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Tennessee, 1974

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

159events recorded104 in 1973

47deaths recorded774 injuries

$25Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind78

Tornado57

Hail24

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1974 was 159 against 104 in 1973.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1974
Shelby County	12
McMinn County	9
Franklin County	7
Davidson County	6
Bradley County	5
Carroll County	5
Hamilton County	5
Sullivan County	5
Knox County	4
Marshall County	4
Polk County	4
Blount County	3
DeKalb County	3
Giles County	3
Greene County	3
Lincoln County	3
Madison County	3
Montgomery County	3
Overton County	3
White County	3
Carter County	2
Clay County	2
Cocke County	2
Fayette County	2
Fentress County	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
3 Apr 1974	Putnam	Tornado	F4	—	10	51
3 Apr 1974	Fentress	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	7	150
3 Apr 1974	Lincoln	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	6	100
3 Apr 1974	Franklin	Tornado	F4	$250,000	5	21
3 Apr 1974	Pickett	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	5	6
3 Apr 1974	Overton	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	3	120
3 Apr 1974	Knox	Tornado	F1	$25,000	2	21
3 Apr 1974	Bradley	Tornado	F3	$250,000	2	—
3 Apr 1974	Bradley	Tornado	F3	$250,000	1	100
3 Apr 1974	McMinn	Tornado	F1	$2,500	1	32
1 Apr 1974	Davidson	Tornado	F2	$2,500	1	12
3 Apr 1974	Cannon	Tornado	F3	$250,000	1	3
3 Apr 1974	Warren	Tornado	F2	$250,000	1	1
7 Jun 1974	Tipton	Tornado	F1	$25,000	1	1
3 Apr 1974	Polk	Tornado	F3	$250,000	1	—
3 Apr 1974	McMinn	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	50
3 Apr 1974	Scott	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	21
3 Apr 1974	DeKalb	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	20
3 Apr 1974	Cumberland	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	20
3 Apr 1974	White	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	8
21 Mar 1974	Polk	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	7
3 Apr 1974	Morgan	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	6
3 Apr 1974	Scott	Tornado	F3	—	—	5
1 Apr 1974	Wilson	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	4
3 Apr 1974	Loudon	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
3 Apr 1974	Blount	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
4 Apr 1974	Sullivan	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	2
3 Apr 1974	Marshall	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
3 Apr 1974	Hamilton	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
3 Apr 1974	Bedford	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	2
8 Apr 1974	McMinn	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	1
3 Apr 1974	Warren	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
3 Apr 1974	Coffee	Tornado	F3	—	—	1
3 Apr 1974	Wilson	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Davidson	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	White	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Marshall	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Monroe	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
3 Apr 1974	Jackson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
1 Apr 1974	Dickson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1974

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
4 Apr 1974	DR-424	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes	45

Flood insurance claims with a 1974 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Tennessee carry a 1974 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.