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Wind in Franklin County, Virginia
410 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.
Franklin County, Virginia, has 410 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 43 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 119 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 311 events against 93 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.8% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 59.4 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
142 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 15 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Compared with Virginia
| Measure | Franklin County | Virginia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 410 | 22,882 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 59.4 | 58.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 74.6 | 26.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 56 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
3Feb
1Mar
6Apr
18May
54Jun
119Jul
111Aug
66Sep
22Oct
5Nov
3Dec
2
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 171 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 410. 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 | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | 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 | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | 1 | County |
| 26 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $23K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $750K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $650K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Franklin County had?
410 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County?
The thunderstorm wind of 29 Jun 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $750K; 1 death recorded.
How does Franklin County compare with Virginia for wind?
59.4 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 410 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.