57
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$164K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Mathews County, Virginia: 57 recorded events between 1976 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 74. That places the county #2,659 nationally and #103 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Mathews County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Mathews County is the 2010s, when 19 of the county's 57 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 Mathews County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,659 for this hazard and #103 within Virginia, putting it in the 15.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Mathews County with 11 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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2025 | HUDGINS | 50 | $2K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | GWYNN | 50 | $1K |
| May 31, 2025 | GWYNN | 50 | $8K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | COBBS CREEK | 70 | $20K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | COBBS CREEK | 50 | $10K |
| Mar 5, 2025 | SOLES | 50 | $3K |
| May 27, 2024 | NORTH | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 31, 2021 | HUDGINS | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 1, 2020 | GWYNN | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 7, 2019 | PEARY | 50 | $1K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An NWS survey team determined that damage near Ginny Point Marina was consistent with winds from severe thunderstorm straight-line winds of 80 miles per hour. Other locations across the county saw significant tree damage which was likely from straight-line winds of 65 to 75 miles per hour.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Mathews County, Virginia?
57 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Mathews County between 1976 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Mathews County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Mathews County measured 74.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Mathews 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 Mathews County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/mathews-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.