Tornado History

Rhea Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Rhea, Tennessee. The records below identify 4 tornadoes from 1983 through 2012, including a highest listed rating of EF4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.3M, with 0 deaths and 2 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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4recorded tornadoes

EF4 (Devastating damage)highest rating

$2.3Mminimum property damage

March 2, 2012latest tornado

20 milongest listed path

880 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF4 (Devastating damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

20112
19831
20121

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.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
April 27, 2011	EF4	Rhea, Tennessee	16 mi	880 yd	2	$2.0M
June 4, 1983	F1	Rhea, Tennessee	20 mi	50 yd	0	$250K
April 27, 2011	EF1	Rhea, Tennessee	1.5 mi	75 yd	0	$10K
March 2, 2012	EF0	Rhea, Tennessee	2.7 mi	75 yd	0	$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.