Thunderstorm Wind in Richmond County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind in Richmond County, North Carolina: 154 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #1,482 nationally and #59 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Richmond County is the 2010s, when 67 of the county's 154 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 Richmond County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 69.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,482 for this hazard and #59 within North Carolina, putting it in the 53.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Richmond County with 42 recorded events, while Sep 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 Richmond County, North Carolina?

154 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Richmond County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Richmond County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Richmond County measured 60.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Richmond 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.