162
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$442K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Amelia County, Virginia: 162 recorded events between 1975 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #1,410 nationally and #46 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Amelia County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Amelia County is the 2020s, when 56 of the county's 162 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 Amelia County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 66.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,410 for this hazard and #46 within Virginia, putting it in the 55.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Amelia County with 50 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2009 | AMELIA | 50 | 0 | 1 | $2K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | AMELIA | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 18, 2025 | WHITES STORE | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 18, 2025 | WHITES STORE | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 18, 2025 | MAPLEWOOD | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 18, 2025 | MAPLEWOOD | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 18, 2025 | AMELIA | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 18, 2025 | JETERSVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 18, 2025 | MAPLEWOOD | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 18, 2025 | JETERSVILLE | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 18, 2025 | RODEPHIL | 50 | $1K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Strong winds from a thunderstorm downed a large tree behind the F&P Enterprises office on Business Route 360. The storm also sent limbs into a sunroom roof and caused minor damage. A lightning bolt struck and damaged a cedar tree in front of the TDS Telecom office on Court Street.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Amelia County, Virginia?
162 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Amelia County between 1975 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Amelia County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Amelia County measured 61.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Amelia 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.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Amelia County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/amelia-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.