Thunderstorm Wind in Union County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind in Union County, Tennessee: 175 recorded events between 1985 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,268 nationally and #48 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Union County is the 2000s, when 82 of the county's 175 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 Union County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 81.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,268 for this hazard and #48 within Tennessee, putting it in the 59.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Union County with 47 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Union County, Tennessee?

175 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Union County between 1985 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Union County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Union County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Union 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.