Lightning strikes in Tennessee by county

The detection network has located 76,461 lightning strikes in Tennessee since the archive began, including 47,493 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary.

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1Campbell County2,2971,4103.0%
2Blount County2,2351,8172.9%
3Hawkins County2,2192,0262.9%
4Rutherford County2,0951,1902.7%
5Polk County2,0095372.6%
6Hamilton County1,8337462.4%
7McMinn County1,7456762.3%
8Claiborne County1,7431,6862.3%
9Bradley County1,6646572.2%
10Davidson County1,6466332.2%
11Fayette County1,6339162.1%
12Shelby County1,534552.0%
13Cumberland County1,4441,1041.9%
14Sevier County1,4259101.9%
15Greene County1,4151,0481.9%
16Wilson County1,4004931.8%
17Sullivan County1,3841,2101.8%
18Monroe County1,3615541.8%
19Williamson County1,3244261.7%
20Bledsoe County1,3099781.7%
21Morgan County1,2721,0431.7%
22Sumner County1,2702771.7%
23Cannon County1,2189781.6%
24Knox County1,2059541.6%
25Marion County1,1557681.5%
26Rhea County1,1469861.5%
27Cocke County1,0907971.4%
28Warren County1,0897291.4%
29Robertson County1,0255081.3%
30Smith County1,0192371.3%
31Haywood County9877861.3%
32Roane County9645651.3%
33Fentress County9345301.2%
34Coffee County9168221.2%
35Carter County9007641.2%
36Hancock County8888721.2%
37Tipton County885441.2%
38Washington County8615821.1%
39Lauderdale County859481.1%
40Hardin County8307861.1%
41Sequatchie County7275471.0%
42White County7265280.9%
43Jefferson County7086690.9%
44Franklin County7023780.9%
45Madison County6965310.9%
46Scott County6804350.9%
47Van Buren County6654600.9%
48Henry County6436240.8%
49Carroll County6025930.8%
50Hardeman County6005640.8%
51Grundy County5994690.8%
52Montgomery County5842920.8%
53Grainger County5775660.8%
54Meigs County5724950.7%
55Jackson County563210.7%
56McNairy County5355160.7%
57Lawrence County5292360.7%
58Wayne County5214090.7%
59Hamblen County5215140.7%
60Cheatham County50480.7%
61Stewart County4854800.6%
62Maury County4763700.6%
63DeKalb County4722260.6%
64Putnam County4691530.6%
65Benton County4584580.6%
66Clay County434190.6%
67Henderson County4153830.5%
68Crockett County4153300.5%
69Obion County4123170.5%
70Anderson County4042740.5%
71Overton County3841300.5%
72Gibson County3762960.5%
73Hickman County3712640.5%
74Lewis County3553220.5%
75Union County3543240.5%
76Macon County350980.5%
77Dickson County340200.4%
78Johnson County3322660.4%
79Weakley County3272810.4%
80Loudon County2851770.4%
81Bedford County2701730.4%
82Trousdale County265740.3%
83Pickett County2481630.3%
84Giles County2452150.3%
85Unicoi County2221440.3%
86Lincoln County139890.2%
87Houston County1171080.2%
88Chester County115760.2%
89Dyer County110180.1%
90Lake County86430.1%
91Marshall County73540.1%
92Humphreys County64540.1%
93Decatur County58490.1%
94Moore County31200.0%
95Perry County22220.0%

Strike positions carry the network's mean location error of about 5.6 km, so strikes near a county line can be filed one county over. Method and caveats are on the data hub; the full state table is on the United States page.

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