256
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$3.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Stafford County, Virginia: 256 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 88. That places the county #655 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Stafford County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Stafford County is the 2010s, when 114 of the county's 256 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 Stafford County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.7% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #655 for this hazard and #20 within Virginia, putting it in the 79.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Stafford County with 80 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2019 | AQUIA | 50 | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | ROSEVILLE | 56 | $10K |
| Mar 16, 2026 | RUBY | 52 | $2K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | STAFFORD | 56 | $6K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | AQUIA | 52 | $3K |
| Jun 19, 2025 | STAFFORD | 52 | $3K |
| May 5, 2025 | ROSEVILLE | 52 | $2K |
| May 5, 2025 | BROOKE | 52 | $2K |
| Aug 29, 2024 | STORCH | 56 | $25K |
| Aug 26, 2024 | RECTORY | 52 | $2K |
| Aug 26, 2024 | GARRISONVILLE | 52 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Stafford County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Around 100 trees were uprooted with a few snapped at the trunk in Falmouth, particularly along VA-652 Truslow Road, Beagle Road, Worsham Lane, Limerick Lane, and Kelley Road. Multiple trees fell into two houses near the intersection of VA-652 Truslow Road and Melvin Drive causing severe damage. Another tree fell onto a house along Worsham Lane. A tree was uprooted along Vernon Street with tree damage noted on Gayle Street. Several trees were blown down along US-17 Warrenton Road near the Rappahannock River. Two trees fell onto two houses along Phillips Street. Trees blew down blocking the ramp from southbound I-95 to US-17 Warrenton Road. Three trees blew down onto homes in the 800 block of Spring Valley Drive. Tress blew down on US-1 Cambridge Street near the Rappahannock River and Carter Street.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in the Quiet Harbor Subdivision in the northern part of the county. A chimney was ripped off a new home on Greensprings Drive in the Hamptom Oaks Subdivision. Two other homes lost some siding and one home's roof was damaged when a tree fell on it.
About a dozen trees blew down between Roseville and Ramoth. Several large trees up to 4 feet in diameter blew down near a spotter's residence causing damage to property. Trees blew down in the 100 block of VA-651 Ramoth Church Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Stafford County, Virginia?
256 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Stafford County between 1967 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Stafford County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Stafford County measured 88.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Stafford 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 Stafford County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/stafford-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.