Thunderstorm Wind in Richmond County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Richmond County, Virginia: 133 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 62. That places the county #1,756 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Richmond County is the 2010s, when 65 of the county's 133 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 Richmond County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.2% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,756 for this hazard and #64 within Virginia, putting it in the 44.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Richmond County with 41 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 51

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

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

133 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Richmond County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Richmond County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Richmond County measured 62.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Richmond 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.