321
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania: 321 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #381 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Susquehanna County is the 2020s, when 129 of the county's 321 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 Susquehanna County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #381 for this hazard and #32 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 87.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Susquehanna County with 92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2023 | MONTROSE | 50 | 1 | 0 | $1K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2025 | DIMOCK | 50 | $4K |
| Nov 6, 2025 | FAIRDALE | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | LANESBORO | 87 | $150K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | LANESBORO | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | HALLSTEAD | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | LAUREL LAKE | 50 | $5K |
| Apr 19, 2025 | HEART LAKE | 50 | $3K |
| Aug 5, 2024 | NICHOLSON | 50 | $3K |
| Aug 5, 2024 | HOP BOTTOM | 50 | $5K |
| Aug 5, 2024 | MONTROSE | 50 | $3K |
Other hazards here
More from Susquehanna County
- Flash Flood 97
- Hail 75
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Widespread tree damage that was consistent with 65 to|85 mph winds occurred throughout the Oakland and Susquehanna |Depot, PA area due to a long tracking supercell that caused a|large downburst. There were enhanced areas of tree damage where |local terrain effects caused funneling of winds and eddies to |form. The winds were noticeably higher in these areas, peaking at|90 to 100 mph. Some locations where these more intense funneling |winds occurred were along Oak Hill Road and Skinner Hill Road in |Oakland and in several drainages aligning from northwest to |southeast with the storm motion.||Also, near Boyden Street in Oakland there were several soft and |hardwood trees snapped 20 feet above the trunk. Finally, along |Turnpike Street in Susquehanna Depot, the cemetery had several |large pine trees snapped 15 feet above the trunk and a large maple|that was snapped. Multiple houses were damaged. The damage in these areas showed signs of rotation likely was caused from winds interacting with the |terrain and localized wind speeds up to 100 mph.
Thunderstorm winds damaged a home and took down some trees on Hawley Road on the west side of Montrose, near Route 706. The thunderstorm then produced a significant micro-burst about a mile south-southeast of Montrose, impacting property along Peterson Road, Meshoppen Creek Road and Bolles Road. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. A tree damaged the roof and side of a house and another crushed a farm outbuilding. Windows were blown out on a home, and damage was done to a silo and barn. This damage occurred along Peterson Road. The micro-burst then blew through farm fields and wooded areas, taking down numerous trees. It crossed Meshoppen Road and Bolles Road, snapping additional trees on nearby properties and then appeared to weaken as it moved up a hillside. The pattern of the trees that fell at each location surveyed was slightly divergent, which is indicative of a micro-burst.
Intense straight line winds on the order of 100 to 110 mph caused extensive damage to two outbuilding type structures composed of wood framing and tin siding in Auburn Township along Rowe Road in Susquehanna county. Strong winds hit the first structure causing nearly complete destruction, with wood framing and tin siding blown directly towards the north-northeast down Rowe Road. Winds then hit the second structure with remnant tin siding and attached roof framing blown directly east across Route 267 into an adjoining field and wooded area. As with the first outbuilding, strong winds caused nearly complete destruction of the second metal-framed building. With the damage pattern extending in a fanned out pattern from location of initial structural damage, the above evidence supports strong straight line wind damage at this location.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania?
321 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Susquehanna County between 1971 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Susquehanna County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Susquehanna County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Susquehanna 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.
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“Thunderstorm Wind in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/susquehanna-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.