136
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
10
Direct injuries
$3.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Fayette County, West Virginia: 136 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 96. That places the county #1,712 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Fayette County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Fayette County is the 2020s, when 46 of the county's 136 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 Fayette County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 48.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,712 for this hazard and #24 within West Virginia, putting it in the 45.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Fayette County with 25 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 1992 | 0 | 0 | 10 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | EDMOND | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | LONG BRANCH | 50 | $3K |
| Mar 16, 2026 | EAGLE | 50 | $500 |
| Nov 16, 2025 | ROMONT | 45 | $1K |
| May 30, 2025 | LIVELY | 50 | $500 |
| May 17, 2025 | PRINCE | 45 | $250 |
| May 17, 2025 | HAWKS NEST | 50 | $500 |
| May 17, 2025 | GREENSTOWN | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 30, 2025 | CHIMNEY CORNER | 50 | $250 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | BELVA | 50 | $500 |
Other hazards here
More from Fayette County
- Hail 78
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. Nearly 23,000 customers lost electricity. Five homes were destroyed, 30 had major damage, and 39 dwellings sustained minor damage. The public infrastructure damage assessment was over $700,000.||The Amtrak train became stranded in the New River Gorge at Prince. Fallen trees had blocked the tracks in both directions. Over 200 passengers waited 20 hours before being taken away by buses.
A microburst with maximum winds of 100 miles per hour in the communities of Jodie and Swiss along the Nicholas and Fayette County line. Notable significant damage was first observed along Jodie Road where large mixed hardwood and softwood trees were either uprooted or snapped. This damage extended along the banks of the Gauley River and up the slopes of the adjacent hillsides. In addition, a roof was blown off of a home along with an attached car port from a different home. The tree damage continued northeast, crossing State Route 39, and ended up a narrow ravine on the north side of the road. It is here where numerous large hardwood trees were uprooted in a general northeast direction.||While there were isolated signs of converging tree damage, likely from steep terrain induced wind patterns, the overwhelming evidence indicated the occurrence of a microburst. This conclusion was further supported by radar interrogation.
Extensive tree damage occurred along a quarter mile stretch of Rich Creek Road. Several mature trees were snapped with many more uprooted in a roughly 100 yard wide path. The felled trees were pushed downhill with a divergent pattern to the damage indicative of a microburst. Peak wind speeds in the core of the microburst likely reached up to 110 miles per hour.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Fayette County, West Virginia?
136 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Fayette County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Fayette County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Fayette County measured 96.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Fayette 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 Fayette County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/fayette-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.