High Wind in Tennessee

Events

807

Deaths

8

Injuries

14

Damage

$89 million

• Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Tennessee, September 25 to 29, 202418 deaths · 1 injured · $157 million · 87 kt wind · 51 eventsTropical Storm Helene caps off a several day heavy rainfall event in association with a stalled closed upper low that drew a stream of tropical moisture into the area on the 25th and 26th.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, April 2 to 3, 20259 deaths · 17 injured · $16 million · EF3 · 102 eventsA significant multi-hazard, multi-day event occurred across the Mid-South from April 2, 2025, to April 8, 2025, producing 35 tornadoes, record flooding, and numerous reports of damaging winds and large hail. A large upper-level trough covered the Western U.S. in early April.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Tennessee, January 24 to 26, 20267 deaths · 81 kt wind · 19 eventsBroad scale upper lift led to a complex winter storm across East Tennessee, with onset precipitation of snow transitioning to freezing rain before ending as rain as the temperatures rose through the evening, night, and following morning.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Tennessee, March 3, 20233 deaths · 5 injured · $74 million · 70 kt wind · 49 eventsA historic high wind event set up over all of Middle Tennessee on March 3, 2023. An incredibly strong surface low deepened to about 979mb over the Ohio River Valley. In fact, this system broke numerous all-time low pressure readings across the lower Ohio River Valley.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, November 28 to 30, 20162 deaths · 22 injured · EF3 · 42 eventsA strong upper level system moved through the Eastern United States late Tuesday into early Wednesday. The associated surface low pressure system pressed north northeast from the Lower Mississippi across the Mid South on its way across the Lower Ohio Valley.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, January 30, 20131 death · 4 injured · $10 million · EF2 · 93 eventsA powerful upper level trough moved across the United States from Tuesday, January 29th into Wednesday, January 30th. This system contained unusually strong winds aloft, with wind speeds of 80 mph just 2500 feet above the surface and up to 150 mph at 20,000 feet.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, March 2 to 10, 201220 injured · $29 million · EF2 · 78 eventsOn Friday, March 2nd, as a warm and moist surface based air mass occurred across Middle Tennessee in advance of a strong surface cold front, and a deep upper level trough moved closer to the mid state with strong winds aloft, a significant severe weather outbreak occurred across…
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Tennessee, October 31, 20131 death · $227,000 · 57 kt wind · 38 eventsA powerful storm system moved across the Tennessee & Ohio Valleys during the afternoon and evening hours on October 31.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 1, 20232 injured · $5.9 million · EF2 · 15 eventsA very strong low pressure system deepened over the central Great Plains beginning on March 31, 2023 and continuing into April 1st.
• High Wind in Tennessee, April 14 to 15, 19991 death · $170,000 · 8 eventsSeveral counties in West Tennessee were affected by high winds behind a line of thunderstorms. The winds were not associated with the thunderstorms. Numerous trees were knocked down across the area.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Tennessee, April 13, 20091 death · $121,000 · 50 kt wind · 10 eventsA strong pressure gradient across the area brought high winds to the higher elevations and strong winds to the valley. One person died when a tree fell on their home while they were inside.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 1, 20231 death · 2 injured · EF1 · 13 eventsNumerous thunderstorms moved across East Tennessee during the early morning hours of April 1. Several storms produced damaging wind gusts, and one tornado was confirmed.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Tennessee, February 17, 20081 death · $75,000 · 78 kt wind · 10 eventsA strong pressure gradient brought non-thunderstorm damaging winds to the higher elevations of east Tennessee on the 17th. Strong winds in the valley was responsible for one death in Loudon County.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in Tennessee, March 1 to 3, 20231 death · 1 injured · 85 kt wind · 21 eventsA strong pressure gradient produced high winds across much of East Tennessee through the day on March 3rd. During the afternoon, a line of showers and thunderstorms crossed the area, associated with a cold front.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, February 15 to 18, 2025$2.1 million · 1 in hail · 51 eventsA major severe weather and flooding event unfolded across Middle Tennessee on February 15-16, 2025. As well above average moisture spread into the area, this helped set the stage for very heavy rainfall across Middle Tennessee.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, January 29, 2008$764,000 · 1 in hail · 55 eventsOn the evening of January 29, 2008, severe thunderstorms occurred ahead of an approaching cold front. Once the thunderstorms moved out of the area, strong gradient winds took hold and produced some non-thunderstorm wind damage across Middle Tennessee.
• High Wind in Tennessee, September 16 to 17, 2004$1.9 million · 17 eventsStrong winds from the remains of Hurricane Ivan blew down many trees and power lines across Middle Tennessee from Thursday evening into early Friday morning.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 9, 20091 injured · $475,000 · EF1 · 11 eventsA line of showers and thunderstorms, supported by strong winds aloft and a surface cold front, moved through Middle Tennessee across the mid state on Friday, October 9th.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Tennessee, March 4 to 5, 2025$1.2 million · 57 kt wind · 23 eventsA potent storm system tracked across the eastern United States, steering a very strong low-level jet over Middle Tennessee on March 4, 2025. These very strong upper-level winds were able to mix down to the surface which resulted in damaging winds across the area.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Tennessee, December 1, 2006$660,000 · 67 kt wind · 35 eventsA strong cold front tracked through the region bringing high non-thunderstorm winds across east Tennessee.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, December 8 to 9, 2009$470,000 · 88 kt wind · 33 eventsA strong low pressure tracked across east Tennessee bringing damaging non-thunderstorm winds to the area late in the day on the 8th and continued into the overnight hours on the 9th. The strongest winds occurred over the higher elevations.
• High Wind in Tennessee, October 17, 20062 injured · $585,000 · 70 kt wind · 9 eventsA deep low pressure system moved into the region bringing non-thunderstorm high winds to the mountains of east Tennessee.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 26, 2010$274,000 · 1.5 in hail · 36 eventsOn Tuesday, October 26th, an intense surface low pressure center known as a midlatitude cyclone developed across the upper Midwest, resulting in gusty surface winds, which produced strong to high wind damage events at some locations across the Middle Tennessee.
• Flash Flood and High Wind in Tennessee, March 3, 2023$529,000 · 57 kt wind · 22 eventsA powerful cold front raced across the Mid-South during the morning hours of March 3, 2023. Strong winds ahead of the front caused scattered damage across northeast Mississippi.
• High Wind in Tennessee, December 20, 20121 injured · $308,000 · 87 kt wind · 18 eventsA cold front tracked across the region triggering high non-thunderstorms wind over the area on the 20th. The strongest wind occurred across the higher elevations where most of the wind damage reports were reported. Wind gusts as high as 100 mph were reported.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.