Thunderstorm Wind in Goochland County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Goochland County, Virginia: 176 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 61. That places the county #1,255 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Goochland County is the 2020s, when 74 of the county's 176 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 Goochland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 72.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,255 for this hazard and #42 within Virginia, putting it in the 60.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Goochland County with 48 recorded events, while Sep 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.

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

176 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Goochland County between 1967 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Goochland County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Goochland County measured 61.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Goochland 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.