Thunderstorm Wind in Elk County, Pennsylvania

Thunderstorm Wind in Elk County, Pennsylvania: 189 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #1,129 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Elk County is the 2010s, when 69 of the county's 189 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 Elk County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 79.1% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,129 for this hazard and #52 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 64.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Elk County with 54 recorded events, while Feb 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 Elk County, Pennsylvania?

189 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Elk County between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Elk County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Elk County measured 87.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Elk 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.