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Wind in Prince William County, Virginia
367 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.
Prince William County, Virginia, has 367 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 41 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 94 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 273 events against 91 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.6% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 109.5 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
167 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 11 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 | Prince William County | Virginia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 367 | 22,882 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 109.5 | 58.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 7.6 | 26.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 56 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
9Mar
16Apr
26May
50Jun
94Jul
71Aug
57Sep
24Oct
8Nov
3Dec
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 168 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 367. 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 | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $3.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $250K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 40 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 60 mph | $40K | $20K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $20K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 3 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2008 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Apr 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Oct 2006 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Sep 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $23K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $22K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Oct 2005 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $110K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | $1.5M | — | — | 1 | County |
| 1 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2000 | Strong Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2000 | High Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Nov 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 1997 | Strong Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Mar 1997 | Strong Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Sep 1996 | High Wind | — | $25K | $5K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Aug 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 4 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Prince William County had?
367 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 Prince William County?
22 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 64 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Prince William County?
The thunderstorm wind of 29 Jul 2023, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $3.0M.
How does Prince William County compare with Virginia for wind?
109.5 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 367 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.