230
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, Tennessee: 230 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #809 nationally and #29 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Jefferson County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Jefferson County is the 2000s, when 87 of the county's 230 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 Jefferson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 74.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #809 for this hazard and #29 within Tennessee, putting it in the 74.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Jefferson County with 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2021 | NEW MARKET | 60 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 26, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | JEFFERSON CITY | 52 | $0 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | JEFFERSON CITY | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 14, 2025 | JEFFERSON CITY | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | DANDRIDGE | 52 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | FLAT GAP | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | NEW MARKET | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | JEFFERSON CITY | 61 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | WILLARDTOWN | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | HICKORY | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | JEFFERSON CITY | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jefferson County
- Hail 51
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe straight line winds that exited Sevier County struck the Overlook RV Park in Dandridge. Multiple trees were uprooted or snapped, and awnings covering RVs in the park were blown over or stripped of their metal roofs.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Jefferson County, Tennessee?
230 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Jefferson County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Jefferson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Jefferson County measured 74.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/jefferson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.