Documented Tornadoes in Monroe County TN



Date Time (LST) Dead Injured Path Length (miles) Rating Location
March 5, 1899 7:30 PM 3 15 5.0 F3 Madisonville
January 25, 1908 ? 1 9 6.0 F2 near Sweetwater to Old Sweetwater
March 19, 1933 4:30 AM 0 0 0.5 F2 Sweetwater
April 3, 1974 5:00 PM 0 0 1.0 F2 Madisonville
March 7, 1975 1:20 PM 0 3 9.4 F1 Kincaid to Citico Beach
April 8, 1980 5:05 PM 0 1 3.3 F2 Epperson to Coker Creek
February 21, 1993 5:50 PM 0 10 15.0 F3 near Ebenezer to near Smithfield
October 9, 2009 6:15 PM 0 0 0.5 EF0 near Sweetwater

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