Thunderstorm Wind in Hancock County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Hancock County, West Virginia: 155 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #1,474 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hancock County is the 2010s, when 45 of the county's 155 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 Hancock County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 66.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,474 for this hazard and #19 within West Virginia, putting it in the 53.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hancock County with 44 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hancock County, West Virginia?

155 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hancock County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hancock County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hancock County measured 75.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hancock 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.