207
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
9
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Morgan County, Tennessee: 207 recorded events between 1965 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #979 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Morgan County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Morgan County is the 2000s, when 104 of the county's 207 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 Morgan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 63.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #979 for this hazard and #37 within Tennessee, putting it in the 68.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Morgan County with 43 recorded events, while Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2003 | LANCING | 60 | 0 | 5 | $0 |
| May 15, 2003 | SUNBRIGHT | 78 | 0 | 4 | $100K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | WARTBURG | 52 | $0 |
| Sep 4, 2025 | COALFIELD | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | SUNBRIGHT | 65 | $50K |
| May 17, 2025 | UNION | 52 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | STEPHENS | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | WARTBURG | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2025 | STOWERS | 61 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | WARTBURG | 52 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | SUNBRIGHT | 52 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | DEER LODGE | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Morgan County
- Hail 70
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Law enforcement personnel reported numerous trees downed by thunderstorm wind in the Wartburg area. Trees were downed on Potters Valley Road as well as White Pine Estate Road and Armes Chapel Road. Additional trees were downed by thunderstorm wind on Highway 27 south of Wartburg.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Morgan County, Tennessee?
207 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Morgan County between 1965 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Morgan County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Morgan County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Morgan 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 Morgan County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/morgan-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.