312
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$645K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, Pennsylvania: 312 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #414 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Monroe County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Monroe County is the 2020s, when 126 of the county's 312 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 Monroe County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 59.3% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #414 for this hazard and #33 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 86.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Monroe County with 92 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1997 | KRESGEVILLE | 74 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
| Nov 8, 1996 | EASTERN | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | MT POCONO ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | GILBERT | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | HENRYVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | HENRYVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | PARADISE VLY | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | MOUNTAINHOME | 55 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | CANADENSIS ARPT | 55 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | SHAWNEE ON DELEWARE | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | ECHO LAKE | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | CANADENSIS | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Monroe County
- Flash Flood 63
- Hail 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The macroburst wind damage from the severe thunderstorm peaked in Smithfield Township. The worst damage was centered around Worthington Street and Minisink Road near River Road in the Shawnee on Delaware area of the township. Even century old locusts trees were knocked down. One home was seriously damaged by a downed tree as were three vehicles on the property. River Road was closed through the night between the entrance to the Shawnee Inn and Hollow Road due to downed trees and debris. Elsewhere in the township, another downed tree became embedded with a house on Redwood Lane and three trees fell across Roosevelt Street. The combination of lightning and damaging winds caused about 30,000 Pennsylvania Power and Light and Metropolitan Edison customers to lose power. Hardest outage hit townships were Jackson, Stroud, Stroudsburg and Tobyhanna.
A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage (numerous downed trees) in the Leisure Lands Development in Middle Smithfield Township. Property owners were losing dozens of trees and some homeowners had downed trees on their homes. There were still 700 township residents without power on the 24th. The Country Club of the Poconos was used to distribute water and ice and provided showers. There were fifty-three weather related calls in the township and about forty downed trees blocked roads. Coolbaugh Road was reopened on the 24th. Power was not fully restored to all residents until the 28th.
A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees and wires in Stroud Township. This was the start of a macroburst that affected eastern Monroe County. The wind damage started at the Pinebrook Bible Camp off of Pennsylvania State Route 191. About a dozen downed trees damaged a couple of buildings and vehicles. A second floor porch and stairway were damaged at one building. About 60 trees were uprooted within Stroud Township parks. A downed tree pulled down a wire that started a truck fire on Fremont Avenue and a downed tree fell across Roosevelt Street.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Monroe County, Pennsylvania?
312 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Monroe County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Monroe County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Monroe County measured 74.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Monroe 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 Monroe County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/monroe-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.