259
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.7M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Caswell County, North Carolina: 259 recorded events between 1975 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #638 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Caswell County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Caswell County is the 2010s, when 123 of the county's 259 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 Caswell County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 68.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #638 for this hazard and #30 within North Carolina, putting it in the 79.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Caswell County with 79 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | CAMP SPGS | 50 | $500 |
| Jul 19, 2025 | HIGHTOWERS | 50 | $500 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | YANCEYVILLE | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 26, 2025 | COVINGTON | 55 | $5K |
| Jun 26, 2025 | BRANCH | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | YARBRO | 50 | $500 |
| Jun 19, 2025 | PROSPECT HILL | 50 | $500 |
| May 14, 2025 | BLANCH | 50 | $500 |
| May 14, 2025 | HAMER | 50 | $500 |
| May 14, 2025 | BRANCH | 50 | $500 |
Other hazards here
More from Caswell County
- Hail 78
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Damaging thunderstorm winds associated with a squall line downed hundreds of trees across the county with the extreme northern and extreme southern parts impacted the greatest. Highway 29 and Highway 86 were blocked by downed trees at many locations, stranding motorists in their vehicles. A roof and porch were blown off a home near Prospect Hill. Damage values are estimated.
Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or snapped all across Caswell County when a line of severe thunderstorms passed across the county and produced widespread damaging winds. Among other locations, trees were reported blown down along Route 62 and along Powell Lane. The storm also caused numerous power and telecommunication outages due to downed power lines and telephone poles. Several structures received generally minor damage.
Severe thunderstorms in Caswell County produced damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees five miles northeast of Yanceyville, destroyed a mobile home and a barn, uprooted trees and damaged the tobacco crop three and a half miles north-northeast of Yanceyville, and downed trees and telephone poles from Providence to Blanch. Some of the trees fell on automobiles from Providence to Blanch.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Caswell County, North Carolina?
259 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Caswell County between 1975 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Caswell County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Caswell County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Caswell 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 Caswell County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/caswell-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.