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Wind in Surry County, North Carolina
558 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Surry County, North Carolina, has 558 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 47 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 147 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 428 events against 107 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.4% of the 22,958 wind events recorded in North Carolina; its 104.8 per 100 square miles compares with 47.2 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
165 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 13 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with North Carolina
| Measure | Surry County | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 558 | 22,958 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 104.8 | 47.2 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 78.4 | 21.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 87 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
11Feb
12Mar
21Apr
48May
67Jun
147Jul
117Aug
73Sep
45Oct
6Nov
4Dec
7
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 187 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 558. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $7K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Nov 2024 | High Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $400 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $11K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $250K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 22 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $60K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2020 | Strong Wind | 35 mph | $30K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 2020 | Strong Wind | 35 mph | $50K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2018 | Strong Wind | 30 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Sep 2018 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | $500K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $28K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2016 | High Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Strong Wind | 35 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $26K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2014 | High Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $16K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2010 | High Wind | 63 mph | $18K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2010 | High Wind | 58 mph | $125K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Dec 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Apr 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2007 | High Wind | 60 mph | $70K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 86 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2001 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 2 Mar 1999 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 1998 | High Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jan 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 1997 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Sep 1996 | High Wind | — | $20K | $30K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $3K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 25 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 6 | County |
| 10 Aug 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Surry County had?
558 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Surry County?
22 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 63 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Surry County?
The high wind of 2 Mar 2018, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Surry County compare with North Carolina for wind?
104.8 events per 100 square miles against 47.2 statewide; the county holds 558 of the state's 22,958 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.