Thunderstorm Wind in Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Thunderstorm Wind in Sullivan County, New Hampshire: 151 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #1,515 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Sullivan County is the 2010s, when 44 of the county's 151 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 Sullivan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,515 for this hazard and #8 within New Hampshire, putting it in the 51.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Sullivan County with 51 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Sullivan County, New Hampshire?

151 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Sullivan County between 1960 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Sullivan County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Sullivan County measured 90.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Sullivan 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.