Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in Wyoming County, West Virginia

88

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

1

Direct injuries

$496K

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in Wyoming County, West Virginia: 88 recorded events between 1983 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 55. That places the county #2,355 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Wyoming County, West Virginia: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Wyoming County, West Virginia: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Wyoming County, West Virginia: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wyoming County is the 2010s, when 36 of the county's 88 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 Wyoming County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,355 for this hazard and #45 within West Virginia, putting it in the 25.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

0Jan
2Feb
3Mar
6Apr
15May
20Jun
22Jul
14Aug
1Sep
3Oct
2Nov
0Dec

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wyoming County with 22 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.

Significant events

Deadliest on record

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Apr 9, 1991001$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Apr 15, 2025BRENTON50$500
Mar 31, 2025WOLF PEN50$3K
Mar 31, 2025BRENTON50$500
Jul 12, 2022RAVENCLIFF45$250
Jul 12, 2022KOPPERSTON45$250
Jun 14, 2022STEELES45$500
May 21, 2022PINEVILLE50$10K
Jun 21, 2021SWOPE50$5K
Aug 26, 2020KOPPERSTON50$2K
Aug 26, 2020GLEN ROGERS50$2K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

88 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wyoming County between 1983 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wyoming County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wyoming County measured 55.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wyoming 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.

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“Thunderstorm Wind in Wyoming County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/wyoming-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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