105
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$494K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Mercer County, West Virginia: 105 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,155 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Mercer County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Mercer County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 105 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 Mercer County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,155 for this hazard and #40 within West Virginia, putting it in the 31.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Mercer County with 30 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | CERES | 50 | $500 |
| May 16, 2025 | BLUEFIELD | 50 | $500 |
| May 26, 2024 | GLENWOOD | 50 | $5K |
| May 26, 2024 | CAMP CREEK | 50 | $500 |
| May 26, 2024 | PRINCETON | 50 | $5K |
| May 26, 2024 | GIATTO | 50 | $2K |
| May 26, 2024 | BRUSH FORK | 60 | $10K |
| Feb 13, 2024 | MONTCALM | 50 | $6K |
| Feb 13, 2024 | BRUSH FORK | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 28, 2023 | COALDALE | 60 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Mercer County
- Hail 87
- Flash Flood 77
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A large number of trees were blown down across Mercer County. Communities that experienced tree and tree limb damage include Matoka, Montcalm, Spanishburg, Bluefield, Athens, and Princeton. A tree limb fell on a moving vehicle near Bluefield. There were no known injuries. Damage values are estimated.
Thunderstorm winds downed dozens of trees and power lines across Mercer County. In addition, shingles were reportedly blown off of a few roofs. The roof of a building located along Route 52 in the community of Brush Fork was blown off by these strong winds. The Bluefield ASOS located at the Mercer County Airport measured a wind gust of 52 knots.
Damaging winds blew the roof off a motel on Oakvale Road in Princeton, WV. The roof crashed into a nearby restaurant, where 12 people had to be evacuated through broken windows. Several vehicles were damaged, with only minor injuries reported. Damages with this incident are estimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Mercer County, West Virginia?
105 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Mercer County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Mercer County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Mercer County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Mercer 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 Mercer County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/mercer-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.