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Wind in Page County, Virginia
191 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.
Page County, Virginia, has 191 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 37 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 57 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 143 events against 43 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.8% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 61.6 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.
75 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 5 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 | Page County | Virginia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 191 | 22,882 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 61.6 | 58.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 80.2 | 26.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 56 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
5Feb
9Mar
12Apr
4May
23Jun
57Jul
36Aug
29Sep
10Oct
0Nov
2Dec
4
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 191 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $250 | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | $250 | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $250 | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $500 | — | — | County |
| 22 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $237K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $175K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2007 | High Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Feb 2007 | Strong Wind | 56 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2006 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $60K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2004 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Aug 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2003 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Sep 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $500K | $500K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Feb 2003 | Strong Wind | 35 mph | $100 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 2003 | High Wind | 40 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2002 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2002 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2001 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jan 2001 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Dec 2000 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2000 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 1998 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Mar 1997 | Strong Wind | — | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Sep 1996 | High Wind | — | $15K | $1.5M | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $210K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jan 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Page County had?
191 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 Page County?
22 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 85 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Page County?
The high wind of 6 Sep 1996, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $15K and crop damage at $1.5M.
How does Page County compare with Virginia for wind?
61.6 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 191 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.