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Wind in Shenandoah County, Virginia
276 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.
Shenandoah County, Virginia, has 276 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 45 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 80 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 193 events against 75 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 54.3 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
120 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 3 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 | Shenandoah County | Virginia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 276 | 22,882 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 54.3 | 58.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 61.7 | 26.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 56 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
5Mar
21Apr
8May
26Jun
80Jul
61Aug
46Sep
16Oct
2Nov
5Dec
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 179 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 276. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Sep 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 35 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | $250 | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | $5K | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | $1.8M | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Apr 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2006 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $12K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $16K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Nov 2003 | Strong Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Sep 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $300K | $1.1M | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | $1K | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 1997 | Strong Wind | — | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Sep 1996 | High Wind | — | $15K | $1.5M | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Shenandoah County had?
276 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 Shenandoah County?
12 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Shenandoah County?
The high wind of 29 Oct 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $0 and crop damage at $1.8M.
How does Shenandoah County compare with Virginia for wind?
54.3 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 276 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.