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Wind in Dickenson County, Virginia
101 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.
NCEI records 101 wind events in Dickenson County, Virginia, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 29 years.
May is the busiest month, with 30 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 77 events against 23 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.4% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 30.6 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
4 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 0 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
| Measure | Dickenson County | Virginia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 101 | 22,882 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 30.6 | 58.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 73.3 | 26.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 56 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
4Mar
1Apr
3May
30Jun
19Jul
14Aug
9Sep
4Oct
4Nov
4Dec
6
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
All 101 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2025 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2025 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $2K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 35 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2020 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $8K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Oct 2001 | High Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Nov 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Dickenson County had?
101 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 Dickenson County?
20 Feb 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Dickenson County?
The thunderstorm wind of 29 Jun 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200K.
How does Dickenson County compare with Virginia for wind?
30.6 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 101 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.