119
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$356K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Westmoreland County, Virginia: 119 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 80. That places the county #1,945 nationally and #69 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Westmoreland County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Westmoreland County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 119 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 Westmoreland County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,945 for this hazard and #69 within Virginia, putting it in the 38.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Westmoreland County with 36 recorded events, while Dec 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2025 | ERICA | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2025 | WESTMORELAND | 50 | $1K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | HAGUE | 50 | $10K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | MT HOLLY | 50 | $10K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | BAYNESVILLE | 50 | $5K |
| Jun 8, 2025 | HORNERS | 50 | $1K |
| May 16, 2025 | COLES PT | 50 | $2K |
| Apr 1, 2025 | MONROE HALL | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | CHISFORD | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | COLONIAL BEACH | 50 | $3K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A microburst downed a vintage barn and numerous trees around Nomini Grove and Lyells. A large tree fell on the corner of a packing shed and a large tree limb punched through an attic and into a bedroom ceiling of a residence. Another large tree limb fell next to a house and ripped away a gutter and knocked over an oil tank off its stand. Fence posts were wrenched loose at Red Oak Nursery and at least eight rows of grapevines full of fruit went down.
Several trees and large limbs downed. The storm blew two empty 12,000 gallon liquid fertilizer tanks off their foundations and rolled them 100 feet across the ground. Wind damaged doors and roofs at a farm equipment dealership and a farm supply store. Car windows were sucked right out of their vehicles.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Westmoreland County, Virginia?
119 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Westmoreland County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Westmoreland County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Westmoreland County measured 80.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/westmoreland-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.