54
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$797K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Pleasants County, West Virginia: 54 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #2,687 nationally and #54 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Pleasants County, West Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Pleasants County is the 1990s, when 17 of the county's 54 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 Pleasants County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 59.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,687 for this hazard and #54 within West Virginia, putting it in the 15.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Pleasants County with 18 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | HEBRON | 45 | $2K |
| Jul 28, 2023 | WILEY | 50 | $500 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | HORSENECK | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 3, 2023 | RAVEN ROCK | 45 | $200 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | ST MARYS | 45 | $500 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | ARVILLA | 50 | $4K |
| Jul 27, 2020 | BELLMONT | 50 | $4K |
| Aug 8, 2019 | MAXWELL | 50 | $1K |
| Aug 8, 2019 | RAVEN ROCK | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 6, 2019 | MAXWELL | 50 | $4K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large trees and branches were blown down in scattered locations throughout the county. One house had major damage and 2 others had minor damage. Around 3100 customers were without electricity. The public infrastructure damage assessment was around $55,000. ||In the aftermath, there was 1 indirect death. A 38 year old man died. He was riding his 4 wheeler late at night. He struck a tree that had fallen across a road near Arvilla.
Two old 50 foot radio towers, on a hill overlooking St. Marys, buckled in the wind. One of the towers fell onto a power line, and the other fell almost to the highway. The 2 towers were part of the communication network for the county. The towers were scheduled to be replaced. Trees and large branches were also blown down in the vicinity.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Pleasants County, West Virginia?
54 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Pleasants County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pleasants County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Pleasants County measured 61.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Pleasants 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 Pleasants County, West Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/west-virginia/pleasants-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.