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Wind in Cheatham County, Tennessee
176 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 176 wind events in Cheatham County, Tennessee, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 47 years.
July is the busiest month, with 34 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 103 events against 62 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.8% of the 21,361 wind events recorded in Tennessee; its 58.2 per 100 square miles compares with 51.8 statewide.
81 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 10 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Tennessee
| Measure | Cheatham County | Tennessee | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 176 | 21,361 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 58.2 | 51.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 42.4 | 30.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 57 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
13Feb
4Mar
14Apr
20May
29Jun
27Jul
34Aug
14Sep
6Oct
1Nov
10Dec
4
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 176 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2013 | High Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2005 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2001 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1981 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1966 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1960 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Cheatham County had?
176 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Cheatham County?
16 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Cheatham County?
The high wind of 3 Mar 2023, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.0M.
How does Cheatham County compare with Tennessee for wind?
58.2 events per 100 square miles against 51.8 statewide; the county holds 176 of the state's 21,361 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.