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Highest risk cities in Tennessee

Highest tornado risk cities in Tennessee

Ranked city list for severe outbreak corridors. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Tornado score

27/100

Updated Sat, Feb 21, 8:37 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by tornado score.

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#1

Park City, TN

17 points above the state average

44/100

#2

Cleveland, TN

14 points above the state average

41/100

#3

East Cleveland, TN

14 points above the state average

41/100

#4

Fayetteville, TN

14 points above the state average

41/100

#5

Nashville, TN

10 points above the state average

37/100

#6

Jackson, TN

9 points above the state average

36/100

#7

Newbern, TN

8 points above the state average

35/100

#8

Belle Meade, TN

7 points above the state average

34/100

#9

Dyersburg, TN

7 points above the state average

34/100

#10

Forest Hills, TN

7 points above the state average

34/100

#11

Gallatin, TN

7 points above the state average

34/100

#12

Green Hill, TN

7 points above the state average

34/100

#13

Hendersonville, TN

7 points above the state average

34/100

#14

Murfreesboro, TN

7 points above the state average

34/100

#15

Shackle Island, TN

6 points above the state average

33/100

#16

Memphis, TN

5 points above the state average

32/100

#17

Oak Hill, TN

5 points above the state average

32/100

#18

Christiana, TN

4 points above the state average

31/100

#19

South Cleveland, TN

4 points above the state average

31/100

#20

Cookeville, TN

3 points above the state average

30/100

#21

Franklin, TN

2 points above the state average

29/100

#22

Goodlettsville, TN

2 points above the state average

29/100

#23

Martin, TN

2 points above the state average

29/100

#24

Millersville, TN

2 points above the state average

29/100

#25

Bartlett, TN

1 points above the state average

28/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.