Thunderstorm Wind in Nottoway County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Nottoway County, Virginia: 153 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 85. That places the county #1,487 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Nottoway County is the 2020s, when 40 of the county's 153 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 Nottoway County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 61.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,487 for this hazard and #50 within Virginia, putting it in the 52.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Nottoway County with 42 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 Nottoway County, Virginia?

153 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Nottoway County between 1955 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Nottoway County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Nottoway County measured 85.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Nottoway 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.