319
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
15
Direct injuries
$2.6M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Spotsylvania County, Virginia: 319 recorded events between 1973 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #387 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Spotsylvania County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Spotsylvania County is the 2010s, when 159 of the county's 319 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 Spotsylvania County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 66.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #387 for this hazard and #12 within Virginia, putting it in the 87.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Spotsylvania County with 95 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1990 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $0 | |
| Jul 8, 2012 | CONCORD HGTS | 70 | 0 | 7 | $0 |
| May 6, 1989 | 52 | 0 | 3 | $0 | |
| Jun 6, 2002 | WILDERNESS CORNER | 0 | 0 | 1 | $125K |
| Jul 11, 1990 | 52 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2025 | GRANITE SPGS | 52 | $2K |
| Jul 27, 2025 | CHANCELLORSVILLE | 52 | $2K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | CHANCELLORSVILLE | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | POST OAK | 52 | $2K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | POST OAK | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | HOLLADAY | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 29, 2024 | CHANCELLORSVILLE | 52 | $4K |
| Aug 29, 2024 | CHANCELLORSVILLE | 52 | $1K |
| Aug 29, 2024 | BRAKENBERG | 52 | $10K |
| Jul 15, 2024 | CHANCELLOR | 52 | $2K |
Other hazards here
More from Spotsylvania County
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hundreds of trees blew down near Alsop. Trees blew down on VA-612 Catharpin Road near VA-613 Brock Road. Hundreds of trees snapped on northbound VA-613 Brock Road in the vicinity of VA-624 Piney Branch Road. Numerous trees blew down near the intersection of VA-613 Brock Road and VA-627 Gordon Road.
Numerous trees and large branches were blown down in Massaponax. Nine houses in the Lees Park neighborhood sustained damage (including the partial collapse of a second floor exterior wall) when debris from a nearby home under construction was lofted by winds in the 5000 block of Holley Oak Lane.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and a few power lines. A tree fell on a truck, crushing it and several cars were damaged by falling tree limbs. In Fredericksburg, about 15 to 20 large trees were knocked down, some fell on several cars. Scattered power lines were downed in the city as well.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Spotsylvania County, Virginia?
319 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Spotsylvania County between 1973 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Spotsylvania County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Spotsylvania County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/spotsylvania-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.