Thunderstorm Wind in Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Dinwiddie County, Virginia: 148 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,551 nationally and #57 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Dinwiddie County is the 2010s, when 60 of the county's 148 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 Dinwiddie County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 60.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,551 for this hazard and #57 within Virginia, putting it in the 50.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Dinwiddie County with 35 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 Dinwiddie County, Virginia?

148 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Dinwiddie County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Dinwiddie County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Dinwiddie County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Dinwiddie 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.