Thunderstorm Wind in Petersburg city, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Petersburg city, Virginia: 40 recorded events between 1977 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #2,803 nationally and #112 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Petersburg city is the 2010s, when 12 of the county's 40 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 Petersburg city archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,803 for this hazard and #112 within Virginia, putting it in the 11.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Petersburg city with 10 recorded events, while Feb 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.

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

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Petersburg city, Virginia?

40 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Petersburg city between 1977 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Petersburg city?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Petersburg city measured 61.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Petersburg 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.