212
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$557K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Person County, North Carolina: 212 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #944 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Person County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Person County is the 2010s, when 83 of the county's 212 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 Person County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #944 for this hazard and #41 within North Carolina, putting it in the 70.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Person County with 65 recorded events, while Nov 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2025 | GORDONTON | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | SURF | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | TIMBERLAKE | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | HURDLE MILLS | 50 | $2K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | ROSEVILLE | 50 | $5K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | LONGS STORE | 50 | $5K |
| Aug 3, 2024 | SURF | 50 | $3K |
| Aug 2, 2024 | BUSHY FORK | 50 | $15K |
| Aug 2, 2024 | CONCORD | 50 | $10K |
| Jul 18, 2024 | MC GEHEES MILL | 50 | $2K |
Other hazards here
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- Hail 84
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several trees were blown down along a swath from Bushy Fork to Surl. One tree was blown down on Newton Pleasant Loop Road near Hesters Store Road. One tree was blown down on Thee Hester Road off Highway 158. Three trees were blown down near the intersection of Helena-Moriah Road and Malone Road. One final tree was blown down at Dink Ashley Road and River Oaks Parkway. Additionally, a power pole at Shiloh Church Road and Highway 501 was struck by lightning, splitting it in half and downing power lines onto the road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Person County, North Carolina?
212 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Person County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Person County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Person County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Person 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 Person County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/person-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.