF1 April 5, 20252025F1 May 25, 2000F1 May 26, 2000F1 May 27, 2000F1 June 13, 2004EF1 February 5, 2008EF0 May 4, 2021F0 April 7, 2006EF0 December 11, 2021EF0 March 31, 2023EF0 May 9, 2024F0 November 15, 2005© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)4
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)7
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)4
  • F0 (Light damage)2
  • EF0 (Light damage)4

Most Active Years

  • 20003
  • 20053
  • 20063
  • 20082
  • 20212
  • 19521
  • 19711
  • 19911

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
May 7, 1971F4Benton, Tennessee17.7 mi100 yd00$25K
January 22, 1999F3Benton, Tennessee15 mi220 yd15$1.0M
February 5, 2008EF2Benton, Tennessee4.23 mi440 yd00$10.0M
March 22, 1991F2Benton, Tennessee7 mi150 yd00$2.5M
March 2, 2020EF2Benton, Tennessee10.01 mi250 yd12$1.0M
November 15, 2005F2Benton, Tennessee1.2 mi150 yd00$400K
April 7, 2006F2Benton, Tennessee6 mi50 yd00$250K
February 13, 1952F2Benton, Tennessee0.3 mi300 yd00$25K
April 10, 2009EF1Benton, Tennessee4 mi75 yd00$500K
November 15, 2005F1Benton, Tennessee1 mi100 yd00$50K
March 27, 2016EF1Benton, Tennessee2.01 mi100 yd00$25K
June 14, 1998F1Benton, Tennessee1 mi100 yd00$10K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.