Thunderstorm Wind in Orleans County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind in Orleans County, New York: 115 recorded events between 1961 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #2,006 nationally and #58 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Orleans County is the 2010s, when 35 of the county's 115 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 Orleans County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 66.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,006 for this hazard and #58 within New York, putting it in the 36.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Orleans County with 30 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Orleans County, New York?

115 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Orleans County between 1961 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Orleans County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Orleans County measured 78.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Orleans 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.