Thunderstorm Wind in Wayne County, West Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Wayne County, West Virginia: 183 recorded events between 1966 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,183 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wayne County is the 2020s, when 58 of the county's 183 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 Wayne County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,183 for this hazard and #12 within West Virginia, putting it in the 62.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wayne County with 43 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.

• Hail 74
• Flash Flood 54

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

183 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wayne County between 1966 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wayne County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wayne County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wayne 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.