Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in Lunenburg County, Virginia

121

Recorded events

1

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$653K

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in Lunenburg County, Virginia: 121 recorded events between 1974 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 54. That places the county #1,924 nationally and #68 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Lunenburg County, Virginia: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Lunenburg County, Virginia: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Lunenburg County, Virginia: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lunenburg County is the 2020s, when 36 of the county's 121 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 Lunenburg County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 60.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,924 for this hazard and #68 within Virginia, putting it in the 38.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

4Jan
0Feb
7Mar
11Apr
20May
32Jun
26Jul
9Aug
7Sep
1Oct
3Nov
1Dec

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lunenburg County with 32 recorded events, while Feb 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.

Significant events

Deadliest on record

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Apr 15, 2019VICTORIA5010$20K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Mar 16, 2026PLEASANT GROVE50$2K
Sep 26, 2025BLEVINS CORNER50$2K
Sep 24, 2025LUNENBURG50$2K
Sep 24, 2025LOVES MILL50$2K
Sep 24, 2025BLEVINS CORNER50$3K
Jul 31, 2025VICTORIA50$1K
Jul 31, 2025CRYMES CORNER50$1K
Jun 26, 2025PLEASANT GROVE50$4K
Jun 19, 2025VICTORIA50$1K
Jun 19, 2025PLEASANT GROVE50$1K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

From the record

What the reports say

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

Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

121 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lunenburg County between 1974 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lunenburg County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lunenburg County measured 54.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lunenburg 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.

Cite this page

“Thunderstorm Wind in Lunenburg County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/lunenburg-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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