Thunderstorm Wind in Lee County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Lee County, Virginia: 161 recorded events between 1974 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,420 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lee County is the 2000s, when 61 of the county's 161 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 Lee County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 63.9% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,420 for this hazard and #47 within Virginia, putting it in the 54.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lee County with 37 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.

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

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

161 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lee County between 1974 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lee County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lee County measured 78.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lee 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.