Thunderstorm Wind in McDuffie County, Georgia

Thunderstorm Wind in McDuffie County, Georgia: 94 recorded events between 1983 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,281 nationally and #129 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in McDuffie County is the 2010s, when 38 of the county's 94 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 McDuffie County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,281 for this hazard and #129 within Georgia, putting it in the 27.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in McDuffie County with 23 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.

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Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in McDuffie County, Georgia?

94 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in McDuffie County between 1983 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in McDuffie County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in McDuffie County measured 80.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for McDuffie 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.