Strong Wind Risk in Tennessee

All Tennessee counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score

Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 95 of 95 Tennessee counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Hamilton County carries the state's highest strong wind score at 97.5, with $5M in expected annual strong wind losses.

15 Tennessee counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $84M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Strong Wind

#CountyStrong Wind ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Hamilton County
97.5
High 4.65 / yr $5M
2 Davidson County
97.1
High 5.97 / yr $4M
3 Hardin County
94.3
High 3.50 / yr $2M
4 Sumner County
93.7
High 6.24 / yr $3M
5 Maury County
92.3
High 6.22 / yr $3M
6 Knox County
89.3
High 4.90 / yr $2M
7 Williamson County
89.1
High 6.11 / yr $3M
8 Madison County
88.2
High 1.83 / yr $1M
9 Shelby County
87.7
High 1.29 / yr $1M
10 Montgomery County
87.6
High 5.44 / yr $2M
11 Washington County
87.5
High 3.19 / yr $2M
12 Sullivan County
86.9
High 3.25 / yr $2M
13 Giles County
86.6
High 6.81 / yr $1M
14 Rutherford County
84.8
High 6.15 / yr $2M
15 Carter County
84.0
High 2.87 / yr $1M
16 Robertson County
83.7
Medium 5.95 / yr $2M
17 Marion County
83.3
Medium 5.18 / yr $1M
18 Loudon County
82.6
Medium 4.95 / yr $1M
19 McMinn County
81.9
Medium 4.78 / yr $1M
20 Cumberland County
81.5
Medium 5.19 / yr $970K
21 Roane County
80.7
Medium 5.10 / yr $1M
22 Monroe County
79.3
Medium 4.70 / yr $924K
23 Lincoln County
79.2
Medium 6.76 / yr $1M
24 Henderson County
78.8
Medium 2.56 / yr $1M
25 Gibson County
78.7
Medium 2.14 / yr $1M
26 Obion County
75.8
Medium 2.73 / yr $884K
27 Humphreys County
74.7
Medium 4.29 / yr $902K
28 Campbell County
74.4
Medium 5.41 / yr $753K
29 Warren County
74.2
Medium 5.78 / yr $868K
30 Anderson County
73.6
Medium 5.22 / yr $991K
31 Hawkins County
73.2
Medium 4.23 / yr $785K
32 Putnam County
72.1
Medium 5.53 / yr $998K
33 Henry County
71.6
Medium 3.42 / yr $720K
34 Dyer County
71.5
Medium 2.09 / yr $778K
35 Macon County
70.8
Medium 6.10 / yr $776K
36 Wilson County
70.5
Medium 6.13 / yr $1M
37 Weakley County
70.3
Medium 3.03 / yr $1M
38 Bedford County
69.3
Medium 6.35 / yr $864K
39 Coffee County
69.1
Medium 5.91 / yr $933K
40 Polk County
69.1
Medium 3.88 / yr $641K
41 Rhea County
66.2
Medium 4.90 / yr $746K
42 White County
65.9
Medium 5.37 / yr $711K
43 Blount County
65.1
Medium 4.56 / yr $937K
44 Crockett County
65.0
Medium 1.81 / yr $606K
45 Bradley County
64.3
Medium 4.19 / yr $914K
46 Sevier County
63.5
Medium 4.33 / yr $688K
47 Greene County
63.4
Medium 3.86 / yr $590K
48 McNairy County
63.2
Medium 2.21 / yr $709K
49 Franklin County
62.5
Medium 5.94 / yr $781K
50 Lawrence County
59.7
Medium 5.76 / yr $570K
51 Claiborne County
59.5
Medium 5.19 / yr $548K
52 Houston County
57.8
Medium 4.65 / yr $650K
53 Meigs County
57.1
Medium 4.83 / yr $491K
54 Grundy County
56.5
Medium 5.57 / yr $379K
55 Cocke County
56.4
Medium 3.81 / yr $428K
56 DeKalb County
56.1
Medium 5.94 / yr $575K
57 Morgan County
55.3
Medium 5.26 / yr $586K
58 Marshall County
52.6
Medium 6.57 / yr $821K
59 Benton County
52.3
Medium 3.55 / yr $472K
60 Dickson County
51.0
Low 5.23 / yr $608K
61 Hardeman County
50.9
Low 1.60 / yr $362K
62 Scott County
50.7
Low 5.45 / yr $418K
63 Fentress County
50.3
Low 5.39 / yr $367K
64 Hickman County
50.2
Low 5.06 / yr $471K
65 Carroll County
49.5
Low 2.54 / yr $428K
66 Hamblen County
49.0
Low 4.46 / yr $433K
67 Decatur County
48.7
Low 3.34 / yr $370K
68 Grainger County
48.4
Low 5.04 / yr $395K
69 Jackson County
47.9
Low 5.94 / yr $309K
70 Smith County
47.3
Low 5.96 / yr $699K
71 Bledsoe County
46.3
Low 5.02 / yr $360K
72 Wayne County
45.3
Low 4.75 / yr $334K
73 Cheatham County
44.0
Low 5.87 / yr $545K
74 Overton County
43.6
Low 5.33 / yr $427K
75 Stewart County
43.1
Low 4.31 / yr $320K
76 Cannon County
43.1
Low 5.90 / yr $404K
77 Jefferson County
42.9
Low 4.63 / yr $389K
78 Tipton County
41.6
Low 1.40 / yr $333K
79 Union County
40.7
Low 5.20 / yr $389K
80 Fayette County
39.9
Low 1.30 / yr $347K
81 Sequatchie County
39.6
Low 4.94 / yr $361K
82 Chester County
38.5
Low 2.06 / yr $360K
83 Clay County
37.2
Low 5.78 / yr $289K
84 Johnson County
36.2
Low 2.71 / yr $228K
85 Lewis County
36.0
Low 5.30 / yr $337K
86 Perry County
34.6
Low 3.84 / yr $223K
87 Unicoi County
31.4
Low 3.15 / yr $268K
88 Lake County
31.3
Low 2.47 / yr $191K
89 Haywood County
30.5
Low 1.46 / yr $196K
90 Hancock County
30.2
Low 4.74 / yr $171K
91 Lauderdale County
28.1
Low 1.70 / yr $182K
92 Trousdale County
28.0
Low 6.26 / yr $369K
93 Moore County
26.5
Low 6.81 / yr $220K
94 Pickett County
25.7
Low 5.37 / yr $177K
95 Van Buren County
15.9
Very Low 5.05 / yr $148K

95 Tennessee counties with measurable strong wind risk. See the national strong wind ranking or all Tennessee counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Tennessee county has the highest strong wind risk?

Hamilton County has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Tennessee at 97.5 (High), with $5M in expected annual losses and about 4.65 events per year.

How many Tennessee counties face significant strong wind risk?

95 Tennessee counties record measurable strong wind risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 15 of them are rated High or Very High.

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