205
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$803K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Wilson County, North Carolina: 205 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #993 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Wilson County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wilson County is the 2010s, when 63 of the county's 205 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 Wilson County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #993 for this hazard and #45 within North Carolina, putting it in the 68.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wilson County with 54 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1997 | WILSON | 70 | 0 | 4 | $50K |
| Oct 15, 2003 | SARATOGA | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jan 24, 1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | WILSON ARPT | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SIMS | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SIMS | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 20, 2025 | STANTONSBURG | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 20, 2025 | BRIDGERSVILLE | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 20, 2025 | ELM CITY | 50 | $1K |
| May 5, 2025 | WILSON | 50 | $3K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | WILSON ARPT | 55 | $5K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | WILSON ARPT | 50 | $15K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | WILKERSON XRDS | 50 | $5K |
Other hazards here
More from Wilson County
- Hail 69
- Flash Flood 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
In a wind swath starting at Old Stantonsburg Road and North Carolina Highway 58, from near Fairfield Dairy road into the town of Stantonsburg, including Sand Pit Road, there were scattered trees and limbs blown down, along with several instances of roof damage, mostly shingles and peeled aluminum roofing. Northeast of Stantonsburg, near the intersection of Bartee Bridge Road and North Carolina Highway 222, two small barns were blown down along with a cluster of tree and limb damage.
Multiple trees were blown down along a swath from just west of Wilson to just southeast of Wilson. One tree was blown down onto a residence on Hornes Church Road in Wilson. Large limbs also brought down power lines at the 1500 block of Nash Street and the 900 block of Granger Street, resulting in power outages.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Wilson County, North Carolina?
205 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wilson County between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wilson County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wilson County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wilson 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 Wilson County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/wilson-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.