Thunderstorm Wind in Richmond city, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Richmond city, Virginia: 82 recorded events between 1979 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 61. 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 Richmond city is the 2020s, 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 Richmond city archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 35.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 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 Richmond city with 29 recorded events, while Jan 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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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Richmond city, Virginia?

82 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Richmond city between 1979 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Richmond city?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Richmond city measured 61.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Richmond 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.