95
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Webster County, West Virginia: 95 recorded events between 1979 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #2,270 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Webster County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Webster County is the 2020s, when 32 of the county's 95 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 Webster County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.2% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,270 for this hazard and #42 within West Virginia, putting it in the 28.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Webster County with 28 recorded events, while Sep 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 30, 2025 | WEBSTER SPGS | 50 | $3K |
| May 30, 2025 | BERGOO | 50 | $500 |
| May 30, 2025 | GAULEY MILLS | 50 | $500 |
| May 17, 2025 | GUARDIAN | 45 | $500 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | WEBSTER SPGS | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 3, 2025 | DIANA | 45 | $250 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | BOLAIR | 45 | $250 |
| Mar 16, 2025 | WEBSTER SPGS | 50 | $250 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | WEBSTER SPGS | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 31, 2024 | BIG RUN | 45 | $2K |
Other hazards here
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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
Sixty structures received general damage, such as blown out windows, trees blown onto dwellings, and down electrical lines. Two businesses were damaged. An estimated 40 vehicles were damaged by fallen tree limbs or other debris. A pole building was flatten in Webster Springs. The worst damage was across the high terrain, such as Point Mountain. Another concentration of damage was from Diana through Webster Springs to the Erbacon area.
A four story commercial building suffered a partial roof loss. One car was heavily damaged by the falling brick and wood debris. Several homes experienced minor roof damage and shingle loss. Several trees and power lines were downed by wind, resulting in a peak of about 3000 power outages.
Trees were blown down in the Monongahela National Forest around the Three Forks of the Williams River, including the White Oak Fork region. In one location, about 40 trees were blown down in a swath about 150 yards long and 50 yards wide.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Webster County, West Virginia?
95 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Webster County between 1979 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Webster County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Webster County measured 60.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Webster 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 Webster County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/webster-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.