151
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Hardy County, West Virginia: 151 recorded events between 1970 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,515 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Hardy County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hardy County is the 2010s, when 64 of the county's 151 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 Hardy County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 64.8% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,515 for this hazard and #21 within West Virginia, putting it in the 51.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hardy County with 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1992 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | TAYLOR | 52 | $2K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | PERRY | 52 | $3K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | TAYLOR | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | MOOREFIELD MUNI ARPT | 52 | $2K |
| May 30, 2025 | MOOREFIELD MUNI ARPT | 52 | $2K |
| May 30, 2025 | RIG | 52 | $2K |
| Apr 4, 2025 | LOST CITY | 52 | $6K |
| Mar 16, 2025 | MOOREFIELD MUNI ARPT | 52 | $5K |
| Aug 31, 2024 | MC CAULEY | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BRAKE | 52 | $10K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A couple dozen trees were uprooted and snapped in the Wardensville area. Trees and wires blew down on Dogwood Hollow Road. A large tree blew down onto power lines near the intersection of WV-259 East Main Street and US-48/WV-55 Corridor H. The gutter was torn off a house nearby.
Several trees blew down near the intersection of US-220/WV-28 Purgitsville Pike and Reynolds Gap Road. A few trees blew down near the intersection of US-220/WV-28 Purgitsville Pike and CR-2 Old Fields Road. A large tree blew down near the intersection of CR-6 Trough Road and Clover Drive.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hardy County, West Virginia?
151 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hardy County between 1970 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hardy County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hardy County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hardy 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 Hardy County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/hardy-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.