106
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Grundy County, Tennessee: 106 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,137 nationally and #82 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Grundy County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Grundy County is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 106 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 Grundy County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,137 for this hazard and #82 within Tennessee, putting it in the 32.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Grundy County with 19 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | DOGTOWN | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | CLOUSE HILL | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | CLOUSE HILL | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 6, 2025 | CLOUSE HILL | 52 | $1K |
| May 27, 2025 | CLOUSE HILL | 43 | $5K |
| Apr 6, 2025 | MONTEAGLE | 70 | $50K |
| Mar 15, 2025 | PALMER | 83 | $500K |
| Jul 30, 2024 | ALTAMONT | 52 | $25K |
| May 9, 2024 | PALMER | 61 | $50K |
| May 9, 2024 | TARLTON | 61 | $35K |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A NWS survey team determined that the damage near Palmer was caused by straight-line winds with maximum wind speeds of 95 mph. The width of the damage path was determined to be over a mile wide. These very strong downsloping microburst winds blew straight into Palmer, causing many trees to be uprooted and snapped along with some structural damage in the area. All trees fell in generally the same direction with no narrow tornado path found. Damages are a rough estimate.
High resolution satellite imagery from Google Earth in May 2019 determined a severe downburst struck the Savage Gulf State Natural Area near the Sequatchie County line, then continued eastward into Sequatchie County. Hundreds of trees were blown down along a 2 mile long by 500 yards wide path in this forested area with no road access. Based on the damage, this may have been a third tornado developing north of the previous tornado as it dissipated in extreme eastern Grundy County. Winds were estimated up to 100 mph.
The northeast part of the county was hit by strong thunderstorm winds from the Tarlton area to Beersheba Springs. Newspaper accounts reported 2 homes were damaged when trees fell on them on Highway 56.Also, strong winds destroyed a building at Hillis Nursery on Highway 56.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Grundy County, Tennessee?
106 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Grundy County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Grundy County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Grundy County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Grundy 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 Grundy County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/grundy-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.