Thunderstorm Wind in Avery County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind in Avery County, North Carolina: 52 recorded events between 1985 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #2,700 nationally and #94 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Avery County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 52 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 Avery County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 33.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,700 for this hazard and #94 within North Carolina, putting it in the 14.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Avery County with 12 recorded events, while Oct 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 Avery County, North Carolina?

52 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Avery County between 1985 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Avery County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Avery County measured 60.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Avery 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.