146
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$964K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Scotland County, North Carolina: 146 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,583 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Scotland County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Scotland County is the 2010s, when 41 of the county's 146 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 Scotland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 61.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,583 for this hazard and #64 within North Carolina, putting it in the 49.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Scotland County with 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2025 | LAUREL HILL | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | CROSSWAY | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | CROSSWAY | 50 | $4K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | JOHNS | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | JOHNS | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | LAURINBURG | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 7, 2025 | EAST LAURINBURG | 56 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | LAUREL HILL | 50 | $10K |
| Feb 16, 2025 | LAURINBURG | 50 | $20K |
| May 8, 2024 | SCOTCH GROVE | 50 | $0 |
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
A microburst began just west of Scotch Meadows Country Club near Fairway Drive and continued east for almost 2 miles before dissipating at Hasty Road. The microburt knocked down numerous trees which resulted in minor structural damage to 3 homes east of the Country Club. As the microburst progressed east it also destroyed 2 barns at a horse farm.
A large severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees and power lines in a corridor from Laurel Hill to just northeast of Laurinburg. Several roads in Laurel Hill were impassable. A tree was also reported down on Highway 401 between Laurinburg and Wagram.
Numerous trees were blown down near Highway 401 north of Laurinburg and on Turnpike Road. Trees fell on a couple of houses on Anita Drive in town, and trees fell on cars in the parking lot of Scotland Memorial's medical facilities. A 100-year-old barn on Peabridge Road was destroyed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Scotland County, North Carolina?
146 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Scotland County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Scotland County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Scotland County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Scotland 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 Scotland County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/scotland-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.