Murfreesboro, Tennessee tornadoes

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21confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Murfreesboro since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: July 29, 2024, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total21within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthApril9 of 21
StrongestEF4Apr 10, 2009
Deaths2whole paths, see note
Injuries113whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Murfreesboro.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

90 Jan: 3Feb: 1Mar: 3Apr: 9May: 3Jun: 1Jul: 1Aug: 0Sep: 0Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 9 of 21 tornadoes.

By time of day

30 12 AM: 1: 0: 23 AM: 0: 2: 06 AM: 1: 1: 09 AM: 0: 1: 212 PM: 2: 1: 03 PM: 1: 1: 36 PM: 2: 0: 09 PM: 0: 0: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

40 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01980: 2: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 2: 1: 02000: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 42010: 0: 3: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
5
EF1
8
EF2
3
EF3
3
EF4
2

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

EF4, April 10, 2009

2 deaths, 58 injuries Strongest

EF4, April 10, 2009

23.25 mile path Longest path

23.25 miles, EF4

April 10, 2009, whole path Widest

750 yards, EF4

April 10, 2009
Every tornado

All 21 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jul 29, 2024EF03.34 mi100 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF218.45 mi500 yd02
Apr 27, 2011EF01.57 mi75 yd00
Apr 27, 2011EF02.11 mi50 yd00
Mar 23, 2011EF01 mi50 yd00
Apr 10, 2009EF13.7 mi100 yd00
Apr 10, 2009EF00.2 mi25 yd00
Apr 10, 2009EF423.25 mi750 yd258
Mar 28, 2009EF11 mi50 yd00
May 11, 2003F31 mi400 yd00
Apr 28, 2002F33.2 mi350 yd031
Jun 2, 1998F11 mi200 yd00
Jan 24, 1997F46.5 mi300 yd018
Jan 24, 1997F24.8 mi440 yd00
Jan 28, 1995F13 mi50 yd00
May 7, 1984F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 8, 1980F10.5 mi50 yd00
Mar 24, 1980F21.9 mi150 yd02
Feb 17, 1976F119.2 mi440 yd02
Apr 3, 1974F315.9 mi100 yd00
May 12, 1955F10.3 mi20 yd00
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Murfreesboro and its county

Murfreesboro is in Rutherford County, where NOAA has recorded 46 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.