Thunderstorm Wind in Lewis County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Lewis County, West Virginia: 123 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,894 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lewis County is the 2020s, when 46 of the county's 123 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 Lewis County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,894 for this hazard and #30 within West Virginia, putting it in the 39.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lewis County with 44 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lewis County, West Virginia?

123 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lewis County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lewis County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lewis County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lewis 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.