Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, North Carolina: 152 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #1,501 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Montgomery County is the 2010s, when 60 of the county's 152 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 Montgomery County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,501 for this hazard and #60 within North Carolina, putting it in the 52.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Montgomery County with 38 recorded events, while Oct 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Montgomery County, North Carolina?

152 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Montgomery County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Montgomery County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Montgomery County measured 61.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Montgomery 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.