211
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Roanoke County, Virginia: 211 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #952 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Roanoke County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Roanoke County is the 2010s, when 88 of the county's 211 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 Roanoke County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #952 for this hazard and #27 within Virginia, putting it in the 69.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Roanoke County with 59 recorded events, while Nov 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 29, 2025 | MEDLEY | 50 | $1K |
| Jun 28, 2025 | MEDLEY | 63 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | SUNSET VLG | 50 | $3K |
| Jun 27, 2025 | BONSACK | 50 | $500 |
| May 30, 2025 | VINTON | 50 | $1K |
| May 30, 2025 | CAVE SPG | 50 | $500 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | VINTON | 50 | $2K |
| Aug 31, 2024 | MASON COVE | 50 | $500 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | PIERPONT | 50 | $500 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | MEDLEY | 50 | $500 |
Other hazards here
More from Roanoke County
- Hail 138
- Flash Flood 56
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The entire roof blew off of a twelve unit, three story apartment building on Highland Farms Road. The exposed third floor apartments received significant water damage due to the ongoing thunderstorm. Water soaked into second story apartments. Damage values are estimated.
Trees were blown down in several locations causing extensive damage to a number of homes and vehicles on Oleander Court. Damage also occurred to an apartment building. A wind gust to 71 mph was measured at Brookside Golf Course where several large tree limbs were brought down.
Thunderstorm winds along a squall line blew down dozens of trees and tree limbs across Roanoke County and also the independent cities of Salem and Roanoke. A measured wind gust of 68 mph was recorded at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, and a member of the public estimated wind gusts of 70 mph. Some specific locations of some of the downed trees include Marshall Street in Salem, Beavers Creek Road, Montgomery Avenue, the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Ivy Street, and Yellow Mountain Road, in Roanoke. In the City of Roanoke, one power pole was snapped off, and in the City of Salem, one tree fell on a house, and one fell on a car. Damage values are estimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Roanoke County, Virginia?
211 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Roanoke County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Roanoke County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Roanoke County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Roanoke 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 Roanoke County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/roanoke-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.