134
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Morgan County, West Virginia: 134 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #1,746 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Morgan County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Morgan County is the 2010s, when 73 of the county's 134 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 Morgan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,746 for this hazard and #26 within West Virginia, putting it in the 44.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Morgan County with 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2004 | OMPS | 55 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | JOHNSONS MILL | 52 | $4K |
| Jun 26, 2025 | BERKELEY SPGS | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 26, 2025 | BERKELEY SPGS | 52 | $2K |
| May 16, 2025 | BERKELEY SPGS | 52 | $2K |
| Apr 20, 2025 | BERKELEY SPGS | 65 | $500K |
| Mar 16, 2025 | GREAT CACAPON | 52 | $2K |
| Aug 31, 2024 | PAW PAW | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 3, 2024 | LARGENT | 52 | $2K |
| Jul 20, 2024 | GREAT CACAPON | 52 | $5K |
| Sep 9, 2023 | BERKELEY SPGS | 52 | $3K |
Other hazards here
More from Morgan County
- Flood 45
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There were over 100 calls for trees, wires, and poles blown down across the northern portion of the county from Berkeley Springs to Great Cacapon, including several onto cars and homes. Shingle and siding damage was reported. Dozens of trees blew down near Berryville and east of Berkeley Springs, and in Shady Grove where trees blew down in the 5000 block of WV-9 Martinsburg Road. The hospital in Berkeley Springs lost power, and was briefly cut off due to roads around the hospital being blocked by downed trees. Several large trees fell onto homes and vehicles along WV-9 Martinsburg Road near the Panorama Overlook. Several large trees were toppled along Fairview Drive in Berkeley Springs bringing down numerous wires. A home was partially unroofed in Hedgesville.
There were several calls for trees and wires blown down south of Great Cacapon, including in the 500 block of WV-9 Rockford Road/Cacapon Road, the 3200 block of WV-9/10 Cold Run Valley Road, and in the 200 block of Fern Valley Way.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Morgan County, West Virginia?
134 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Morgan County between 1963 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Morgan County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Morgan County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Morgan 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 Morgan County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/morgan-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.