76
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$282K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Ashe County, North Carolina: 76 recorded events between 1959 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #2,499 nationally and #89 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Ashe County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Ashe County is the 2010s, when 27 of the county's 76 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 Ashe County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 26.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,499 for this hazard and #89 within North Carolina, putting it in the 20.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Ashe County with 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2024 | HEMLOCK | 50 | $500 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | FIG | 50 | $500 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | ROTEN | 50 | $500 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BINA | 50 | $500 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | ROTEN | 50 | $500 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | NATHANS CREEK | 50 | $500 |
| May 26, 2024 | GRASSY CREEK | 55 | $5K |
| May 26, 2024 | CRUMPLER | 55 | $5K |
| Apr 16, 2024 | GRAYSON | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 15, 2023 | CRUMPLER | 50 | $500 |
Other hazards here
More from Ashe County
- Hail 88
- Flash Flood 70
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds across portions of Ashe County. An estimated 50 power poles were snapped in the county by thunderstorm winds. At the peak of the storm, more than 18,000 BREMCO customers were without power. There were 40 calls to Ashe County 911 about debris, trees and power lines blown down.
Thunderstorms in northwest North Carolina during the afternoon hours on the 11th produced damaging winds and flash flooding. Heavy rains washed out a road one mile southwest of Piney Creek and resulted in several creeks out of their banks from Crumpler to four miles northeast of Crumpler. Thunderstorm winds downed trees three miles west of Creston.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Ashe County, North Carolina?
76 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Ashe County between 1959 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Ashe County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Ashe County measured 60.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Ashe 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 Ashe County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/ashe-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.