151
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
7
Direct injuries
$2.9M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Pender County, North Carolina: 151 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #1,515 nationally and #61 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Pender County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Pender County is the 1990s, when 41 of the county's 151 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 Pender County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 34.0% of all recorded severe weather across 12 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,515 for this hazard and #61 within North Carolina, putting it in the 51.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Pender County with 32 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2008 | ASHTON | 83 | 0 | 7 | $2.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | ROCKY PT | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | ROCKY PT | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | VAN EDEN | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | WALKERS STORE | 50 | $0 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | SURF CITY | 63 | $0 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | SURF CITY | 70 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | TOPSAIL | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | TOPSAIL | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | TOPSAIL | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | TOPSAIL | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Pender County
- Hail 126
- Flash Flood 66
- Tornado 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous pine trees were blown down or snapped along a path about 100 yards wide and 300 yards long. Five mobile homes were damaged by downed trees in the Interstate Mobile Home Park and adjacent Cedar Grove Mobile Home Park. Two of these homes were knocked off of their foundations and sustained major damage. A National Weather Service Storm Survey concluded the damage was the result of straight-line winds between 90 and 95 mph. Pender County officials estimated all storm related damage totaled $2 million dollars.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees, one onto a passing vehicle along US17 near Hampstead. No injuries reported. Along with the wind, lightning was blamed for structural fires to a mobile home and to outbuildings scattered within a 7 mile radius in the western part of the county.
Two houses reportedly sustained partial roof damage as did a couple out-houses. Trees were reported down. The damage occurred in the 5000 block of Englishtown Rd. The Pender County Emergency Manager determined the damage was the result of straight line thunderstorm winds. The time was estimated based on radar data.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Pender County, North Carolina?
151 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Pender County between 1967 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pender County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Pender County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Pender 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 Pender County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/pender-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.