Thunderstorm Wind in Greene County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Greene County, Virginia: 115 recorded events between 1990 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 66. That places the county #2,006 nationally and #72 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Greene County is the 2010s, when 52 of the county's 115 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 Greene County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 41.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,006 for this hazard and #72 within Virginia, putting it in the 36.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Greene County with 34 recorded events, while Oct 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.

• Flash Flood 67
• Flood 65

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

115 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Greene County between 1990 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Greene County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Greene County measured 66.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Greene 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.