US | Nashville 10 Windiest Cities in US Nashville, not Chicago, tops the list By Arden Dier Posted Jan 18, 2017 11:17 AM CST Copied A US flag waves in wind from Hurricane Matthew in St. Augustine, Fla., on Oct. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Not a fan of blustery days? Steer clear of these places. Research firm CoreLogic has released a list of the windiest cities in the US based on wind-related events and maximum wind speed recorded in 279 metro areas in 2016 (including during Hurricane Matthew). The list: Nashville, Tenn. Reno, Nev. Jackson, Miss. Cincinnati, Ohio Columbia, SC Louisville, Ky. Little Rock, Ark. Winston-Salem, NC Clarksville, Tenn. Charleston, SC Chicago also failed to top the NOAA's windiest cities ranking for 2016, based on average wind speed. (See CoreLogic's 2015 list here.) Read These Next BBC apologizes after racial slur heard at BAFTAs. FBI chief Kash Patel showed up in the Team USA hockey locker room. A sneaker brand is suing Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. Trump threatens Netflix: Remove Democrat from board or else. Report an error