254
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$911K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Nash County, North Carolina: 254 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #668 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Nash County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Nash County is the 2010s, when 75 of the county's 254 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 Nash County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 59.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #668 for this hazard and #32 within North Carolina, putting it in the 78.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Nash County with 76 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2025 | MT PLEASANT | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SAMARIA | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SAMARIA | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | HICKORY | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 20, 2025 | SHARPSBURG | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 15, 2025 | SHARPSBURG | 50 | $2K |
| May 13, 2025 | MOMEYER | 50 | $5K |
| Apr 1, 2025 | NASHVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | WESTRY | 50 | $10K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | STRICKLAND XRDS | 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
Law enforcement and emergency management reported numerous trees down all throughout the county. Thunderstorm wind damage was most extensive in the Nashville, Spring Hope, Red Oak and Salem areas. Large tree limbs fell onto a home inside the city limits of Nashville.
A few trees were blown down along a swath between Middlesex and Pilot. One tree was blocking the roadway at the intersection of Highway 97 and Massey Road. Two trees were also blown down onto Rocky Cross Road between Highway 97 and Burgess Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Nash County, North Carolina?
254 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Nash County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Nash County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Nash County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Nash 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 Nash County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/nash-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.