Tennessee damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 6,155 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Tennessee, 5,657 of them 58 mph or more and 332 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 541 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was July 8, 2016 (150 reports in Tennessee). The highest wind on record is 130 mph, on November 14, 2007. 2026 so far: 398 preliminary reports.
Tennessee's biggest wind day since 2016: July 8, 2016
150 damaging wind reports in Tennessee, 1 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Tennessee
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2016 | 150 | 1 | 75 mph |
| June 21, 2019 | 134 | 7 | 85 mph |
| May 3, 2020 | 113 | 6 | 81 mph |
| May 8, 2024 | 112 | 42 | 93 mph |
| March 1, 2017 | 106 | 14 | 85 mph |
| March 9, 2017 | 104 | 8 | 100 mph |
| June 15, 2016 | 104 | 0 | 67 mph |
| May 30, 2004 | 104 | 19 | 120 mph |
| April 4, 2011 | 102 | 5 | 90 mph |
| May 5, 1999 | 98 | 3 | 99 mph |
| March 28, 2020 | 94 | 7 | 96 mph |
| June 13, 1997 | 93 | 2 | 81 mph |
| May 27, 2017 | 92 | 14 | 96 mph |
| October 24, 2001 | 92 | 0 | 71 mph |
| April 2, 2006 | 91 | 9 | 81 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Tennessee
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2007 | 12 | 1 | 130 mph |
| November 5, 2005 | 10 | 1 | 127 mph |
| May 30, 2004 | 104 | 19 | 120 mph |
| May 7, 1999 | 6 | 1 | 115 mph |
| January 29, 2013 | 51 | 9 | 110 mph |
| July 21, 2003 | 28 | 2 | 109 mph |
| January 4, 1997 | 39 | 1 | 109 mph |
| April 14, 2018 | 6 | 1 | 105 mph |
| January 22, 2012 | 33 | 3 | 105 mph |
| August 4, 2009 | 36 | 1 | 104 mph |
Tennessee damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 398 | 9 | 0 | 70 mph | 52 |
| 2025 | 675 | 573 | 60 | 100 mph | 57 |
| 2024 | 504 | 462 | 55 | 93 mph | 41 |
| 2023 | 835 | 804 | 66 | 96 mph | 59 |
| 2022 | 450 | 429 | 8 | 85 mph | 51 |
| 2021 | 384 | 373 | 24 | 85 mph | 48 |
| 2020 | 628 | 601 | 39 | 96 mph | 53 |
| 2019 | 575 | 540 | 19 | 96 mph | 53 |
| 2018 | 573 | 499 | 7 | 105 mph | 60 |
| 2017 | 714 | 681 | 48 | 100 mph | 50 |
| 2016 | 817 | 695 | 6 | 81 mph | 69 |
| 2015 | 417 | 398 | 7 | 90 mph | 52 |
| 2014 | 546 | 528 | 12 | 100 mph | 50 |
| 2013 | 447 | 412 | 17 | 110 mph | 45 |
| 2012 | 598 | 578 | 22 | 105 mph | 71 |
| 2011 | 840 | 824 | 38 | 100 mph | 66 |
| 2010 | 524 | 514 | 15 | 94 mph | 72 |
| 2009 | 707 | 696 | 20 | 104 mph | 62 |
| 2008 | 522 | 516 | 15 | 84 mph | 58 |
| 2007 | 375 | 367 | 3 | 130 mph | 59 |
| 2006 | 678 | 678 | 43 | 81 mph | 65 |
| 2005 | 534 | 534 | 114 | 127 mph | 59 |
| 2004 | 620 | 620 | 111 | 120 mph | 51 |
| 2003 | 778 | 778 | 55 | 109 mph | 59 |
| 2002 | 532 | 213 | 15 | 104 mph | 66 |
| 2001 | 578 | 275 | 12 | 86 mph | 65 |
| 2000 | 559 | 221 | 20 | 92 mph | 56 |
| 1999 | 422 | 167 | 4 | 115 mph | 49 |
| 1998 | 435 | 193 | 10 | 98 mph | 58 |
| 1997 | 477 | 220 | 3 | 109 mph | 55 |
| 1996 | 428 | 140 | 4 | 92 mph | 66 |
| 1995 | 494 | 10 | 2 | 86 mph | 66 |
| 1994 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 70 mph | 44 |
| 1993 | 225 | 6 | 1 | 81 mph | 56 |
| 1992 | 153 | – | – | – | 35 |
| 1991 | 175 | 5 | 1 | 78 mph | 37 |
| 1990 | 136 | 3 | 0 | 70 mph | 47 |
| 1989 | 102 | – | – | – | 23 |
| 1988 | 48 | – | – | – | 17 |
| 1987 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 100 mph | 26 |
| 1986 | 72 | 10 | 4 | 100 mph | 23 |
| 1985 | 105 | 11 | 2 | 92 mph | 33 |
| 1984 | 119 | 15 | 0 | 72 mph | 35 |
| 1983 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 87 mph | 21 |
| 1982 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 71 mph | 22 |
| 1981 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 75 mph | 12 |
| 1980 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 63 mph | 19 |
| 1979 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 75 mph | 16 |
| 1978 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 15 |
| 1977 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 70 mph | 18 |
| 1976 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 102 mph | 16 |
| 1975 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 81 mph | 26 |
| 1974 | 78 | 8 | 1 | 94 mph | 30 |
| 1973 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 69 mph | 37 |
| 1972 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 75 mph | 12 |
| 1971 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 81 mph | 19 |
| 1970 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 82 mph | 23 |
| 1969 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 78 mph | 18 |
| 1968 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 81 mph | 18 |
| 1967 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 63 mph | 20 |
| 1966 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 92 mph | 21 |
| 1965 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 63 mph | 17 |
| 1964 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 75 mph | 16 |
| 1963 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 71 mph | 22 |
| 1962 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 67 mph | 11 |
| 1961 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 92 mph | 9 |
| 1960 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 75 mph | 12 |
| 1959 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 92 mph | 8 |
| 1958 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 86 mph | 14 |
| 1957 | 45 | – | – | – | 22 |
| 1956 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 90 mph | 9 |
| 1955 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 86 mph | 9 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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