124
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$909K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Fluvanna County, Virginia: 124 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 60. That places the county #1,883 nationally and #67 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Fluvanna County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Fluvanna County is the 2020s, when 43 of the county's 124 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 Fluvanna County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 65.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,883 for this hazard and #67 within Virginia, putting it in the 40.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Fluvanna County with 33 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1989 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2025 | CENTRAL PLAINS | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 27, 2025 | FORK UNION | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 27, 2025 | NICHOLAS | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 19, 2025 | NICHOLAS | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 19, 2025 | NICHOLAS | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | WILDWOOD | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 6, 2025 | KENTS STORE | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 6, 2025 | COHASSET | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 6, 2025 | TROY | 50 | $3K |
| Aug 3, 2024 | CARYSBROOK | 50 | $2K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A thunderstorm with large hail and damaging winds began affecting Fluvanna county around 400 PM EDT. At the Courthouse Green complex, three county owned vehicles were damaged when a large tree fell across them. Six windows at a county office building were damaged by golf ball size hail; eighteen other windows were broken in Pleasant Grove. Numerous trees were blown down in the county, including one which blocked Route 53 for a short time, causing a traffic accident. A trained weather spotter reported one inch diameter hail falling in Palmyra at 410 PM EDT. Newspaper reports indicate hail damage to vehicles was widespread across the county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Fluvanna County, Virginia?
124 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Fluvanna County between 1958 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Fluvanna County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Fluvanna County measured 60.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Fluvanna 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Fluvanna County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/fluvanna-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.