137
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Brooke County, West Virginia: 137 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 105. That places the county #1,694 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Brooke County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Brooke County is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 137 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 Brooke County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 69.2% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,694 for this hazard and #23 within West Virginia, putting it in the 46.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Brooke County with 48 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2025 | COLLIERS | 55 | 0 | 1 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | WELLSBURG | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 16, 2025 | MC KINLEYVILLE | 50 | $5K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | COLLIERS | 55 | $5K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | WELLSBURG | 55 | $10K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | FOLLANSBEE | 55 | $5K |
| Apr 29, 2025 | BEECHBOTTOM | 55 | $3K |
| Aug 17, 2024 | HOOVERSON HGTS | 50 | $3K |
| Aug 12, 2023 | BETHANY | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 30, 2021 | FOWLERSTOWN | 60 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | FOWLERSTOWN | 60 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm microburst winds, estimated between 100 and 120 mph, caused extensive damage near Weirton. The greatest damage occurred at a slag plant near the Fort Steubenville Bridge. Two buildings were substantially damaged. A two story metal building was blown in on one side and collapsed. The other, a block building, had the roof blown off and several windows were blown out. Sections of two large conveyor belts were destroyed. Two automobiles were damaged by flying debris. Damage also occurred at a nearby sewage treatment plant. A two story block building had a crack along the second row of blocks on the second floor. A roof from a small metal building was blown off. Trees were damaged.Also during the storm, six barges along the Ohio River broke loose from their moorings just upstream of the damaged buildings. Some of the barges reportedly hit the bridge and the bridge was closed for several hours.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Brooke County, West Virginia?
137 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Brooke County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Brooke County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Brooke County measured 105.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Brooke 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 Brooke County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/brooke-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.