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Wind in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
381 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.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, has 381 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 50 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 100 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 250 events against 106 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 106.6 per 100 square miles compares with 59.4 statewide.
40 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 3 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 | Lawrence County | Pennsylvania | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 381 | 26,598 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 106.6 | 59.4 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 44.6 | 20.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 91 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
3Mar
18Apr
42May
33Jun
84Jul
100Aug
51Sep
13Oct
9Nov
16Dec
8
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 181 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 381. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $2K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2023 | Strong Wind | 54 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2021 | High Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 2020 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 63 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Oct 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 104 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Lawrence County had?
381 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 Lawrence County?
14 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 Lawrence County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Lawrence County compare with Pennsylvania for wind?
106.6 events per 100 square miles against 59.4 statewide; the county holds 381 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.