167
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cheatham County, Tennessee: 167 recorded events between 1960 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,350 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cheatham County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cheatham County is the 2010s, when 65 of the county's 167 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 Cheatham County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,350 for this hazard and #56 within Tennessee, putting it in the 57.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cheatham County with 32 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | PEGRAM | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 6, 2025 | POPLAR RIDGE | 52 | $25K |
| Apr 10, 2025 | CHEAP HILL | 52 | $25K |
| Apr 5, 2025 | KINGSTON SPGS | 78 | $2K |
| Apr 5, 2025 | PEGRAM | 61 | $15K |
| Apr 5, 2025 | KINGSTON SPGS | 78 | $25K |
| Apr 5, 2025 | KINGSTON SPGS | 78 | $100K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | ASHLAND CITY | 56 | $15K |
| Jul 31, 2024 | LOCKERTSVILLE | 56 | $10K |
| May 8, 2024 | ASHLAND CITY | 52 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from Cheatham County
- Hail 56
- Flash Flood 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A barn was completely destroyed, a couple homes and businesses suffered roof damage, and a couple dozen trees were snapped. Damage was widespread south and west of Ashland City. Maximum wind speeds are estimated to be between 80 to 90 mph.
Severe thunderstorm winds damaged fifteen homes in the Kingston Springs area, including on Kingston Springs Road, Highway 70, Copper Steel Road, and Pine Valley Road. Five of these fifteen homes had trees fall on them. Damages are a rough estimate.
Cheatham County Emergency Management Agency Director Edwin Hogan stated that seven homes and six businesses sustained damage. Many trees were downed in the downtown Ashland City area, one at the County Courthouse and one across from the Board of Education. Trees were reported downed on Oak Circle, Cumberland Street, Adkisson Street, Vine Street, and Lenox Street. The steeple at the Ashland City First Baptist Church on Main Street also came down during the storm. Hogan also said that a Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation Pole was down on Frey Street and the roadway was shut down down to traffic. A tower at WQSV-790 AM that supplied the sighnal from the main tower on Chapmansboro Road went down during the storm. The radio was off the air for a short time. A local business had a tree fall on a car in its parking lot and clipped the front porch of the building, moving two of the porch's support beams.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cheatham County, Tennessee?
167 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cheatham County between 1960 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cheatham County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cheatham County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cheatham 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 Cheatham County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/cheatham-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.