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Wind in York County, Virginia
124 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.
York County, Virginia, has 124 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 40 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 22 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 70 events against 44 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.5% of the 22,882 wind events recorded in Virginia; its 118.4 per 100 square miles compares with 58.0 statewide.
10 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 1 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 | York County | Virginia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 124 | 22,882 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 118.4 | 58.0 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 17.5 | 26.5 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 56 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | May | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
4Feb
3Mar
8Apr
7May
22Jun
21Jul
19Aug
21Sep
6Oct
6Nov
7Dec
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 124 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Nov 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $11K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Feb 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Feb 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Nov 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Nov 2009 | High Wind | 66 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 2008 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Nov 2007 | Strong Wind | 43 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2006 | High Wind | 60 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Aug 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 2 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $80K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5.0M | — | — | 3 | County |
| 26 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Oct 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Oct 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has York County had?
124 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 York County?
23 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in York County?
The thunderstorm wind of 4 Sep 1993, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $5.0M.
How does York County compare with Virginia for wind?
118.4 events per 100 square miles against 58.0 statewide; the county holds 124 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.