Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, North Carolina: 82 recorded events between 1970 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,436 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Washington County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 82 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 Washington County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 61.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,436 for this hazard and #86 within North Carolina, putting it in the 22.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Washington County with 19 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.

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

82 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Washington County between 1970 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Washington County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Washington County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Washington 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.