Thunderstorm Wind in Unicoi County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind in Unicoi County, Tennessee: 70 recorded events between 1967 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,561 nationally and #92 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Unicoi County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 70 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 Unicoi County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 63.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,561 for this hazard and #92 within Tennessee, putting it in the 19.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Unicoi County with 22 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.

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

70 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Unicoi County between 1967 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Unicoi County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Unicoi County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Unicoi 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.