122
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$279K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Mineral County, West Virginia: 122 recorded events between 1991 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 67. That places the county #1,913 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Mineral County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Mineral County is the 2020s, when 43 of the county's 122 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 Mineral County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,913 for this hazard and #32 within West Virginia, putting it in the 39.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Mineral County with 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 1991 | 67 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 | BURLINGTON | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 11, 2025 | KEYSER | 52 | $2K |
| May 17, 2025 | KEYSER | 52 | $2K |
| May 17, 2025 | EMORYVILLE | 52 | $2K |
| May 16, 2025 | WILEY | 52 | $5K |
| May 16, 2025 | WILEY FORD | 52 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | PATTERSON CREEK | 52 | $3K |
| Apr 20, 2025 | MARYLAND JCT | 51 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2025 | WILEY | 52 | $4K |
| Mar 16, 2025 | KEYSER | 52 | $2K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There were multiple reports of trees and wires blown down in Keyser, including a tree down in the 300 block of WV-46 West Piedmont Street, a large tree and power lines down on a house in the 100 block of Front Street, and a tree down near the intersection of WV-46 Carroll Avenue and Vernon Street.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Mineral County, West Virginia?
122 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Mineral County between 1991 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Mineral County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Mineral County measured 67.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Mineral 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 Mineral County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/mineral-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.