Thunderstorm Wind in Schoharie County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind in Schoharie County, New York: 236 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 71. That places the county #768 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Schoharie County is the 2010s, when 83 of the county's 236 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 Schoharie County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 66.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #768 for this hazard and #41 within New York, putting it in the 75.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Schoharie County with 74 recorded events, while Nov 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 Schoharie County, New York?

236 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Schoharie County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Schoharie County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Schoharie County measured 71.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Schoharie 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.