Thunderstorm Wind in Gloucester County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Gloucester County, Virginia: 96 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,257 nationally and #85 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Gloucester County is the 2010s, when 24 of the county's 96 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 Gloucester County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,257 for this hazard and #85 within Virginia, putting it in the 28.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Gloucester County with 25 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.

• Heavy Rain 53

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

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

96 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Gloucester County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Gloucester County?

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

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Gloucester 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.