255
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.5M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Union County, North Carolina: 255 recorded events between 1966 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #660 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Union County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Union County is the 2000s, when 76 of the county's 255 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 Union County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #660 for this hazard and #31 within North Carolina, putting it in the 79.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Union County with 60 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | UNIONVILLE | 50 | $10K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | ALLEN XRDS | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | INDIAN TRAIL | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | MONROE ARPT | 53 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | WAXHAW ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2025 | NEW SALEM | 50 | $0 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | MONROE ARPT | 53 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | HOUSTON | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | WESLEY CHAPEL | 50 | $0 |
| May 8, 2024 | WAXHAW ARPT | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Union County
- Hail 129
- Flash Flood 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Multiple trees and power lines were blown down on Franklin St and Bragg St in the city with large limbs down at Medlin Rd and Macedonia Church Rd. Other large limbs were blown down on Wolf Pond Rd near Joe Collins Rd and four trees blown down on Bruce Thomas Rd near Stack Rd. Trees fell on seven homes, with four of the homes incurring major damage.
Straight line winds produced by a microburst caused a small area of significant damage. Several tents were blown down at a flea market. Siding was torn off of several buildings. A construction trailer was blown off its foundation. The roof was blown off a house and several other homes received minor damage. Several trees were also blow down.
County comms and the public reported numerous trees blown down from just southwest of Monroe north across the Fairview area to near the Cabarrus County line. Multiple trees were down on homes, including on Doster Rd, Trees were down on homes on Doster Rd, Unionville-Brief Rd, and in another location southwest of Monroe.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Union County, North Carolina?
255 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Union County between 1966 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Union County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Union County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Union 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 Union County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/union-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.