197
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$785K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Caroline County, Virginia: 197 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #1,065 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Caroline County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Caroline County is the 2020s, when 67 of the county's 197 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 Caroline County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 65.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,065 for this hazard and #34 within Virginia, putting it in the 66.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Caroline County with 59 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 1999 | PORT ROYAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | ANTIOCH FORK | 50 | $3K |
| Jul 27, 2025 | RUTHER GLEN | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | WHITES | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | PASSING | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | LORNE | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | BOWLING GREEN | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | PENOLA | 50 | $2K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | POINT EASTERN | 50 | $21K |
| May 5, 2025 | UPPER ZION | 50 | $2K |
| May 5, 2025 | ETTA | 50 | $1K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Significant damage occurred across the central portions of the county from severe winds. Numerous trees were downed in Bowling Green and Milford. In Bowling Green, most of the damage was along West Broaddus Avenue and a mile to the west. A few trees were downed onto homes with significant roof damage. In Milford, numerous trees were downed along Baltimore Road. One tree fell onto a home, another onto a garage, and a third onto a shed.
Thunderstorms moved across east central Virginia downing scattered trees and power lines across southern Culpeper, and Orange counties, with the heaviest damage near Rapidan. Trees and power lines were also downed across Spotsylvania County, the city of Fredericksburg, and western Caroline County. Golfball-size hail was reported near Spotsylvania and lightning caused a house fire in Millgarden division damaging one room.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Caroline County, Virginia?
197 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Caroline County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Caroline County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Caroline County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Caroline 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 Caroline County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/caroline-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.