Thunderstorm Wind in Upshur County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Upshur County, West Virginia: 153 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 66. That places the county #1,487 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Upshur County is the 2020s, when 86 of the county's 153 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 Upshur County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,487 for this hazard and #20 within West Virginia, putting it in the 52.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Upshur County with 38 recorded events, while Sep 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 Upshur County, West Virginia?

153 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Upshur County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Upshur County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Upshur County measured 66.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Upshur 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.