Ice storms are common with one or two destructive storms each year. Snowfall averages 24.8 inches. March has the most wind and May and June are wettest. Thunderstorms are frequent in June and July with about one every third day. Summers are hot and humid.
Autumn is bright and usually the most pleasant season.
September is wet as a rule with heavy morning dews, followed by drier, cooler and sunnier weather in October. Prevailing winds are southerly for the six months of April through September, southwesterly during October and from the northwest during the winter months. The average wind velocity is 8.57 miles per hour throughout the year. The predominant plant communities on the forest are oak-hickory and bottomland hardwood timber types and their variations and transition zones. The oak-hickory type occupies the drier sites including ridge tops and sides.