45
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Fredericksburg city, Virginia: 45 recorded events between 1979 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 100. That places the county #2,762 nationally and #109 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Fredericksburg city, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Fredericksburg city is the 2000s, when 16 of the county's 45 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 Fredericksburg city archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 46.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,762 for this hazard and #109 within Virginia, putting it in the 12.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Fredericksburg city with 17 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2023 | FREDERICKSBURG | 52 | $3K |
| Jun 16, 2023 | FREDERICKSBURG | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 18, 2022 | FREDERICKSBURG | 40 | $500 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | FREDERICKSBURG | 70 | $2.0M |
| Jul 29, 2021 | FREDERICKSBURG | 55 | $5K |
| Jul 27, 2021 | FREDERICKSBURG | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 14, 2021 | FREDERICKSBURG | 60 | $50K |
| Aug 24, 2020 | FREDERICKSBURG ARPT | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 29, 2019 | FREDERICKSBURG | 61 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2019 | DBL TOLLGATE | 50 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A macroburst swept across the City of Fredericksburg between 2:20 and 2:30 PM with estimated peak wind gusts around 80 MPH. Hundreds of trees, tree limbs, and wires were blown down as a result. Numerous large trees were snapped, siding and shingles were removed from homes, and a shed was shifted off its foundation near Maury Stadium where a 92 MPH wind gust was measured at 4:24 PM at a height of 20 meters (twice as high as the standard observation height of 10 meters). Numerous trees and large tree limbs blew down near Belman Road and VA-3 Blue and Gray Parkway about a mile east of Lafayette Boulevard. Some trees fell onto homes.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Fredericksburg city, Virginia?
45 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Fredericksburg city between 1979 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Fredericksburg city?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Fredericksburg city measured 100.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Fredericksburg city 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 Fredericksburg city, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/fredericksburg-city/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.