01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
EVENT FILE / 51019MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
BEDFORD · VA
Lightning history
NOAA records coded as Lightning in Bedford during the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
Reports17NOAA county-coded rows
Population context21.0per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 80,894
Injuries1direct + indirect fields
Fatalities1direct + indirect fields
Not a probability
17 reports in ten years does not mean a 1.7-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES
Impact fields on these rows
Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.
Property damage$318Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE
Latest records in this slice
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| Date | Event ID | Source | Magnitude / scale | Filed damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | NOAA 1,272,262 | 911 Call Center | — | $50K |
| 2023-12-10 | NOAA 1,151,715 | Broadcast Media | — | $50K |
| 2023-04-22 | NOAA 1,085,822 | Broadcast Media | — | $25K |
| 2022-08-06 | NOAA 1,051,577 | Broadcast Media | — | $10K |
| 2022-08-06 | NOAA 1,051,573 | Broadcast Media | — | $15K |
| 2022-07-25 | NOAA 1,047,711 | 911 Call Center | — | $5K |
| 2022-06-14 | NOAA 1,038,673 | 911 Call Center | — | $5K |
| 2022-06-08 | NOAA 1,034,974 | Fire Department/Rescue | — | $0 |