Thunderstorm Wind in Winchester city, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Winchester city, Virginia: 45 recorded events between 1982 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #2,762 nationally and #109 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Winchester city is the 2010s, when 19 of the county's 45 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 Winchester city archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,762 for this hazard and #109 within Virginia, putting it in the 12.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Winchester city with 13 recorded events, while Jan 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 Winchester city, Virginia?

45 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Winchester city between 1982 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Winchester city?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Winchester city measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Winchester 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.