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Wind in Campbell County, Virginia

363 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

363 events · 1 deaths recorded · peak month July · county share of state 1.6%

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Wind event locations in and around Campbell County. Dots: Wind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

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.

NCEI records 363 wind events in Campbell County, Virginia, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 45 years.

July is the busiest month, with 95 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 290 events against 60 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1.6% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 72.1 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.

NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.

106 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 11 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 Virginia

MeasureCampbell CountyVirginiaUS
Wind events since 195036322,882701,953
Per 100 square miles72.158.019.9
Per 10,000 residents65.426.521.1
Deaths recorded1562,166
Busiest monthJulyJuneJune

By year

195019882026
Wind events recorded in Campbell County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
5
Feb
10
Mar
10
Apr
21
May
48
Jun
84
Jul
95
Aug
44
Sep
27
Oct
9
Nov
6
Dec
4
Wind events in Campbell County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 58 mph233
58–73 mph95
74–95 mph11
96 mph and over0
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 175 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 363. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

DateEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageCrop damageDeathsInjuriesGeography
27 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
27 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
21 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
21 May 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
18 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
9 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
26 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
25 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
25 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
19 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
30 May 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
16 Mar 2025High Wind63 mph$5K———Forecast zone
16 Feb 2025High Wind58 mph$10K———Forecast zone
20 Nov 2024Strong Wind40 mph$50K———Forecast zone
27 Sep 2024High Wind58 mph$6K———Forecast zone
21 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
21 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
21 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
21 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
21 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
21 Sep 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
29 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
29 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
29 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$2K———County
8 Aug 2024Strong Wind45 mph$18K———Forecast zone
3 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
3 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
3 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
17 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
26 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$7K———County
26 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
26 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
26 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
26 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
28 Feb 2024High Wind58 mph$2K———Forecast zone
13 Feb 2024Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$40K———County
9 Jan 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
9 Jan 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
8 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
8 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4K———County
29 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$20K———County
29 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
29 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
29 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
29 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
13 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
13 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
13 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
13 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
13 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
26 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
26 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
26 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
19 Jun 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
23 Dec 2022Strong Wind45 mph$15K———Forecast zone
1 Oct 2022Strong Wind53 mph$5K———Forecast zone
30 Sep 2022Strong Wind53 mph$40K—1—Forecast zone
25 Sep 2022Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$2K———County
25 Sep 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
25 Sep 2022Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
26 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
26 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
26 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
26 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
25 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
16 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
16 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
2 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
22 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
22 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$200———County
17 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$12K———County
17 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
17 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
17 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
16 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
14 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$2K———County
27 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$700———County
27 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
27 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
22 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
22 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
22 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
6 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
3 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph—$500——County
3 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph—$5K——County
25 Oct 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
25 Oct 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15K———County
11 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$7K———County
10 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
10 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
17 Jul 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
26 May 2021Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
24 Aug 2020Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$75K———County
6 Aug 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$400———County
17 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
17 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$14K———County
17 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8K———County
1 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$60K———County
1 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
11 Jan 2020Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
29 Sep 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
11 Sep 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
9 Sep 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
22 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
1 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
11 Jul 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
18 Jun 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
31 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$30K——2County
29 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4K———County
29 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$20K———County
15 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
15 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
15 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$200———County
15 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
22 Mar 2019High Wind60 mph$15K———Forecast zone
1 Sep 2018Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$25K———County
2 Aug 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
1 Aug 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
22 Jun 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$20K———County
1 Jun 2018Strong Wind52 mph$60K———Forecast zone
2 Mar 2018High Wind60 mph$160K———Forecast zone
1 Mar 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15K———County
26 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$20K———County
26 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$20K———County
16 Jun 2016Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$100K———County
2 Apr 2016High Wind58 mph$25K———Forecast zone
16 Feb 2016Strong Wind52 mph$20K———Forecast zone
3 Oct 2015Strong Wind40 mph$8K———Forecast zone
11 May 2015Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$15K———County
22 Apr 2015Strong Wind35 mph$10K———Forecast zone
14 Feb 2015Strong Wind45 mph$15K———Forecast zone
9 Jul 2014Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$50K———County
9 Jul 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$7K———County
20 Jun 2014Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$12K———County
20 Jun 2014Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8K———County
11 Jun 2014Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
13 Jun 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$200K———County
13 Jun 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$10K———County
3 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
29 Jun 2012Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$250K———County
21 Jun 2012Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6K———County
12 Jun 2012Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$7K———County
7 Dec 2011Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$60K———County
19 Oct 2011Strong Wind49 mph$12K———Forecast zone
28 Jun 2011Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$45K———County
28 Jun 2011Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$7K———County
22 Sep 2010Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$16K——1County
22 Sep 2010Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$21K———County
22 Sep 2010Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
22 Sep 2010Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6K———County
10 Feb 2010High Wind58 mph$12K———Forecast zone
26 Jul 2009Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
17 Jul 2009Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$150K———County
17 Jul 2009Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$50K———County
17 Jul 2009Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$25K———County
17 Jul 2009Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$25K———County
11 Jul 2009Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$6K———County
10 Feb 2008High Wind60 mph$10K———Forecast zone
16 Dec 2007High Wind58 mph$10K———Forecast zone
21 Aug 2007Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$10K———County
9 Aug 2007Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$10K$40K——County
27 Jul 2007Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$20K———County
16 Apr 2007High Wind60 mph$50K———Forecast zone
7 Apr 2006Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$10K———County
28 Apr 2002Thunderstorm Wind—$200K———County
13 Jan 2000High Wind—$50K———Forecast zone
18 Oct 1996Thunderstorm Wind—$30K———County
6 Sep 1996High Wind—$200K$100K——Forecast zone
20 Aug 1996Thunderstorm Wind—$20K———County
16 Apr 1993Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County

Questions and answers

How many wind events has Campbell County had?

363 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 Campbell County?

27 May 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Campbell County?

The high wind of 6 Sep 1996, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200K and crop damage at $100K.

How does Campbell County compare with Virginia for wind?

72.1 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 363 of the state's 22,882 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.