Thunderstorm Wind in Hampton city, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Hampton city, Virginia: 77 recorded events between 1981 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 63. That places the county #2,490 nationally and #97 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hampton city is the 1990s, when 22 of the county's 77 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 Hampton city archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 40.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,490 for this hazard and #97 within Virginia, putting it in the 21.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hampton city with 15 recorded events, while Sep 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 Hampton city, Virginia?

77 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hampton city between 1981 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hampton city?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hampton city measured 63.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hampton city 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.