150
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$845K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Sequatchie County, Tennessee: 150 recorded events between 1976 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,532 nationally and #61 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Sequatchie County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Sequatchie County is the 2000s, when 59 of the county's 150 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 Sequatchie County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,532 for this hazard and #61 within Tennessee, putting it in the 51.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Sequatchie County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2006 | DUNLAP | 60 | 0 | 1 | $1K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | DUNLAP | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | CENTER PT | 65 | $50K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | DUNLAP | 61 | $0 |
| May 21, 2025 | EWTONVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | DUNLAP | 52 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | FREDONIA | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | LONE OAK | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | CAGLE | 52 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | DUNLAP | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | LEWIS CHAPEL | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sequatchie County
- Hail 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Couple dozen medium to large trees were blown down along Kell Loop Road outside of Dunlap, TN. A small trailer was blown onto its side, off of the hitch. Another small trailer was dragged in the mud a couple feet. Two porch chairs were blown and dropped on a fence. A couple of chickens were killed. Several trees fell on power lines, resulting in a few power outages. One mailbox was separated from its post and blown into a ditch, underneath the powerlines.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Sequatchie County, Tennessee?
150 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Sequatchie County between 1976 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Sequatchie County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Sequatchie County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/sequatchie-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.