94
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$568K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Lewis County, Tennessee: 94 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,281 nationally and #85 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Lewis County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lewis County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 94 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 Lewis County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,281 for this hazard and #85 within Tennessee, putting it in the 27.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lewis County with 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | NAPIER | 52 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | HOHENWALD | 61 | $50K |
| Sep 5, 2025 | NAPIER | 52 | $5K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | HOHENWALD | 61 | $30K |
| Aug 26, 2023 | HOHENWALD | 50 | $20K |
| Jul 18, 2023 | HOHENWALD | 52 | $10K |
| May 25, 2022 | HOHENWALD | 50 | $2K |
| May 6, 2021 | BLONDY | 50 | $3K |
| Jan 25, 2021 | KIMMINS | 50 | $1K |
| Aug 27, 2020 | GORDONSBURG | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 12, 2020 | GORDONSBURG | 50 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Lewis County
- Hail 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Newspaper story about 2 trees that was blown down and fell on the General Assembly Academy. One tree fell on another tree, which caused both trees to clip the corner of a roof, and took the front porch covering and some siding on the building.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lewis County, Tennessee?
94 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lewis County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lewis County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lewis County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lewis 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 Lewis County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/lewis-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.