170
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$743K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Bledsoe County, Tennessee: 170 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Bledsoe County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bledsoe County is the 2000s, when 68 of the county's 170 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Bledsoe County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 59.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #52 within Tennessee, putting it in the 58.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bledsoe County with 37 recorded events, while Sep is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | COOPER MILL | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | HICKORY GROVE | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | COOPER MILL | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | CANNON CREEK | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | COLD SPG | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | NINEMILE | 52 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | LUSK | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | LEES STATION | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | LUMINARY | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | PIKEVILLE | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Emergency manager personnel reported several trees downed by thunderstorm wind in Pikeville on Upper East Valley Road as well as Old Dayton Highway and Lockford Road. A roof on a TDOT building in Pikeville was also damaged.
Numerous trees were felled by thunderstorm winds within the confines of Fall Creek Falls State Park boundaries. Satellite photos indicate the swath extended into Bledsoe County with additional trees over a wide area knocked down by powerful straight line winds.
Multiple large mature trees were felled by severe thunderstorm winds, with several other trees suffering snapped limbs and partial tree loss. In addition, several power poles were snapped by falling trees during the high winds.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Bledsoe County, Tennessee?
170 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bledsoe County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bledsoe County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bledsoe County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bledsoe County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/bledsoe-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.