Thunderstorm Wind in Buchanan County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Buchanan County, Virginia: 100 recorded events between 1974 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 55. That places the county #2,218 nationally and #80 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Buchanan County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 100 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 Buchanan County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 51.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,218 for this hazard and #80 within Virginia, putting it in the 29.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Buchanan County with 25 recorded events, while Dec 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 Buchanan County, Virginia?

100 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Buchanan County between 1974 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Buchanan County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Buchanan County measured 55.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Buchanan 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.