Thunderstorm Wind in Northumberland County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Northumberland County, Virginia: 90 recorded events between 1976 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,334 nationally and #86 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Northumberland County is the 2020s, when 29 of the county's 90 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 Northumberland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,334 for this hazard and #86 within Virginia, putting it in the 25.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

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

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

90 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Northumberland County between 1976 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Northumberland County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Northumberland County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Northumberland 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.