Thunderstorm Wind in Bronx County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind in Bronx County, New York: 42 recorded events between 1983 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,783 nationally and #62 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bronx County is the 2000s, when 15 of the county's 42 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 Bronx County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 27.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,783 for this hazard and #62 within New York, putting it in the 11.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bronx County with 15 recorded events, while Feb 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 Bronx County, New York?

42 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bronx County between 1983 and 2024, causing 2 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bronx County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bronx County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bronx 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.