Thunderstorm Wind in Anderson County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind in Anderson County, Tennessee: 238 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #755 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Anderson County is the 2000s, when 116 of the county's 238 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 Anderson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 66.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #755 for this hazard and #26 within Tennessee, putting it in the 75.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Anderson County with 59 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.

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

238 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Anderson County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Anderson County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Anderson County measured 100.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Anderson 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.