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Wind in Venango County, Pennsylvania
426 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 426 wind events in Venango County, Pennsylvania, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 48 years.
June is the busiest month, with 93 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 258 events against 147 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.6% of the 26,598 wind events recorded in Pennsylvania; its 63.2 per 100 square miles compares with 59.4 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
50 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 8 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 | Venango County | Pennsylvania | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 426 | 26,598 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 63.2 | 59.4 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 85.3 | 20.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 91 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
7Mar
10Apr
36May
46Jun
93Jul
93Aug
67Sep
29Oct
16Nov
16Dec
10
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 195 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 426. 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 | 90 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Oct 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | 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 |
| 1 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | 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 |
| 25 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2008 | High Wind | 75 mph | $1.0M | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jan 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 17 Feb 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 14 Oct 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 2000 | High Wind | 66 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Oct 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Oct 1996 | High Wind | — | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Venango County had?
426 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 Venango 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 Venango County?
The high wind of 14 Sep 2008, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M; 1 death recorded.
How does Venango County compare with Pennsylvania for wind?
63.2 events per 100 square miles against 59.4 statewide; the county holds 426 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.