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Wind in Floyd County, Virginia

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

157 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month June · county share of state 0.7%

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Wind event locations in and around Floyd 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 157 wind events in Floyd County, Virginia, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 33 years.

June is the busiest month, with 23 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 122 events against 35 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 0.7% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 41.2 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.

45 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 2 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

MeasureFloyd CountyVirginiaUS
Wind events since 195015722,882701,953
Per 100 square miles41.258.019.9
Per 10,000 residents100.926.521.1
Deaths recorded0562,166
Busiest monthJuneJuneJune

By year

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

Seasonality

Jan
9Feb
17Mar
7Apr
16May
10Jun
23Jul
19Aug
15Sep
11Oct
9Nov
4Dec
17
Wind events in Floyd County by month of occurrence, all years.

Magnitude distribution

under 58 mph92
58–73 mph43
74–95 mph2
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

All 157 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

DateEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageCrop damageDeathsInjuriesGeography
22 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
22 Jun 2026Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
29 Dec 2025High Wind63 mph————Forecast zone
19 Dec 2025High Wind58 mph$5K———Forecast zone
19 Jun 2025Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
6 Mar 2025High Wind60 mph————Forecast zone
16 Feb 2025High Wind69 mph$20K———Forecast zone
5 Dec 2024High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
20 Nov 2024High Wind58 mph$2K———Forecast zone
27 Sep 2024High Wind63 mph$137K$50K——Forecast zone
30 Aug 2024Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
10 Mar 2024High Wind58 mph$7K———Forecast zone
13 Feb 2024High Wind58 mph$3K———Forecast zone
29 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
28 Jul 2023Thunderstorm Wind64 mph————County
16 May 2023Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
1 Apr 2023High Wind59 mph$30K———Forecast zone
23 Dec 2022High Wind64 mph————Forecast zone
30 Sep 2022Strong Wind31 mph$5K———Forecast zone
10 Aug 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
2 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
2 Jul 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3K———County
17 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
13 Jun 2022Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
17 Jan 2022High Wind58 mph$500———Forecast zone
31 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$5K———County
12 Aug 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
13 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
13 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
13 Jun 2021Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$10K———County
21 Jul 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
8 Apr 2020Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
8 Apr 2020Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
27 Nov 2019High Wind58 mph$2K———Forecast zone
31 Oct 2019High Wind63 mph$3K———Forecast zone
31 Oct 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
31 Oct 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
21 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
20 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
1 Aug 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
22 Jul 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
19 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
14 Apr 2019Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8K———County
24 Feb 2019High Wind58 mph$3K———Forecast zone
20 Jan 2019High Wind58 mph$1K———Forecast zone
9 Jan 2019High Wind58 mph$4K———Forecast zone
21 Oct 2018High Wind58 mph$10K———Forecast zone
11 Oct 2018Strong Wind35 mph$35K———Forecast zone
8 Aug 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
8 Aug 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6K———County
10 Jun 2018Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4K———County
15 Apr 2018Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$200———County
1 Mar 2018High Wind60 mph$40K———Forecast zone
9 Oct 2017Strong Wind52 mph$10K———Forecast zone
11 Sep 2017Strong Wind52 mph$1K———Forecast zone
4 Jul 2017Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
9 Feb 2017High Wind58 mph$5K———Forecast zone
19 Nov 2016High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
29 Sep 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
8 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
4 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
4 Jul 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
2 Apr 2016High Wind58 mph$50K———Forecast zone
24 Feb 2016Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
13 Jul 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
13 Jul 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
