Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, North Carolina: 86 recorded events between 1985 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,388 nationally and #84 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Clay County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 86 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 Clay County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 69.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,388 for this hazard and #84 within North Carolina, putting it in the 24.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Clay County with 27 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Clay County, North Carolina?

86 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Clay County between 1985 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Clay County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Clay County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Clay 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.