Thunderstorm Wind in Roane County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind in Roane County, Tennessee: 280 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #536 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Roane County is the 2000s, when 133 of the county's 280 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 Roane County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 73.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #536 for this hazard and #17 within Tennessee, putting it in the 82.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Roane County with 64 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.

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

280 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Roane County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Roane County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Roane County measured 74.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Roane 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.