63
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Calhoun County, West Virginia: 63 recorded events between 1969 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #2,611 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Calhoun County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Calhoun County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 63 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 Calhoun County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 47.0% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,611 for this hazard and #52 within West Virginia, putting it in the 17.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Calhoun County with 17 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 | WHITE PINE | 50 | $3K |
| Aug 25, 2025 | FREED | 50 | $10K |
| Mar 16, 2025 | FIVE FORKS | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 31, 2024 | MT ZION | 50 | $500 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | ANNAMORIAH | 50 | $5K |
| Jul 7, 2021 | FROZEN | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 13, 2021 | SAND RIDGE | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 13, 2021 | ARNOLDSBURG | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 13, 2021 | MILLSTONE | 50 | $5K |
| Aug 27, 2020 | MT ZION | 50 | $2K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous trees and large branches were blown down in the county. Electricity was lost to about 5,500 customers. Two houses were destroyed, 2 others had major damage, and 1 more had minor damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was near $47,000.
Several trees were blown down along Route 16 and Philip Run south of Grantsville. One tree fell onto a mobile home. Some of the fallen trees were on slopes adjacent to the road. Power lines were brought down. ||About a 1,000 customers were without power in Calhoun County. Due to the power outage, the county school system did not open on the 27th.
Numerous downed trees and power lines were observed in and around Grantsville. These roads included County Route 4 near Route 16, North Calhoun Highway, and Broomstick Road. Nearly one thousand homes in this area were without power for a period of time as a result.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Calhoun County, West Virginia?
63 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Calhoun County between 1969 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Calhoun County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Calhoun County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/calhoun-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.