177
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Wyoming County, New York: 177 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #1,246 nationally and #49 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Wyoming County, New York: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wyoming County is the 2010s, when 54 of the county's 177 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 Wyoming County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 67.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,246 for this hazard and #49 within New York, putting it in the 60.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wyoming County with 42 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | WYOMING | 50 | $5K |
| May 16, 2025 | ATTICA | 50 | $5K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | DALE | 50 | $10K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | ORANGEVILLE CENTER | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2025 | COVINGTON | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | ATTICA | 50 | $10K |
| Sep 21, 2024 | GAINESVILLE | 51 | $500 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | ARCADE | 51 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2024 | WARSAW | 51 | $1K |
| Jun 19, 2024 | WARSAW | 51 | $1K |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A cold front pushed a line of thunderstorms across extreme Western New York during the early morning hours. Winds gusted to 64 mph at Kenmore and 60 mph at the Buffalo Airport. The thunderstorm winds downed power, telephone, and cable television lines.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Wyoming County, New York?
177 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wyoming County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wyoming County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wyoming County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wyoming 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Wyoming County, New York.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-york/wyoming-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.