Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in Arlington County, Virginia

174

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

1

Direct injuries

$11.4M

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in Arlington County, Virginia: 174 recorded events between 1980 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,279 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Arlington County, Virginia: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Arlington County, Virginia: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Arlington County, Virginia: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Arlington County is the 2010s, when 57 of the county's 174 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 Arlington County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 69.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,279 for this hazard and #43 within Virginia, putting it in the 59.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

1Jan
1Feb
8Mar
6Apr
24May
41Jun
61Jul
19Aug
8Sep
1Oct
4Nov
0Dec

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Arlington County with 61 recorded events, while Dec 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.

Significant events

Deadliest on record

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Jul 2, 2021ARLINGTON7001$100K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Mar 16, 2026SOUTH WASHINGTON59$0
Sep 6, 2025SOUTH WASHINGTON52$0
Jul 9, 2025ARLINGTON52$1K
Jul 1, 2025ARLINGTON52$3K
Jun 19, 2025SOUTH WASHINGTON53$0
Jun 19, 2025ROSSLYN52$2K
Jun 19, 2025ARLINGTON52$50K
Jun 19, 2025ARLINGTON56$20K
May 16, 2025SOUTH WASHINGTON60$0
Jul 29, 2024ROSSLYN52$2K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

From the record

What the reports say

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

174 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Arlington County between 1980 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Arlington County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Arlington County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Arlington 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.

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“Thunderstorm Wind in Arlington County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/arlington-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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