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Wind in Carroll County, Virginia

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

235 events · 1 deaths recorded · peak month June · county share of state 1.0%

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Wind event locations in and around Carroll 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.

Carroll County, Virginia, has 235 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 37 different years.

June is the busiest month, with 37 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 173 events against 60 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 49.5 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.

NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.

87 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 9 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

MeasureCarroll CountyVirginiaUS
Wind events since 195023522,882701,953
Per 100 square miles49.558.019.9
Per 10,000 residents80.926.521.1
Deaths recorded1562,166
Busiest monthJuneJuneJune

By year

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

Seasonality

Jan
14Feb
18Mar
18Apr
24May
21Jun
37Jul
36Aug
23Sep
11Oct
13Nov
6Dec
14
Wind events in Carroll County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 58 mph120
58–73 mph78
74–95 mph8
96 mph and over1
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 153 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 235. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

DateEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageCrop damageDeathsInjuriesGeography
12 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
12 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
29 Dec 2025High Wind66 mph————Forecast zone
19 Dec 2025High Wind64 mph$3K———Forecast zone
9 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
9 Jul 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
16 Mar 2025High Wind60 mph————Forecast zone
6 Mar 2025High Wind59 mph————Forecast zone
5 Mar 2025High Wind58 mph$5K———Forecast zone
16 Feb 2025High Wind58 mph$9K———Forecast zone
11 Dec 2024High Wind58 mph$12K———Forecast zone
27 Sep 2024High Wind64 mph$1.4M$1.0M——Forecast zone
16 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
4 Jul 2024Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$1K———County
26 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
18 May 2024Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$2K———County
11 Apr 2024Thunderstorm Wind90 mph$150K———County
11 Apr 2024Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
23 Mar 2024High Wind59 mph$40K———Forecast zone
10 Mar 2024High Wind62 mph$20K———Forecast zone
13 Feb 2024High Wind58 mph$3K———Forecast zone
9 Jan 2024High Wind63 mph$1K———Forecast zone
18 Dec 2023High Wind58 mph$1K———Forecast zone
7 Sep 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
26 Aug 2023Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
13 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$10K———County
16 May 2023Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$2K———County
6 Apr 2023Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$1K———County
1 Apr 2023High Wind59 mph$10K———Forecast zone
3 Mar 2023Thunderstorm Wind58 mph—$500——County
23 Dec 2022Strong Wind47 mph$10K———Forecast zone
30 Sep 2022High Wind60 mph$5K———Forecast zone
6 Aug 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
12 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
5 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
5 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
5 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
17 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
8 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$2K———County
8 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
2 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
26 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
6 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
6 May 2022Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10K———County
31 Mar 2022High Wind58 mph$1K———Forecast zone
12 Mar 2022High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
17 Feb 2022High Wind64 mph————Forecast zone
17 Jan 2022High Wind58 mph$15K———Forecast zone
17 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
17 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
17 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
2 Feb 2021High Wind64 mph$100K——1Forecast zone
2 Feb 2021High Wind58 mph$5K———Forecast zone
6 Aug 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
13 Apr 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
13 Apr 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
11 Jan 2020High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
31 Oct 2019Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$50K———County
31 Oct 2019High Wind63 mph$50K———Forecast zone
29 Sep 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
22 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
22 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
21 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
13 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind59 mph————County
22 Jul 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
29 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
3 May 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
14 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
14 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
14 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
14 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
14 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
24 Feb 2019High Wind63 mph$50K———Forecast zone
20 Jan 2019High Wind63 mph————Forecast zone
9 Jan 2019High Wind62 mph$4K———Forecast zone
11 Oct 2018Strong Wind44 mph$40K———Forecast zone
14 Sep 2018Strong Wind40 mph$10K———Forecast zone
10 Jun 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
3 Jun 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
15 Apr 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
15 Mar 2018Strong Wind55 mph$250K———Forecast zone
1 Mar 2018High Wind60 mph$150K———Forecast zone
18 Jan 2018High Wind58 mph$75K———Forecast zone
29 Oct 2017Strong Wind35 mph$5K———Forecast zone
23 Oct 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
9 Oct 2017Strong Wind52 mph$50K———Forecast zone
11 Sep 2017Strong Wind52 mph$5K———Forecast zone
18 May 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
9 Feb 2017High Wind58 mph$3K———Forecast zone
29 Sep 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Aug 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$700———County
27 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
14 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
8 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
8 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
23 Jun 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
2 Apr 2016High Wind58 mph$500$1K——Forecast zone
13 Jul 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
13 Jul 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
18 Jun 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
22 Apr 2015Strong Wind49 mph$500———Forecast zone
14 Feb 2015High Wind58 mph$1K———Forecast zone
14 Oct 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
14 Oct 2014High Wind58 mph$5K———Forecast zone
14 Oct 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
15 Apr 2014High Wind70 mph$50K———Forecast zone
30 Mar 2014High Wind58 mph$2K———Forecast zone
12 Mar 2014High Wind58 mph$10K———Forecast zone
3 Jan 2014High Wind58 mph$3K———Forecast zone
12 Apr 2013Thunderstorm Wind64 mph$250K———County
26 Dec 2012High Wind63 mph$5K———Forecast zone
30 Oct 2012High Wind58 mph$3K———Forecast zone
22 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$300———County
5 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$900———County
1 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
1 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$25K———County
1 Jul 2012Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
29 Jun 2012Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$250K———County
5 Mar 2012Strong Wind46 mph$1K—1—Forecast zone
25 Feb 2012High Wind58 mph$5K———Forecast zone
24 May 2011Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
13 May 2011Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$5K———County
26 Apr 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
16 Apr 2011High Wind58 mph$50K———Forecast zone
15 Jun 2010Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
10 Feb 2010High Wind58 mph$5K———Forecast zone
17 Jul 2009Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
8 Jul 2008Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
4 Jul 2008Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
10 Feb 2008High Wind60 mph$15K———Forecast zone
16 Dec 2007High Wind58 mph$12K———Forecast zone
3 Dec 2007High Wind60 mph$3K———Forecast zone
28 Jun 2007Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$10K———County
1 Dec 2006High Wind60 mph$8K———Forecast zone
12 Nov 2006High Wind63 mph$300K——2Forecast zone
28 Oct 2006High Wind58 mph$50K———Forecast zone
4 Jul 2006Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5K———County
11 Jun 2006Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
23 Jan 2003High Wind115 mph$50K———Forecast zone
6 Mar 2001High Wind—$75K———Forecast zone
10 Jan 2001High Wind75 mph$10K———Forecast zone
9 Aug 2000Thunderstorm Wind—$5K———County
13 Jan 2000High Wind—$5K———Forecast zone
12 Apr 1999High Wind—$5K———Forecast zone
23 Jan 1999Thunderstorm Wind—$10K———County
1 Apr 1997High Wind—$7K———Forecast zone
6 Sep 1996High Wind——$160K——Forecast zone
17 Aug 1994Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50K———County
26 Apr 1993Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5K———County

Questions and answers

How many wind events has Carroll County had?

235 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 Carroll County?

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

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

The high wind of 27 Sep 2024, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.4M and crop damage at $1.0M.

How does Carroll County compare with Virginia for wind?

49.5 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 235 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.