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Wind in Anson County, North Carolina
199 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Anson County, North Carolina, has 199 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 39 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 55 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 146 events against 46 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.9% of the 22,958 wind events recorded in North Carolina; its 37.4 per 100 square miles compares with 47.2 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
7 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 1 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with North Carolina
| Measure | Anson County | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 199 | 22,958 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 37.4 | 47.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 90.2 | 21.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 87 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
5Feb
9Mar
8Apr
19May
21Jun
41Jul
55Aug
20Sep
6Oct
7Nov
4Dec
4
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
All 199 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2020 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Oct 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2020 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $25K | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | $500 | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2010 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Nov 2009 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2008 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2007 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | $5K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Mar 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Nov 2006 | Strong Wind | 37 mph | — | $1K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $28K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Dec 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 1998 | High Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jan 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
| 29 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jan 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Anson County had?
199 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Anson County?
9 Jul 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Anson County?
The strong wind of 29 Oct 2020, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Anson County compare with North Carolina for wind?
37.4 events per 100 square miles against 47.2 statewide; the county holds 199 of the state's 22,958 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.