Thunderstorm Wind in Craig County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Craig County, Virginia: 48 recorded events between 1988 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #2,737 nationally and #107 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Craig County is the 2000s, when 13 of the county's 48 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 Craig County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 49.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,737 for this hazard and #107 within Virginia, putting it in the 13.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Craig County with 15 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.

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

48 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Craig County between 1988 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Craig County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Craig County measured 80.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Craig 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.