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Wind in Sullivan County, Tennessee
279 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.
Sullivan County, Tennessee, has 279 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 49 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 70 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 138 events against 115 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 21,361 wind events recorded in Tennessee; its 67.5 per 100 square miles compares with 51.8 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
117 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 13 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 | Sullivan County | Tennessee | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 279 | 21,361 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 67.5 | 51.8 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 17.5 | 30.6 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 57 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
7Mar
6Apr
19May
39Jun
54Jul
70Aug
46Sep
15Oct
3Nov
7Dec
7
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
The 181 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 279. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 18 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2013 | High Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $30K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Sep 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 16 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
| 5 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | $20K | — | 3 | County |
| 4 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $16K | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $21K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $14K | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $20K | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $18K | $12K | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $30K | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $13K | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $23K | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $23K | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $21K | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | $8K | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $16K | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | $14K | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $15K | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $30K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jan 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Sullivan County had?
279 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 Sullivan County?
19 Dec 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 59 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Sullivan County?
The thunderstorm wind of 25 May 1998, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.5M.
How does Sullivan County compare with Tennessee for wind?
67.5 events per 100 square miles against 51.8 statewide; the county holds 279 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.