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Wind in Tazewell County, Virginia
202 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.
NCEI records 202 wind events in Tazewell County, Virginia, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 34 years.
June is the busiest month, with 45 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 153 events against 45 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.9% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 38.9 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to damaging wind.
84 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 | Tazewell County | Virginia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 202 | 22,882 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 38.9 | 58.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 50.6 | 26.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 56 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
9Feb
13Mar
13Apr
12May
21Jun
45Jul
37Aug
18Sep
4Oct
9Nov
9Dec
12
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 146 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 202. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Dec 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Sep 2024 | High Wind | 64 mph | $8.0M | $11M | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Mar 2022 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2019 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Feb 2019 | High Wind | 63 mph | $111K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Jan 2019 | High Wind | 62 mph | $35K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Strong Wind | 40 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $33K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2018 | Strong Wind | 29 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | $13K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Oct 2017 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $600 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $150K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Apr 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Nov 2015 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $100 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 2015 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Nov 2014 | Strong Wind | 47 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Nov 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Oct 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Mar 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jan 2014 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 21 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $200 | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Feb 2013 | High Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Dec 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $600 | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | High Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Mar 2011 | High Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Feb 2011 | High Wind | 70 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Feb 2010 | High Wind | 78 mph | $80K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 25 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Dec 2009 | High Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Feb 2009 | High Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | High Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Feb 2008 | High Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Dec 2007 | High Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Oct 2006 | High Wind | 72 mph | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | $4K | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 2003 | High Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Mar 2000 | High Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jan 1999 | High Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Feb 1998 | High Wind | — | $150K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $770K | — | — | 5 | County |
| 7 Mar 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Tazewell County had?
202 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 Tazewell County?
1 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 Tazewell County?
The high wind of 27 Sep 2024, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $8.0M and crop damage at $11M; 1 death recorded.
How does Tazewell County compare with Virginia for wind?
38.9 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 202 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.