Thunderstorm Wind in Hertford County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind in Hertford County, North Carolina: 99 recorded events between 1966 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 52. That places the county #2,231 nationally and #76 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hertford County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 99 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 Hertford County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,231 for this hazard and #76 within North Carolina, putting it in the 29.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hertford County with 25 recorded events, while Dec 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 Hertford County, North Carolina?

99 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hertford County between 1966 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hertford County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hertford County measured 52.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hertford 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.