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Tennessee, 2007

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

1,125events recorded1,427 in 2006
17deaths recorded217 injuries
$9.6Mproperty damage (estimates)$15M crop damage
0disaster declarations17 NFIP claims, $85K paid
← 20062008 →

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

Drought415
Wind392
Hail153
Cold46
Winter43
Heat28
Lightning20
Flood14
Tornado10
Other4

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2007 was 1,125 against 1,427 in 2006.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2007
Shelby County39
Davidson County25
Cumberland County23
Franklin County23
Fayette County22
Gibson County22
Rhea County20
Lincoln County19
Montgomery County19
Tipton County19
Hardeman County18
Madison County18
Maury County18
Wilson County18
Dickson County16
Hamilton County16
Henry County16
McNairy County16
Morgan County16
Rutherford County16
Decatur County15
Hardin County15
Henderson County15
Hickman County15
Jackson County15

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
5 Aug 2007ShelbyHeat——14187
15 Aug 2007WilsonExcessive Heat——1—
1 Aug 2007GibsonExcessive Heat——1—
23 Jun 2007OvertonLightning——1—
14 Nov 2007MarionTornadoEF2$2,500,000—9
3 Apr 2007ClaiborneTornadoEF1$1,200,000—7
26 Apr 2007ClaiborneTornadoEF1$425,000—7
31 Mar 2007ShelbyLightning—$500,000—6
5 Aug 2007HardinHeat———1
24 Aug 2007CoffeeThunderstorm Wind75 mph$556,000——
28 Mar 2007GibsonLightning—$500,000——
20 Jul 2007MauryLightning—$150,000——
3 Apr 2007CumberlandTornadoEF1$145,000——
28 Jun 2007ShelbyLightning—$145,000——
28 Dec 2007DyerLightning—$100,000——
25 Feb 2007CumberlandLightning—$100,000——
25 Jul 2007MauryLightning—$100,000——
3 Apr 2007HancockThunderstorm Wind63 mph$80,000——
3 Apr 2007BledsoeThunderstorm Wind63 mph$65,000——
3 Apr 2007AndersonThunderstorm Wind63 mph$60,000——
18 Oct 2007StewartTornadoEF1$50,000——
25 Feb 2007CumberlandLightning—$50,000——
26 Apr 2007CumberlandTornadoEF0$20,000——
14 Nov 2007WhiteTornadoEF0$20,000——
14 Nov 2007JacksonTornadoEF1$10,000——
14 Nov 2007LincolnTornadoEF1$5,000——
3 Apr 2007LincolnTornadoEF0———

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 2007

No declaration touching Tennessee was made in 2007.

Flood insurance claims with a 2007 date of loss

17 NFIP claims, 8 of them paid, for $85,220.

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.