Thunderstorm Wind in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind in Transylvania County, North Carolina: 83 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 55. That places the county #2,427 nationally and #85 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Transylvania County is the 2010s, when 31 of the county's 83 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 Transylvania County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 30.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,427 for this hazard and #85 within North Carolina, putting it in the 23.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Transylvania County with 23 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.

• Hail 91
• Flash Flood 45
• Flood 38

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Transylvania County, North Carolina?

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

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Transylvania County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Transylvania County measured 55.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Transylvania 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.