Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in King George County, Virginia

181

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$978K

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in King George County, Virginia: 181 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,200 nationally and #39 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in King George County, Virginia: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in King George County, Virginia: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in King George County, Virginia: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in King George County is the 2010s, when 80 of the county's 181 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 King George County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 70.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,200 for this hazard and #39 within Virginia, putting it in the 61.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

1Jan
1Feb
6Mar
19Apr
25May
37Jun
43Jul
37Aug
9Sep
1Oct
2Nov
0Dec

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in King George County with 43 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.

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Mar 16, 2026DAHLGREN53$0
Mar 16, 2026KING GEORGE52$2K
Jul 9, 2025HOOES52$1K
Jul 9, 2025KING GEORGE52$1K
Jul 1, 2025NINDE52$2K
May 5, 2025KING GEORGE52$6K
Aug 26, 2024LAMBS CREEK52$1K
Aug 18, 2024AMBAR52$1K
Aug 18, 2024COMORN52$2K
Aug 17, 2024EDGEHILL52$1K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

From the record

What the reports say

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

Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

181 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in King George County between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in King George County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in King George County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for King George 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 King George County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/king-george-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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