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Wind in Halifax County, Virginia
490 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.
Halifax County, Virginia, has 490 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 45 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 128 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 382 events against 98 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.1% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 59.9 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
149 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 21 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 | Halifax County | Virginia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 490 | 22,882 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 59.9 | 58.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 145.2 | 26.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 56 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
10Feb
16Mar
21Apr
30May
84Jun
91Jul
128Aug
53Sep
36Oct
11Nov
7Dec
3
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 174 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 490. 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 | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $750 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 69 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $4K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2022 | Strong Wind | 38 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 115 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $175K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Strong Wind | 30 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | $200K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jan 2018 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Oct 2015 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Dec 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2010 | High Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 28 Sep 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Apr 2007 | High Wind | 64 mph | $300K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Sep 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 1999 | High Wind | — | $25K | — | 1 | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 23 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1996 | High Wind | — | $700K | $30K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Halifax County had?
490 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 Halifax 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 Halifax County?
The high wind of 5 Sep 1996, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $700K and crop damage at $30K.
How does Halifax County compare with Virginia for wind?
59.9 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 490 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.