17 Jun 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
8 Jun 2015Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
14 Feb 2015High Wind58 mph$4K———Forecast zone
11 Jun 2014Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
30 Mar 2014High Wind58 mph$600———Forecast zone
13 Jun 2013Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3K———County
26 Dec 2012High Wind63 mph$15K———Forecast zone
30 Oct 2012High Wind58 mph$1K———Forecast zone
1 Sep 2012Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5K———County
29 Jun 2012Thunderstorm Wind76 mph$200K———County
25 Feb 2012High Wind58 mph$3K———Forecast zone
24 Feb 2012Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
11 Feb 2012High Wind58 mph$12K———Forecast zone
5 Sep 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$25K———County
5 Sep 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
4 Jul 2011Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$1K———County
13 May 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
28 Apr 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
28 Apr 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
16 Apr 2011Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
8 Apr 2011Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$3K———County
25 Feb 2011High Wind63 mph$1K———Forecast zone
1 Dec 2010Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$900———County
1 Dec 2010Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$900———County
11 Aug 2010Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
5 Aug 2010Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
5 Aug 2010Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$500———County
15 Jun 2010Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$500———County
15 Jun 2010Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$300———County
28 May 2010Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$2K———County
28 May 2010Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5K———County
25 Feb 2010High Wind58 mph$1K———Forecast zone
10 Feb 2010High Wind58 mph$2K———Forecast zone
9 Dec 2009High Wind58 mph$2K———Forecast zone
5 Aug 2009Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
5 Aug 2009Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$1K———County
17 Jul 2009Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$2K———County
3 Apr 2009High Wind58 mph$2K———Forecast zone
11 Feb 2009High Wind60 mph————Forecast zone
31 Dec 2008High Wind58 mph$500———Forecast zone
31 Dec 2008High Wind58 mph$500———Forecast zone
31 Dec 2008High Wind58 mph$500———Forecast zone
9 Jul 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$900———County
8 Jul 2008Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$2K———County
11 May 2008High Wind60 mph$1K———Forecast zone
8 Mar 2008High Wind60 mph$2K———Forecast zone
4 Mar 2008Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4K———County
10 Feb 2008High Wind60 mph$5K———Forecast zone
23 Dec 2007High Wind60 mph$2K———Forecast zone
16 Dec 2007High Wind58 mph$5K———Forecast zone
3 Dec 2007High Wind60 mph$500———Forecast zone
28 Jun 2007Thunderstorm Wind60 mph$3K———County
15 Apr 2007High Wind60 mph$15K———Forecast zone
22 Feb 2007High Wind59 mph————Forecast zone
14 Feb 2007High Wind60 mph$3K———Forecast zone
1 Dec 2006High Wind60 mph$8K———Forecast zone
28 Oct 2006High Wind58 mph$3K———Forecast zone
14 Jan 2006High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
3 Apr 2005High Wind58 mph————Forecast zone
10 Jun 2004Thunderstorm Wind58 mph————County
13 Nov 2003High Wind60 mph$1K———Forecast zone
14 Oct 2003High Wind63 mph————Forecast zone
5 Aug 2003Thunderstorm Wind69 mph————County
19 Jul 2003Thunderstorm Wind69 mph————County
13 Jul 2003Thunderstorm Wind69 mph————County
23 Jan 2003High Wind69 mph————Forecast zone
25 Dec 2002High Wind—————Forecast zone
13 May 2002Thunderstorm Wind—————County
2 May 2002Thunderstorm Wind—————County
28 Apr 2002Thunderstorm Wind—————County
4 Feb 2002High Wind—————Forecast zone
21 Jun 2001Thunderstorm Wind—————County
21 Jun 2001Thunderstorm Wind—————County
22 May 2001Thunderstorm Wind—————County
16 Apr 2001High Wind—$10K———Forecast zone
12 Dec 2000High Wind—————Forecast zone
13 Jan 2000High Wind—$5K———Forecast zone
9 Sep 1999Thunderstorm Wind—————County
3 Mar 1999High Wind—$2K———Forecast zone
23 Jan 1999Thunderstorm Wind—$500———County
23 Jan 1999Thunderstorm Wind—$10K———County
2 Jun 1998Thunderstorm Wind—$50K———County
4 Jul 1997Thunderstorm Wind—————County
6 Sep 1996High Wind—$25K$10K——Forecast zone
11 May 1996Thunderstorm Wind—————County
19 Jan 1996High Wind—$10K———Forecast zone
1 Sep 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph————County
1 Sep 1995Thunderstorm Wind0 mph————County
2 Jun 1989Thunderstorm Wind0 mph————County
6 May 1989Thunderstorm Wind0 mph————County

Questions and answers

How many wind events has Floyd County had?

157 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 Floyd County?

22 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 Floyd County?

The thunderstorm wind of 29 Jun 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200K.

How does Floyd County compare with Virginia for wind?

41.2 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 157 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.