Thunderstorm Wind in Bland County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Bland County, Virginia: 62 recorded events between 1989 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,628 nationally and #101 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Bland County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 62 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 Bland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.4% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,628 for this hazard and #101 within Virginia, putting it in the 16.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Bland County with 18 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.

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

62 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Bland County between 1989 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Bland County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Bland County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Bland 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.