Thunderstorm Wind in Sussex County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Sussex County, Virginia: 129 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #1,806 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Sussex County is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 129 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 Sussex County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 53.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,806 for this hazard and #65 within Virginia, putting it in the 42.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Sussex County with 38 recorded events, while Dec 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.

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

129 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Sussex County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Sussex County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Sussex County measured 61.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Sussex 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.