Thunderstorm Wind in Accomack County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Accomack County, Virginia: 113 recorded events between 1970 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #2,041 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Accomack County is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 113 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Accomack County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,041 for this hazard and #74 within Virginia, putting it in the 35.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Accomack County with 41 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Accomack County, Virginia?

113 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Accomack County between 1970 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Accomack County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Accomack County measured 100.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Accomack County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.