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Wind in Clay County, Tennessee
125 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 125 wind events in Clay County, Tennessee, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 34 years.
May is the busiest month, with 29 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 82 events against 38 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.6% of the 21,361 wind events recorded in Tennessee; its 52.8 per 100 square miles compares with 51.8 statewide.
55 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 1 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 | Clay County | Tennessee | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 125 | 21,361 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 52.8 | 51.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 165.5 | 30.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 57 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
4Mar
15Apr
9May
29Jun
17Jul
28Aug
4Sep
2Oct
5Nov
3Dec
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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 125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $72K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $124K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2017 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Dec 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1978 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Clay County had?
125 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 Clay County?
11 Mar 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Clay County?
The thunderstorm wind of 3 May 2020, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $124K.
How does Clay County compare with Tennessee for wind?
52.8 events per 100 square miles against 51.8 statewide; the county holds 125 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.