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Wind in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
369 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.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, has 369 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 47 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 105 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 211 events against 139 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.4% of the 26,598 wind events recorded in Pennsylvania; its 56.5 per 100 square miles compares with 59.4 statewide.
38 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 4 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 Pennsylvania
| Measure | Armstrong County | Pennsylvania | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 369 | 26,598 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 56.5 | 59.4 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 56.7 | 20.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 91 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
7Mar
16Apr
27May
41Jun
105Jul
76Aug
52Sep
19Oct
5Nov
11Dec
7
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
The 182 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 369. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2022 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2016 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 63 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 98 mph | $250K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 30 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Armstrong County had?
369 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 Armstrong County?
28 Jun 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Armstrong County?
The thunderstorm wind of 6 Oct 2024, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.5M.
How does Armstrong County compare with Pennsylvania for wind?
56.5 events per 100 square miles against 59.4 statewide; the county holds 369 of the state's 26,598 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.