Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Essex County, Virginia: 106 recorded events between 1976 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 52. That places the county #2,137 nationally and #76 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Essex County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 106 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 Essex County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 62.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,137 for this hazard and #76 within Virginia, putting it in the 32.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Essex County with 32 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 Essex County, Virginia?

106 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Essex County between 1976 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Essex County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Essex County measured 52.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Essex 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.