248
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Harnett County, North Carolina: 248 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #703 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Harnett County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Harnett County is the 2010s, when 74 of the county's 248 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 Harnett County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #703 for this hazard and #36 within North Carolina, putting it in the 77.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Harnett County with 90 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1989 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $0 | |
| Feb 16, 1990 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | LILLINGTON | 50 | $3K |
| Mar 12, 2026 | DUNN | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 28, 2025 | LILLINGTON | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 28, 2025 | KIPLING | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 18, 2025 | ERWIN ARPT | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 8, 2025 | ERWIN ARPT | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 8, 2025 | BUNNLEVEL | 50 | $10K |
| Jul 8, 2025 | NORRINGTON XRDS | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 8, 2025 | FLAT BRANCH | 50 | $1K |
| May 14, 2025 | COATS | 50 | $5K |
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
Multiple trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 210. There was also a report of structural damage when a tree fell onto a mobile home at 2314 Bethel Baptist Road. Another fell onto a home in the Anderson Creek area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Harnett County, North Carolina?
248 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Harnett County between 1968 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Harnett County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Harnett County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Harnett 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 Harnett County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/harnett-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.