How Likely Is a Tornado in Marshall County, TN?
How likely is a tornado in Marshall County, TN?
Marshall County has recorded 22 tornado touches in NOAA's 76-year database, a rate of roughly one every 3.5 years - our Moderate band. Put another way: Marshall County sees more tornado activity than 55% of US counties. Tennessee has 95 counties in this dataset; Marshall County ranks 30 of them by frequency.
Beyond the frequency band: violent history
19 weak and 3 significant tornadoes make up Marshall County's 22-track record - none violent. NOAA has never logged an EF4 or EF5 crossing this county.
The dollar figure Marshall County's rating leads to
Cost nationally: $2,890-$13,280, about $7,645 typical. Tennessee has no state rebate program confirmed here; FEMA's underlying 75% cost-share exists nationwide, but applying through a state program is what usually makes it real, and none was found for Tennessee this pass.
What a direct hit isn't required for
37,847 people live in Marshall County, and a tornado outbreak's power loss usually reaches far more of Tennessee than the tracks themselves touch. A portable battery unit is the faster, no-fuel way to bridge that outage.
What this number is, and is not
One caveat before relying on Marshall County's number: it is county-wide, and it covers about 375 square miles, so a single touch counts the same as one in a county a fraction of that size. Weaker pre-1990s tornadoes are also documented as undercounted in NOAA's own record. Marshall County has about 37,847 residents.