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Wind in Surry County, Virginia
90 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.
Surry County, Virginia, has 90 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 33 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 27 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 52 events against 35 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.4% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 32.3 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.
3 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 0 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 | Surry County | Virginia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 90 | 22,882 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 32.3 | 58.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 137.8 | 26.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 56 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
1Feb
2Mar
3Apr
6May
11Jun
27Jul
25Aug
10Sep
1Oct
3Nov
1Dec
0
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 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Feb 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Mar 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Oct 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Surry County had?
90 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 Surry County?
27 Jul 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Surry County?
The thunderstorm wind of 13 Jun 2013, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $25K.
How does Surry County compare with Virginia for wind?
32.3 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 90 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.