99
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$709K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Wythe County, Virginia: 99 recorded events between 1962 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,231 nationally and #82 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Wythe County, Virginia: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Wythe County is the 2010s, when 44 of the county's 99 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 Wythe County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 37.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,231 for this hazard and #82 within Virginia, putting it in the 29.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Wythe County 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2012 | RURAL RETREAT | 59 | 0 | 2 | $5K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2024 | MAX MEADOWS | 50 | $500 |
| May 26, 2024 | CEDAR SPGS | 50 | $500 |
| May 26, 2024 | MAX MEADOWS | 60 | $75K |
| Feb 13, 2024 | WYTHEVILLE | 50 | $500 |
| Feb 13, 2024 | GOVERNMENT SIDING | 55 | $3K |
| Jul 29, 2023 | WYTHEVILLE | 60 | $10K |
| Jul 23, 2023 | KENT | 50 | $8K |
| Jul 23, 2023 | KENT | 55 | $3K |
| May 16, 2023 | LOTS GAP | 55 | $3K |
| May 16, 2023 | GUNTON PARK | 50 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Wythe County
- Hail 94
- Flash Flood 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An estimated one hundred trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in the Max Meadows area. One of the downed trees caused severe damage to a single-wide trailer and a vehicle. Members of the public also reported that hundreds of tree limbs and several large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds in Carters Park off Lee Highway.
A cluster of severe thunderstorms over western Wythe County produced numerous pockets of wind damage. Several homes sustained shingle damage and one had a roof blown off along Old Stage Road. In addition, two persons were injured by falling tree branches near Rural Retreat Lake. Several trees were blown down at the lake and a roof blown off a concession stand. Additional damage was reported in Rural Retreat and Speedwell. In the northwest part of the county, areas around the country club and Stony Fork were damaged. In eastern Wythe County, Ivanhoe sustained damage.|The area around the Wytheville Golf and Country Club on Highway 11 was also hit hard with fallen trees and power lines along the road near the West End Cemetery.|Mountain Empire Airport (KMKJ) had 68 mph wind gust at 11:14 AM from this storm.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Wythe County, Virginia?
99 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Wythe County between 1962 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Wythe County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Wythe County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Wythe 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 Wythe County, Virginia.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/virginia/wythe-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.