Thunderstorm Wind in Portsmouth city, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Portsmouth city, Virginia: 55 recorded events between 1977 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #2,679 nationally and #104 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Portsmouth city is the 2010s, when 16 of the county's 55 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 Portsmouth city archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,679 for this hazard and #104 within Virginia, putting it in the 15.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Portsmouth city with 20 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 Portsmouth city, Virginia?

55 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Portsmouth city between 1977 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Portsmouth city?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Portsmouth city measured 75.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Portsmouth 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.