Thunderstorm Wind in King and Queen County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in King and Queen County, Virginia: 82 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 52. That places the county #2,436 nationally and #94 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in King and Queen County is the 2010s, when 30 of the county's 82 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 King and Queen County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 54.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,436 for this hazard and #94 within Virginia, putting it in the 22.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in King and Queen County with 20 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 King and Queen County, Virginia?

82 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in King and Queen County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in King and Queen County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in King and Queen County measured 52.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for King and Queen 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.