96
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$974K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Summers County, West Virginia: 96 recorded events between 1983 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #2,257 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Summers County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Summers County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 96 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 Summers County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,257 for this hazard and #41 within West Virginia, putting it in the 28.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Summers County with 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | TRUE | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 27, 2025 | NIMITZ | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 26, 2025 | TRUE | 50 | $5K |
| Apr 15, 2025 | SANDSTONE | 50 | $1K |
| Mar 31, 2025 | BARGERS SPGS | 55 | $2K |
| May 26, 2024 | MOUNTVIEW | 60 | $15K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | BROOKLYN | 50 | $1K |
| Aug 7, 2023 | NIMITZ | 91 | $125K |
| Jul 12, 2022 | INDIAN MILLS | 50 | $500 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | LICK CREEK | 50 | $500 |
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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
Thunderstorm winds down numerous trees across the county. Most county roads had trees blown down across them. A church in Hinton had its roof peeled off. At least six vehicles were damaged by fallen trees. Damage values are estimated.
The first sign of wind damage from this storm were multiple trees blown down just east of the Jumping Branch areas along Highway 3. Additionally, along Highway 3 just southwest of Hinton, numerous hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted by the force of the wind, estimated to be up to 100 mph. One home sustained damage to both the roof and the siding in this area. Additional damage was observed along Highway 20 just to the north, where dozens of trees were blown down by estimated 105 mph wind gusts. The storm continued east, snapping or uprooting numerous trees and downing power poles from the community of Bellpoint eastbound along Highway 3 following the Greenbrier River with 100 to 105 mph wind gusts, including multiple trees blown down near the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 12. Shortly afterward, the storm began to weaken, though still produced significant damage to dozens of trees along Judson Road near the community of Talcott with estimated 70 to 75 mph wind gusts.
Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees in Hinton and Bellepoint. The trees crushed a few outbuildings and damaged some garages. In addition, the winds blew down a light pole, damaged a chain link fence, and destroyed bleachers at a little league baseball field in Bellepoint Park.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Summers County, West Virginia?
96 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Summers County between 1983 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Summers County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Summers County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Summers 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 Summers County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/summers-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.