Thunderstorm Wind in Chester County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind in Chester County, Tennessee: 77 recorded events between 1957 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,490 nationally and #89 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Chester County is the 2000s, when 26 of the county's 77 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 Chester County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,490 for this hazard and #89 within Tennessee, putting it in the 21.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Chester County with 14 recorded events, while Jan 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Chester County, Tennessee?

77 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Chester County between 1957 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Chester County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Chester County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Chester 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.