175
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Wayne County, Pennsylvania: 175 recorded events between 1969 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #1,268 nationally and #54 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Wayne County, Pennsylvania: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wayne County is the 2020s, when 48 of the county's 175 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 Wayne County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,268 for this hazard and #54 within Pennsylvania, putting it in the 59.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wayne County with 47 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1997 | LAKE ARIEL | 0 | 1 | 0 | $45K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | WHITE MILLS | 56 | $10K |
| Dec 19, 2025 | WAYMART | 50 | $2K |
| Nov 6, 2025 | ALDENVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Nov 6, 2025 | PLEASANT MT | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | LOOKOUT | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | EQUINUNK | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | STARLIGHT | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | LAKE COMO | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 3, 2025 | LAKEWOOD | 50 | $5K |
| May 6, 2025 | USWICK | 50 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Wayne County
- Flash Flood 57
- Hail 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Severe thunderstorms continued to plow eastward across northern Pennsylvania and produced more extensive wind damage over southern sections of the county. Many large trees and power lines were toppled in an area from Lake Ariel eastward to the Hawley vicinity. A man was killed while sailing on Lake Wallenpaupack when strong winds capsized his vessel.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires in Beach Lake and Equinunk Thanksgiving morning. The winds also flipped a trailer in Equinunk. 1,500 electric customers lost power. In Damascus, one property had 5 trees uprooted and 8 snapped in half. One tree crushed a new Toyota Corolla. A van was also damaged but not crushed. Two limbs put holes in the roof of the house. A shed was blown away and an above ground pool was slightly damaged.
Sporadic tree and structural damage from this microburst was first noted near the intersection of Eighmy and Nobles Roads, where a poorly anchored storage building was |overturned by thunderstorm winds. Additional trees were snapped and uprooted as |the line of thunderstorms continued moving eastward, with several power poles and |powerlines also blown down. Minor roof damage was noted to several homes, with a |few storage buildings receiving heavy damage. Wind speeds appeared to intensify |near the Delaware River, where wind swaths of trees were almost completely blown |down along River Road. Several trees fell on an SUV parked near a home, but |fortunately, no one was in the vehicle. A report of damage to a school transport |van was also received.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Wayne County, Pennsylvania?
175 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wayne County between 1969 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wayne County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wayne County measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wayne 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.
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“Thunderstorm Wind in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/pennsylvania/wayne-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.