203
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Claiborne County, Tennessee: 203 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,008 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Claiborne County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Claiborne County is the 2000s, when 87 of the county's 203 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 Claiborne County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 70.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,008 for this hazard and #38 within Tennessee, putting it in the 68.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Claiborne County with 54 recorded events, while Dec 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2024 | LONE MTN | 52 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2025 | CAVE SPG | 52 | $0 |
| May 21, 2025 | ARTHUR | 52 | $0 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | SPEEDWELL | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | SAND LICK | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | NEW TAZEWELL | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | SPEEDWELL | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | SPEEDWELL | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | RUSSELL MILL | 52 | $0 |
| May 8, 2024 | LONE MTN | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 10, 2023 | MINTON MILL | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Claiborne County
- Hail 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several trees were blown down across the county by thunderstorm wind gusts, with one tree falling through a home. A separate tree fell on a car killing the occupant at the intersection of Lone Mountain Rd and Jennings Lane.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Claiborne County, Tennessee?
203 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Claiborne County between 1967 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Claiborne County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Claiborne County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Claiborne 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 Claiborne County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/claiborne-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.