284
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
15
Direct injuries
$6.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Maury County, Tennessee: 284 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #511 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Maury County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Maury County is the 2010s, when 116 of the county's 284 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 Maury County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #511 for this hazard and #16 within Tennessee, putting it in the 83.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Maury County with 49 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2023 | KEDRON | 50 | 1 | 0 | $1K |
| Jun 25, 1994 | Spring Hill | 0 | 0 | 11 | $5K |
| Jul 8, 2023 | WESTWOOD | 50 | 0 | 2 | $15K |
| Nov 18, 2017 | COLUMBIA | 52 | 0 | 1 | $2K |
| Jun 27, 2005 | COLUMBIA | 50 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | UNION GROVE | 48 | $2K |
| Dec 19, 2025 | KEDRON | 50 | $5K |
| May 8, 2025 | STIVERSVILLE | 56 | $2K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | WILLIAMSPORT | 52 | $10K |
| Sep 24, 2024 | COLUMBIA | 43 | $5K |
| May 9, 2024 | CULLEOKA | 65 | $250K |
| May 9, 2024 | ISOM | 61 | $50K |
| Aug 26, 2023 | SPRING HILL | 56 | $50K |
| Aug 12, 2023 | HAMPSHIRE | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 18, 2023 | COLUMBIA | 52 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Maury County
- Hail 115
- Flash Flood 68
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree along Kedron Road in Spring Hill. The fallen tree killed a 52-year-old woman named Nikki when she was in her yard. Her boyfriend found her and tried to perform CPR, but she was pronounced dead.
About 350 homes and 25 businesses received damage from the straight line winds in Columbia. A large tree fell on a house. 30 to 40 homes and businesses received serious damage. At Columbia's Shady Brook Mall huge panes of glass at the entrance were blown in, and there was extensive roof damage. 40 mature trees were uprooted at the Graymere Country Club. There was $400,000 worth of damage to the Pepsi Cola plant alone.
Straight line winds impacted the Culleoka area in southern Maury county early Thursday morning. A NWS storm survey team found numerous trees blown down in a northwest to southeast direction across a wide area in and around Culleoka. Some of these trees fell onto homes and buildings. Maximum winds were estimated up to 75 mph. Damages are a rough estimate.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Maury County, Tennessee?
284 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Maury County between 1956 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Maury County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Maury County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Maury 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 Maury County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/maury-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.