90
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$723K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Haywood County, Tennessee: 90 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #2,334 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Haywood County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Haywood County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 90 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 Haywood County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,334 for this hazard and #86 within Tennessee, putting it in the 25.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Haywood County with 20 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2008 | BROWNSVILLE | 70 | 0 | 1 | $100K |
| Nov 27, 2001 | HILLVILLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | ANTIOCH | 48 | $15K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | KO KO | 50 | $10K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | NUTBUSH | 50 | $10K |
| May 20, 2025 | BROWNSVILLE | 52 | $2K |
| Apr 5, 2025 | BROWNSVILLE | 52 | $40K |
| May 22, 2024 | ALLENS | 55 | $500 |
| Jul 21, 2023 | STANTON | 56 | $20K |
| Jul 21, 2023 | KEELING | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 12, 2023 | STANTON | 50 | $7K |
| Mar 31, 2023 | ALLENS | 83 | $25K |
Other hazards here
More from Haywood County
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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
Straight line winds blew trees and power lines down across Brownsville. A few trees were reported down on Highway 76. In addition, trees were reported down near Haywood High School. Trees were also knocked down on numerous houses. One man was injured when a tree fell on his house. A roof was blown off the Dynametal building.
A mobile home and a sign for an industrial park were destroyed in Brownsville. A storage trailer was flipped over and three other trailers were damaged in Dancyville. Trees and power lines were blown down in both locations.
The rear flank downdraft of the tornado that tracked from Tipton County into Haywood County uprooted and snapped trees along Ross Road, Tabernacle Road, and Taylor Cemetery Road. A house suffered roof damage on Sturdivant Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Haywood County, Tennessee?
90 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Haywood County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Haywood County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Haywood County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Haywood 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 Haywood County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/haywood-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.