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Wind in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
363 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.
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has 363 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 55 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 91 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 214 events against 112 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 40.8 per 100 square miles compares with 59.4 statewide.
52 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 11 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 | Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 363 | 26,598 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 40.8 | 59.4 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 11.1 | 20.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 91 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
5Feb
7Mar
18Apr
25May
41Jun
63Jul
91Aug
54Sep
29Oct
9Nov
14Dec
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 188 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 363. 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 | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $14K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $21K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Mar 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 19 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 67 mph | $400K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 28 Aug 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2004 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2004 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Nov 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2003 | High Wind | 67 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Oct 2003 | High Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Sep 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 1999 | High Wind | — | $210K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Sep 1999 | High Wind | — | $630K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 1996 | High Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 25 | County |
| 17 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Luzerne County had?
363 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 Luzerne 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 Luzerne County?
The high wind of 16 Sep 1999, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $630K.
How does Luzerne County compare with Pennsylvania for wind?
40.8 events per 100 square miles against 59.4 statewide; the county holds 363 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.