Thunderstorm Wind in Charles City County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Charles City County, Virginia: 67 recorded events between 1983 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 52. That places the county #2,585 nationally and #99 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Charles City County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 67 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 Charles City County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,585 for this hazard and #99 within Virginia, putting it in the 18.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Charles City County with 17 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Charles City County, Virginia?

67 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Charles City County between 1983 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Charles City County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Charles City County measured 52.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Charles City 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.