215
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$581K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Pennsylvania: 215 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #917 nationally and #51 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Perry County is the 2010s, when 59 of the county's 215 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 Perry County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 74.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #917 for this hazard and #51 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 70.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Perry County with 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2021 | NEWPORT | 52 | 0 | 1 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | ROSE GLEN | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 10, 2025 | SAVILLE | 52 | $40K |
| Sep 22, 2024 | MARYSVILLE | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 11, 2024 | NEW BLOOMFIELD | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 27, 2024 | ELLIOTSBURG | 52 | $4K |
| Jun 26, 2024 | MARYSVILLE | 52 | $5K |
| Jun 26, 2024 | ALINDA | 52 | $3K |
| Jun 26, 2024 | SAVILLE | 52 | $2K |
| Sep 7, 2023 | SHERMANS DALE | 70 | $15K |
| Sep 7, 2023 | SHERMANS DALE | 52 | $5K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A NWS storm survey team along with Perry County emergency management viewed the thunderstorm wind damage (wet microburst) in Howe Township, approximately one mile east of Newport near the intersection of Juniata Parkway East and Gypsy Hollow Road. Eight homes sustained minor damage to siding and awnings. An additional two homes had significant damage due to a tree falling on one and another with half the metal roof removed. Up to 100 trees were knocked down in an area near the Juniata River. Estimated wind speeds ranged from 65 to 90 mph. There were no injures.
A severe thunderstorm producing winds estimated near 80 mph uprooted multiple trees, knocked down large limbs, knocked down many small limbs onto a car, uplifted portions of a roof, and caused significant damage to an outbuilding north of Shermans Dale.
A microburst /straight-line wind damage/ was confirmed near New Buffalo with maximum winds between 90 and 100 mph. The severe winds produced moderate damage, knocking down multiple trees, wires and utility poles. A house on Black Snake Road sustained minor structural damage. A large portion of a barn was knocked down on the 1000 block of Anderson Road. Debris on roads and downed wires caused lane restrictions on SR 17 and274. The Watts Township supervisors and Southwest Madison Township Emergency Coordinator declared a local state of emergency due to the damage and extensive power outages. ||Straight-line wind is generally any wind that is not associated with rotation.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Perry County, Pennsylvania?
215 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Perry County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Perry County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Perry County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Perry 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 Perry County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/perry-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.