95
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Houston County, Tennessee: 95 recorded events between 1991 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 95. That places the county #2,270 nationally and #84 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Houston County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Houston County is the 2010s, when 33 of the county's 95 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 Houston County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,270 for this hazard and #84 within Tennessee, putting it in the 28.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Houston County with 16 recorded events, while Mar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1997 | ERIN | 95 | 1 | 0 | $30K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2025 | ERIN | 52 | $10K |
| Apr 8, 2024 | TENNESSEE RIDGE | 52 | $1K |
| Apr 8, 2024 | GRAYS CROSSING | 52 | $25K |
| Apr 8, 2024 | TENNESSEE RIDGE | 52 | $15K |
| Aug 13, 2023 | ERIN | 52 | $15K |
| Jul 18, 2023 | ERIN | 52 | $5K |
| Dec 6, 2021 | TENNESSEE RIDGE | 52 | $3K |
| Jul 12, 2020 | TENNESSEE RIDGE | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 12, 2020 | SPRING HILL | 50 | $5K |
| May 3, 2020 | ERIN | 61 | $32K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A 5-10 mile wide swath of severe downburst winds struck eastern Houston County, mainly from Erin eastward to the Dickson County border. Dozens of power lines and power poles were blown down and thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted, with a few falling on homes. Power outages lasted up to 2 weeks, with most Houston County schools closed during this 2 week period. Damage estimates from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency across Houston County reached $500,000. Winds were estimated up to 90 mph.
Trees and power lines were reported down in the Tennessee Ridge Area. Newspaper also reported damage to roof of Houston County High School's Field House. Roof damage to the high school field house consited of part of the roof being blown off. Actual amount of roof being blown off was unkown. The goal post on the high school football field were bent and limbs and debris scattered about the athletic fields located between the field house and the high school's main building. Across State Highway 149 from the high school, a portion of the metal roof was peeled back and a few windows were broken out at Lockhart's Chapel United Methodist Church. A tree in the parking lot was broke off near the ground. East of the high school, portions of roofs were blown off two buildings at Farm and Feed Supply. Trees were also downed on Clay Tomlinson Road, Buckeye, Cave Orchard, State Highway 49, Old Stewart Road, Mobley Lane, Arlington Street, Spring Street, and Rocky Hollow Road.
A home suffered minor roof damage and several trees were snapped that blocked Tom Stanfill Loop near Bethany Road. A few other buildings had minor damage and several other trees were blown down across eastern Houston County.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Houston County, Tennessee?
95 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Houston County between 1991 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Houston County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Houston County measured 95.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Houston 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 Houston County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/houston-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.