Thunderstorm Wind in Cumberland County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Cumberland County, Virginia: 100 recorded events between 1989 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 72. That places the county #2,218 nationally and #80 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cumberland County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 100 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 Cumberland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 63.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,218 for this hazard and #80 within Virginia, putting it in the 29.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cumberland County with 28 recorded events, while Feb 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 Cumberland County, Virginia?

100 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cumberland County between 1989 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cumberland County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cumberland County measured 72.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cumberland 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.