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Wind in Henry County, Tennessee
193 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.
Henry County, Tennessee, has 193 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 49 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 42 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 112 events against 63 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.9% of the 21,361 wind events recorded in Tennessee; its 34.3 per 100 square miles compares with 51.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
57 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 6 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 | Henry County | Tennessee | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 193 | 21,361 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 34.3 | 51.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 59.9 | 30.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 57 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
9Mar
19Apr
34May
42Jun
30Jul
14Aug
12Sep
3Oct
7Nov
11Dec
5
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 193 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 | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 40 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Dec 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2017 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Dec 2015 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Dec 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $973K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1.5M | — | — | 1 | County |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $685K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Nov 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Strong Wind | 51 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2008 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 127 mph | $525K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2004 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2002 | High Wind | 40 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jan 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 26 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2000 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Mar 2000 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 1999 | High Wind | — | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Oct 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 35 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 9 Apr 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Nov 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Henry County had?
193 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 Henry County?
16 Apr 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Henry County?
The thunderstorm wind of 25 Apr 2011, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.5M.
How does Henry County compare with Tennessee for wind?
34.3 events per 100 square miles against 51.8 statewide; the county holds 193 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.