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Wind in Greene County, Pennsylvania
256 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.
NCEI records 256 wind events in Greene County, Pennsylvania, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 47 years.
June is the busiest month, with 71 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 170 events against 70 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1% of the 26,598 wind events recorded in Pennsylvania; its 44.4 per 100 square miles compares with 59.4 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
45 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 0 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 | Greene County | Pennsylvania | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 256 | 26,598 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 44.4 | 59.4 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 72.4 | 20.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 91 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
1Feb
10Mar
18Apr
23May
24Jun
71Jul
35Aug
45Sep
8Oct
11Nov
6Dec
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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 177 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 256. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $21K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Mar 2026 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | 1 | 1 | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2023 | Strong Wind | 54 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2022 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Nov 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2022 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Dec 2001 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2001 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Nov 1998 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Greene County had?
256 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 Greene County?
11 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Greene County?
The thunderstorm wind of 6 Oct 2024, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.5M.
How does Greene County compare with Pennsylvania for wind?
44.4 events per 100 square miles against 59.4 statewide; the county holds 256 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.