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Virginia damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 8,442 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Virginia, 8,354 of them 58 mph or more and 134 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 594 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 29, 2012 (231 reports in Virginia). The highest wind on record is 115 mph, on October 25, 2021. 2026 so far: 1,082 preliminary reports.

8,442wind reports 2016–2025
8,35458 mph or more
13475 mph or more
115 mphhighest on record
1,0822026 preliminary reports

Virginia's biggest wind day since 2016: June 19, 2025

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

186 damaging wind reports in Virginia, 6 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 1871991: 721992: 1591993: 1541994: 1411995: 3231996: 3661997: 1471998: 2131999: 3632000: 3332001: 2552002: 4202003: 4612004: 3162005: 2582006: 4202007: 4812008: 7762009: 4722010: 10462011: 10672012: 8572013: 4452014: 4832015: 5112016: 8522017: 6162018: 5672019: 11972020: 6272021: 8972022: 10342023: 7972024: 7322025: 1123199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 1197
Damaging wind reports per year in Virginia, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Virginia

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
June 29, 20122313487 mph
June 19, 2025186681 mph
June 16, 2016176377 mph
August 5, 2010157490 mph
June 13, 2013134070 mph
May 4, 2021121789 mph
August 10, 2026119067 mph
June 20, 2015101064 mph
May 16, 202596275 mph
June 4, 2008944100 mph
July 29, 202392390 mph
July 9, 202591069 mph
June 22, 202291792 mph
April 14, 201987072 mph
March 4, 200886190 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Virginia

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
October 25, 2021303115 mph
May 8, 2008192115 mph
May 1, 198932115 mph
June 26, 1988112115 mph
August 22, 198371110 mph
June 23, 198841104 mph
June 6, 197011104 mph
July 14, 199691101 mph
April 19, 2019341100 mph
June 4, 2008944100 mph

Virginia damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*1,08261390 mph61
20251,1231,1161781 mph57
20247327321690 mph57
20237977861690 mph53
20221,0349991998 mph58
202189786727115 mph67
2020627627684 mph57
20191,1971,19420100 mph73
2018567567690 mph60
2017616616492 mph58
2016852850377 mph54
2015511508175 mph47
2014483483382 mph50
2013445445681 mph50
20128578564387 mph60
20111,0671,0612186 mph80
20101,0461,0462590 mph56
2009472471881 mph61
200877677614115 mph58
2007481479481 mph59
20064204203886 mph59
200525825821100 mph54
20043163163183 mph49
20034614614092 mph63
200242024177 mph46
200125522071 mph37
200033374490 mph44
199936313387 mph43
19982139194 mph40
19971476186 mph29
1996366298101 mph54
199532315290 mph47
1994141255100 mph46
199315416492 mph40
1992159265100 mph32
19917215590 mph30
1990187345100 mph39
19891925513115 mph34
198859185115 mph19
1987171069 mph14
1986506481 mph16
1985213175 mph10
1984519185 mph11
198312672110 mph30
1982513069 mph21
1981132175 mph8
19805927898 mph23
1979173071 mph14
1978164069 mph11
19774612398 mph31
1976425281 mph18
1975578175 mph24
1974455069 mph18
197384175 mph8
197275178 mph6
1971126392 mph9
197032113104 mph17
1969257069 mph18
1968202069 mph15
1967143298 mph8
1966122069 mph7
196582175 mph6
196432061 mph3
19631–––1
1962186064 mph9
1961155185 mph13
1960323192 mph27
19592–––2
1958162181 mph11
1957128292 mph10
1956162175 mph12
195582175 mph8

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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