197
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Hampshire County, West Virginia: 197 recorded events between 1986 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 89. That places the county #1,065 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Hampshire County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hampshire County is the 2020s, when 81 of the county's 197 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Hampshire County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 59.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,065 for this hazard and #10 within West Virginia, putting it in the 66.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hampshire County with 71 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 1993 | Romney | 0 | 0 | 1 | $50K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 | BLOOMER | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 16, 2025 | YELLOW SPG | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 30, 2025 | MECHANICSBURG | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 28, 2025 | SLANESVILLE | 52 | $5K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | BUBBLING SPG | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | NORTH RIVER MILLS | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | GLEBE | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | JUNCTION | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | JUNCTION | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 14, 2025 | BUBBLING SPG | 52 | $2K |
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A powerful storm tracked across southern Hampshire County on July 12th, 2022, producing a 23-mile long by 9-mile wide swath of extensive tree and property damage. The vast majority of this damage was associated with a macroburst as a bowing storm and associated rear-inflow jet tracked across the county. Winds within this 9-mile wide swath were estimated to be between 60 and 105 MPH.||The storm progressed out of the North River Valley and crossed another range of mountains before progressing into the Cacapon River Valley. Here, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in Yellow Spring, Capon Lake, and Capon Springs.
A powerful storm tracked across southern Hampshire County on July 12th, 2022, producing a 23-mile long by 9-mile wide swath of extensive tree and property damage. The vast majority of this damage was associated with a macroburst as a bowing storm and associated rear-inflow jet tracked across the county. Winds within this 9-mile wide swath were estimated to be between 60 and 105 MPH.||Within Hampshire County, sporadic tree damage was noted as far west as Purgitsville, but more appreciable damage began in the vicinity of the South Branch of the Potomac River several miles to the south of Romney, West Virginia. Significant tree damage associated with the bowing portion of the storm extended south of Arnold Farm Lane along CR-8 South Branch River Road and CR-6 Trough Road for about four miles. Within this stretch of damage, entire corn fields were leveled just to the south of Trough View Road. Dozens of trees were blown down in this area, as well. Wind gusts were estimated to be as high as 70 MPH in this section of the county.
A county official reported several trees downed on houses and garages around Romney. A local newspaper reported 5 structures damaged with 2 destroyed. Nearly 75 acres of timber was severely damaged from the North River Mills area. Several locations reported fence and barn damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hampshire County, West Virginia?
197 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hampshire County between 1986 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hampshire County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hampshire County measured 89.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hampshire County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Hampshire County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/hampshire-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.