Thunderstorm Wind in Suffolk city, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Suffolk city, Virginia: 152 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 63. That places the county #1,501 nationally and #51 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Suffolk city is the 2010s, when 47 of the county's 152 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 Suffolk city archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 51.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,501 for this hazard and #51 within Virginia, putting it in the 52.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Suffolk city with 42 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.

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

152 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Suffolk city between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Suffolk city?

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

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Suffolk 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.