Thunderstorm Wind in Wise County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind in Wise County, Virginia: 145 recorded events between 1977 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #1,594 nationally and #58 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wise County is the 2000s, when 58 of the county's 145 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 Wise County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 65.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,594 for this hazard and #58 within Virginia, putting it in the 49.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wise County with 41 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.

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

145 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wise County between 1977 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wise County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wise County measured 70.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wise 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.