Thunderstorm Wind in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Lincoln County, West Virginia: 130 recorded events between 1981 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #1,789 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lincoln County is the 2010s, when 44 of the county's 130 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 Lincoln County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 43.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,789 for this hazard and #28 within West Virginia, putting it in the 43.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lincoln County with 42 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.

• Hail 53
• Flood 53
• Flash Flood 52

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

130 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lincoln County between 1981 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lincoln County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lincoln County measured 61.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lincoln 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.